What to smoke?

[Azure Lunatic]

I was wondering if anyone out there has ever smoked a steak before? If there is anyone who has could you please let me know for how long you smoked it. Basically I was thinking of putting some steaks in with some chicken breasts into the smoker. Could you let me know about how long you cooked them for?

[duvall]

I like the idea for smoking chicken breast, as this is a very tasty treat. It is better if you can use boneless chicken breast so it will take less time to cook. As for the steaks I will have to say that this is not a great idea. Smoked steak is not that good. You are much better off just grilling the steaks.

[Tripper]

Anyone ever smoke rib eyes? I really want to try this out but have nothing to go by. I was thinking that it would be best if smoked for part of the time but then grilled for most of the time. What do you all think about that?

[Behmr]

Smoked steak? Why? I do not understand why you want to smoke steaks. They taste so good when grilled so why ruin a good thing. But try it out anyways and let us know how it comes out.

[duvall]

Why not try it out? It would be fun to at least see how it comes out.

[Kuech101]

Instead of smoking the steaks, why don�t you try to cook them on the grill very slowly? I think this will pull a lot of smoke into the meat. I would recommend trying it at around 300 degrees with the meat not directly over the smoke. You will get a smoked flavor but the meat will stay tender and juicy. For me a steak is not a steak without that nice crust on the outside. Don�t you think?

[Behmr]

I think that smoking a steak does not seem right. I mean why would you want to dry out a nice juicy porterhouse by putting it in the smoker? Also you would definitely not get the nice tasting crust on the outside like most of us prefer on steak. I am just saying that it seems like a waste of perfectly good piece of meat. Save the smoking for cheaper pieces.

[Behmr]

By smoking it, I believe that it is making the process slightly more complicated then it needs to be.

[Brian3494]

I totally agree with you. If you going to smoke a steak only do so for a little bit of time and then grill it the rest of the way.

[Behmr]

Don�t get me wrong though, I think everyone is entitled to do whatever they choose to with their piece of meat. I was only giving my honest opinion. If you think it will satisfy your taste then I say go for it.