My husband received a Christmas gift this year that turned out to be a family favorite…an electric meat smoker! I have to admit I wasn’t sure about this smoker…not that I wouldn’t like having it but it might be so favored by my husband that he would spend ALL of his weekend hours tinkering with this thing and not tend to the growing “to do” list of an old home! But, as luck would have it, this new “toy” is bringing such deliciousness to our dinner table AND it programs itself…leaving plenty of time for house maintenance! After our wonderful Beef Bourguignon evening we vowed that we’d set aside as many Sunday nights as possible and dedicate them to creating a family meal together! Welcome the smoker! Still a work in progress, we’ve only attempted a few meals so far…the first–smoked pork chops. This dinner was about as smoked as you can get…no fault of the machine. When the recipe called for two hours of smoking, the boys thought 4 would be MUCH better. Let me tell you that by merely cracking open the tupperware container filled with left-overs would make the entire kitchen smell like a campfire! Fortunately the next attempts were much more successful…due to following the recipe suggestions! Two of those meals consisted of smoked salmon…and I’ve gotta say they tasted every bit as good as the expensive stuff sold in specialty stores! And since this kind of cooking involves a really cool machine…the boys have taken an active interest making the family meal truly a family experience! Have a peek…
