Char Broil Offset Charcoal Smokers

The most popular models of Char Broil offset charcoal smokers are the Char-Broil Silver Smoker and the Char-Broil American Gourmet. These come with two separate chambers, the fire box and the cooking chamber. The firebox, as the name implies, is where the fuel is burned. These models can be fueled with either charcoal or wood fires. Charcoal is usually the easiest to control in terms of temperature. The firebox is used for foods with short cooking times and high heat, such as steak. The cooking chamber is used for slower cooking with more moderate temperatures, like ribs.

When using the cooking chamber, it is important to preheat the chamber just as you would an indoor oven. This keeps the food from drying out and allows you to more accurately time the cooking process. The temperature in Char Broil offset charcoal smokers can vary quite a bit from one end to the other. You may need to experiment a few times to get a feel for the best placement of your food to be cooked. It is easy to loose patience with this process, but you can learn on less expensive meats and work up to more advanced cooking.

It is critical to have an accurate thermometer for Char Broil offset charcoal smokers. This will allow you to produce foods that are cooked evenly, not too dry from overcooking or extreme high heat. You can even use two thermometers, one for each side of the cooking chamber. This will allow you to gauge the overall temperature inside the unit.