Transform Your Grill into a Smoker

Plus, Southern-Style Barbecue [Find Recipes]( [Join Now]( [Login]( [America's Test Kitchen: Notes from the Test Kitchen]( [America's Test Kitchen: Notes from the Test Kitchen]( [For layout only]( [A collection of recipes from this newsletter]( What’s New at ATK 15 Side Dishes You Can Leave in the Sun at Your Next Cookout These recipes don’t need to be chilled—and can even withstand a little of summer’s heat. [Read more →]( [Side dishes]( Freezing Fresh Produce Is a Gift to Your Future Self As farmers’ market season ramps up, start “lazy preserving” early and thank yourself later. [Read more →]( [What’s Smoking?]( [Morgan Bolling's Headshot]( [Morgan Bolling]( Executive Editor of Creative Content, Cook’s Country There’s not much that tastes better than a smoke-kissed piece of meat. And [smoking]( meat (and vegetables) is easy to do on a backyard charcoal grill. With a little know-how and practice, you can produce barbecue from a kettle grill that would make my fellow North Carolinians (or, dare I say, Texans) extremely happy. While I have a special affinity for charcoal grills, you can smoke foods on a gas grill, too. A gas grill is capable of transforming a [pork shoulder]( into fall-apart tender barbecued pork, or creating [wings]( that eat like they came off a smoker. It’s a great way to try your hand at the world of barbecue without going all in on an expensive smoker. All of our recipes that call for smoke on a gas grill instruct the cook to make a wood chip packet. Here are some tips: - Start with the wood chips. Hickory is a good all-purpose choice. Apple is a little more mild, and mesquite is bold and intense. - 4.75 ounces of chips (about 2 cups) will provide smoke flavor for 45 to 60 minutes on the grill. - Soak half of the chips. When we want smoke to stretch out over a longer period, we divide the chips in half and soak half and leave the rest dry. - Fold the chips into a large piece of aluminum foil to make a packet measuring roughly 8 by 4 inches. - Cut slits in the foil packet. Two 2-inch-long slits should let in just enough oxygen for a steady smolder but not enough for the chips to ignite. - Place the wood chip packet on the primary burner while preheating your gas grill. Once preheated, turn other burners off. - Add food to the cooler side of the grill and let it cook low and slow while soaking up that smoky flavor. Another plus of the gas grill is that after a good dose of slow, steady heat and smoke, you can adjust a knob to turn up the heat and add char to whatever you’re smoking. Members get every recipe, review, and video. Get instant access to everything from the most trusted cooking experts. [Start your 2-week free trial](. Savory Southern-Style Barbecue [Texas Barbecue Brisket →]( [Alabama BBQ Chicken →]( [Easy Bourbon Barbecue Sauce →]( Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em [Smoked Corn on the Cob →]( [Smoked Fish Tacos →]( [Smoked Citrus Chicken →]( Perfectly Fresh Pairings [Peach Caprese Salad →]( [Spiced Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic-Lime Dressing →]( [Mango and Lime Spritzer →]( [Try Digital All Access. 14,000+ Reliable Recipes, Tips and Tricks, Mobile App, 8,000+ Product Reviews, Cookbook Collection. Taste the Test Kitchen difference in everything you make. Get 14 Days Free. Salmon Piccata.]( [Smoky Pulled Pork on a Gas Grill]( From Our Online Cooking School [Smoky Pulled Pork on a Gas Grill →]( In this class, you’ll learn that smoking a pork butt on a gas grill is easy if you use the right technique for preparing the pork. We’ll show you how to treat wood chips for controlled release of smoke, and how to pull together a bright and tangy barbecue sauce to mix with the tender pulled pork. Try Another Newsletter [The Well-Equipped Cook Newsletter Preview]( [Sign up for The Well-Equipped Cook →]( View the latest equipment guides, along with recipes, how-tos, and cooking videos that show you how to get the most value out of your top-rated kitchen equipment. [Cook's Insider]( [Sign up for Cook’s Insider →]( Discover the latest recipes, tips, and tricks from Cook’s Illustrated and hear from the team about what they’re working on for upcoming recipes. [View the web version]( of this email. This offer expires August 18, 2024. All prior sales excluded. No substitutions. [Forward this email]( to a friend. [Unsubscribe]( or manage your [email preferences.]( We sent you this email because our records indicate that you requested to receive email from America's Test Kitchen. Our family of brands [America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, Cook's Country, and Cooking School]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [TikTok]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [View our privacy policy.]( DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Unfortunately, replies to this email will not be answered. If you have questions, please [visit our Customer Service page.]( America's Test Kitchen, 21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 210E, Boston, MA 02210