How to Add Smoke to a Gas Grill

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Practice using your grill.. Put your grill in an open area.. Choose wood chips for flavor.

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1

Practice using your grill.

Step 1

Practice using your grill.

2

Put your grill in an open area.

Step 2

Put your grill in an open area.

3

Choose wood chips for flavor.

Step 3

Choose wood chips for flavor.

4

Check to make sure your wood chips are food-grade.

Step 4

Check to make sure your wood chips are food-grade.

5

Buy a foil baking pan.

Step 5

Buy a foil baking pan.

6

Measure out your wood chips.

Step 6

Measure out your wood chips.

7

Soak your wood chips in water for an hour.

Step 7

Soak your wood chips in water for an hour.

8

Put the wood chips in the pan.

Step 8

Put the wood chips in the pan.

9

Cover the pan with heavy-duty foil.

Step 9

Cover the pan with heavy-duty foil.

10

Pierce a few small holes in the pan.

Step 10

Pierce a few small holes in the pan.

11

Put the smoker box on one corner of the cooking grate.

Step 11

Put the smoker box on one corner of the cooking grate.

12

Preheat your grill.

Step 12

Preheat your grill.

13

Wait until the wood begins to smoke.

Step 13

Wait until the wood begins to smoke.

14

Add your food to the grill.

Step 14

Add your food to the grill.

15

Close your grill.

Step 15

Close your grill.

16

Cook according to the recipe.

Step 16

Cook according to the recipe.

17

Replace the wood chips every half hour.

Step 17

Replace the wood chips every half hour.

18

Remove the food from the grill.

Step 18

Remove the food from the grill.

19

Take the smoker box off the grill after it's cooled.

Step 19

Take the smoker box off the grill after it's cooled.

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