Smoked foods

[JBGRAY]

I have a big barrel smoker, and was wondering if there is anything bad in smoking such as whole chickens, turkeys, fish, and sometimes a pork loin.  Things like brisket, ribs, and boston butt(pulled pork) are great things to eat for a cheat meal or for the holidays.  I take the skin off, of course, but its just that the whole plain grilling, steaming, and baking(and once in a while sauteeing with veggies) gets boring real fast. 

I cook with hardwood or straight up mahogony(have 2 of them in my yard that constantly need trimming), btw.

In short...smoking meat...yea or nay?

[Straw Man]

I have a big barrel smoker, and was wondering if there is anything bad in smoking such as whole chickens, turkeys, fish, and sometimes a pork loin.  Things like brisket, ribs, and boston butt(pulled pork) are great things to eat for a cheat meal or for the holidays.  I take the skin off, of course, but its just that the whole plain grilling, steaming, and baking(and once in a while sauteeing with veggies) gets boring real fast. 

I cook with hardwood or straight up mahogony(have 2 of them in my yard that constantly need trimming), btw.

In short...smoking meat...yea or nay?

yea

[bradistani]

yea

[suckmymuscle]

I have a big barrel smoker, and was wondering if there is anything bad in smoking such as whole chickens, turkeys, fish, and sometimes a pork loin.  Things like brisket, ribs, and boston butt(pulled pork) are great things to eat for a cheat meal or for the holidays.  I take the skin off, of course, but its just that the whole plain grilling, steaming, and baking(and once in a while sauteeing with veggies) gets boring real fast.  

I cook with hardwood or straight up mahogony(have 2 of them in my yard that constantly need trimming), btw.

In short...smoking meat...yea or nay?

  Once in a while, it'S ok. But smoking meats exposes the meat to hydrocarbons in wood smoke which are carcinogenic. People who eat lots of smoked meats have an increased risk of larynx, stomach and intestinal cancer. One of the components of wood smoke is benzene, a powerful carcinogen.

SUCKMYMUSCLE