Punch a few holes at the top of the pouch to let the smoke out and place the packet directly on the grill grate above a burner.
Adding wood chips to gas bbq.
Before adding wood chips the first thing to do is to light the coals.
There are typically two methods used.
With a built in smoker box.
Generally a gas grill comes with a smoker box as an additional item.
If your grill has a built in smoker box place the chips in the box and if the smoker box has a lid secure it.
Close the grill and allow the chips to preheat 5 to 10 minutes.
Usually gas grills come with the smoker box.
Otherwise the easiest method is to wrap your wood chips loosely in aluminum foil creating a small pouch.
With a smoker box.
Adding the wood chips.
Then pour the coals into your grill and place the smoke pack on top for a quick smoke best suited for chicken and fish.
The big difference is that chips burn more quickly than chunks.
You do not want to use a lot of wood chips to smoke your meat.
Some gas grills are already equipped with a smoker box so if yours has one use it.
To use a chimney starter you need either lump wood charcoal or briquettes and something to light the coals with.
Place the smoker box over a burner you will leave on during indirect cooking.
When they are smoking it s go time.
If you want a long smoke add a packet of wood chips to the gas grill every 30 minutes to maintain the smoky flavor of the meat.
Pick the wood chips flavor that will compliment your food such as cherry hickory or mesquite.
You can place two to three handfuls of wood chips on top of the gas grill for direct heating for one hour.
Load your smoker box with wood chips of your choice.
Otherwise you can buy one or grab a disposable smoker box from the store with the wood chips already inside.
Place wood chips in the pack or smoke box and place over direct heat.
Using wood chips or wood chunks is a great way to add delicious smoky flavor to your food and either will provide great results.
A chimney starter is the easier of the two and it s relatively cheap.
Once the grill is preheated you will set up the grill for indirect cooking in a later step.
If you plan to add just a handful or two of chips for a light smoke over 20 minutes or so then the burn rate is not a real issue.
Preheat your grill with all burners on high for about 10 15 minutes.
For longer smokes set up a fuse burn with charcoal and wood chips or chunks.
Adding a smoker box to your gas grill is a great way to make your food taste more smoky.
To make your smoker box just soak small wood chips in water for 1 hour place them in a foil baking pan cover it with a sheet of foil and poke a few holes in the top.
Fill up a smoker box with the wood chips or make a foil pouch as described above.
