Editing Smoking (cooking) (section)

=== Propane ===
[[File:Propane smoker.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of a propane smoker, loaded with country style ribs and pork loin in foil]]

A [[propane]] smoker is designed to allow the smoking of meat in a somewhat more temperature controlled environment. The primary differences are the sources of heat and of the smoke. In a propane smoker, the heat is generated by a gas burner directly under a steel or iron box containing the wood or charcoal that provides the smoke. The steel box has few vent holes, on the top of the box only. By starving the heated wood of oxygen, it smokes instead of burning. Any combination of woods and charcoal may used. This method uses much less wood but does require propane fuel.