Cuisinart Stainless Steel Smoker Box

This is a wonderful items to have, for those that want that fresh smoke flavour, works very well and so happy to have it. BUT... I can't give it five stars because it doesn't come with any instructions, very frustrating when you are trying to use it, had to look on the internet to find some good ideas on how to set it up. Other than that, great purchase.

This is a great little investment for the BBQ when making chicken wings....hard to eat restaruant wings after using this little box.

The Cuisinart smoker box is made from stainless steel with folded sides. The construction is simple but the material is durable. Mine has turned blue and black from exposures to flame, direct burner heat and being doused with water while hot. There is no rust. The box should last many years. After almost two dozen cooking experiments and taste tests, I achieved the best results with long, slow smoking. Opening the box to find the wood chips have changed into pure black charcoal is a good sign that slow smoking occurred. Finding white ash means the wood produced flames, smoked for less time and made soot that may have drifted onto food. My tested technique is to put the box directly on a heat plate (burner) under the grill. This results in smoke within a couple minutes, and eliminates the need to soak the wood. To limit the flow of oxygen into the box and prolong the smoking time, I molded three layers of aluminum foil into the box (mashed in with a gloved hand) and removed the foil to use it upside-down as a tighter box lid. After I put wood in the box, I shake and tilt the box from side to side to let the molded foil slide down on all four sides. I still put the original lid on to hold everything securely. I turn one burner to maximum heat until the box smokes. Then I reduce the heat for cooking. I have seen smoke emanating from the box for over an hour when the grill temperature is only 225 F. It's enough smoke to flavor a whole beef tenderloin. The box is ash free when I dump out the charcoal. The molded foil is reusable. I thought of smoking with perforated steel cylinders, wedge shaped boxes, cast iron boxes, and wire mesh bags, but the placement and foil techniques I tested with the Cuisinart box beat all of those in wood capacity, smoking time, or ease of cleaning for less money.

first time smoking on the grill, i soaked some mesquite wood chips and filled it a third full and it takes a while especially if you just have a normal propane grill you need to place it on the hottest spot on high for at least 15 mins before you will see any smoke