Smoke Ovens Types and Styles

Choose the right kind of smoke ovens to install in your restaurant

By cooking with smoke ovens you can add a whole new level of complexity to your restaurant menu. Smoked foods do take longer to cook initially, but the result is well worth the wait. If done properly, the meat cooked in oven smokers falls off the bone and is tender. Depending on the wood chips you use for the smoking process, you can vary the flavor of the meats.

As you look at smoke ovens types and styles for your restaurant, there are a number of things to consider, the first of which is cost. Can you sell enough smoked meats to justify the cost of a commercial smoker? You should also consider how much space you have available for an electric smoker oven in your kitchen. While you can get a variety of sizes, the smoker box is still going to take up space. Other considerations should include whether:

1. You want an electric box smoke oven.

2. You can get by with an oven or stovetop model.

3. You need a portable model to take to catered events.

 

Cook goods in a commercial smoker

Commercial smoke ovens allow the chef to prepare meats to his or her specification, hours before it's time to serve them. A bit of time on the kitchen grill reheats refrigerated, pre-cooked smoked meats to the point where they taste like they just came fresh off the grill.
Try: SmokinTex offers a complete line of commercial smoker ovens. You can choose smoker cookers with multiple racks so you can cook large quantities of meat at a time. Take your commercial smoker oven to the next level with a pull-behind trailer model called the Big Pig from Mobile Grills. You can smoke a whole hog in one of these or use the various racks to smoke vegetables and meats.

Convert your regular oven or stovetop into a smoker oven

This type of smoker over consists of a pan with a rack to elevate the meat from the wood chips you use for smoke. The principle of slow, steady cooking is the same for oven or stovetop smoker ovens.
Try: Cameron’s Professional Cookware has a number of pieces you can choose to convert your regular oven or stovetop into a small smoker oven. You can also find a stovetop smoker oven on the Chefs website.

Consider custom built smoke ovens

If you are oven smoking uniquely sized meat cuts, you may want to consider custom built smokers. You can design these smoke cookers with the racks just the way you want them as well as a size to fit into your restaurant. You can find custom built smokers in a variety of smoke ovens types and styles.
Try: Beech Ovens can create custom smoke cookers for your business. For portability to catered events, let the designers at PartyGrills.com create a custom smoke oven for you.

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