Billy Smoker has released a range of open fire cooker accessories to take fire cooking experience to the next level. Read on to discover the best open fire cooker accessories for your next get together.
Best open fire cooker accessories
The beauty of fire pit cookers
There’s something nostalgic about sitting around the fire. It reminds us of our childhoods camping with friends or family. It’s no wonder homeowners are trying to bring that nostalgic feeling into their homes with fire cookers. They not only bring back those awesome childhood memories, but also cook delicious food.
Smoking for beginners
Thanks to ProQ Smokers, cooking your own slow-cooked meals has never been easier. And we’ve pulled together the best tips and hints to get you started. Read on to learn how to start smoking for beginners.
Best recipes for your smoker
Which smoking wood should I choose?
How to light your smoker
Meat Smoking Wood and Charcoal Cooking
Here are some useful tips for meat smoking wood and charcoal cooking for you to take your meat smoking game to the next level.
In our last blog post we shared some hot tips to get you smokin'. READ: Meat Smoking 101: A Beginners Guide to Smokin' it Up! This week's post is covering the different types of wood. Smokers and barbecuers are actually talking more about the type of wood used than they are about the meat cuts!
Wood Smoking Chart
Use this wood smoking chart to source recommended wood for your smokin' food.
Poisonous Wood
It's really important to note that some woods are potentially poisonous. These include but are not limited to:
- Pine
- Fir
- Spruce
- Redwood
- Cedar
- Cypress
- Elm
- Eucalyptus
- Sassafras
- Sycamore
- Liquid Amber
Australian Wood
Australia has some excellent native wood perfect for smoking food. These include:
• Ironbark• Apple• Oak• Manuka• Cherry• Chestnut• Macadamia• Black wattle• Peach• Nectarine• Pecan
Meat Smoking SHOULD Dos
Jay Beaumont, from the Australasian Barbecue Alliance shares some key SHOULD DOs in his blog feature which are also listed below:
- For hardwoods like gum or boxes, strip the bark from the wood and dry it out so there is no moisture in the wood. Make sure your wood is seasoned well. Seasoned is a term used to describe the drying out process of the wood.
- Most fruit and nut woods can be half seasoned, but should not be used freshly cut. You can also soak fruit woods as they can burn quite quickly.
- Get your fire pit to a good middle ground. It shouldn't be smouldering nor raging, but rather somewhere in between.
- If wood is green, try split it to help with the seasoning process.
- Clean out your firebox after each use.
