Smoked Tofu with Soy Sauce Ranch
Smoked Tofu with Soy Sauce Ranch. Photo: Kerri Conan
PUBLISHED May 23, 2022
There's a big section on ways to rig grills for smoking in Mark's book How to Grill Everything. But let's break it down quickly: The best woods for light smoking in a gas or charcoal grill are apple or cherry, hickory, oak, or mesquite. Each will burn differently and lend a different flavor. You can use small chunks, chips, or twigs (Mark's favorite). Despite what anyone tells you, do not soak them first. If using charcoal (or a live wood fire) you just throw the smoking wood right on the coals when they're burned down and ready for cooking. With gas grills, the tidiest way is to put the wood in a small aluminum tray or specially made vented smokebox; remove the grate and put the rig on the flavor bar of the burners or burners that are turned on—but NOT the burners themselves, which will dangerously interfere with the flow of propane. When you add the food, add the wood and close the lid. Out of your view you will smell it first smolder and create smoke, then flame, then smoke again, then nothing. That's when you add more if you want it.
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