I used to have a couple thousand dollars worth of barbecuing gear. Got disposed of when I wasn’t looking to fuel somebody’s addictions. Oh, well. So I’ve been looking at smokers again, and I spotted these “in oven smoking bags” made by Camerons. They are a couple-three bucks, and come in a wide variety of woods: hickory, mesquite, apple, alder and others. They are widely available online, but I found them at Gander Mountain (locator).
The instructions are somewhat idiot proof. The bags contain wood chips, seasoning, and hardwood syrup. Open the bag, fill the bag with food, place in pre-heated oven, heat for appointed amount of time, remove bag from oven, remove food from bag. I thought I’d try pork chops and salmon.
(There is a caution on the bag to be aware of California Proposition 65. I’m too lazy or disinterested to look that up, however.
I will have to look up some “recipes” however, to see if I can figure an appropriate time and temp for these projects. There are some suggestions on the package, but not for what I have in mind. By the way, relevant to nothing? These bags are made in Finland. (The country, not the town in Minnesota).
The packaging is deceptive, the actual foil package is about 2-3x larger than the sleeve it comes in. I wasn’t expecting that. The bag is big enough for a small chicken or roast, for sure.
Very detailed instructions, and some recipes, are included. Basically, it calls for preheat to 475, put bag on lowest shelf, then reduce heat to 375 for balance of cooking time.
I put in four salmon filets, brushed with butter, and some fresh dill sprigs, for about 25 minutes total. This worked out well, and besides, no mess! Just toss the bag when you are done! It’s not a really heavy smoke, but it’s present and flavorful.
Empty Bag
Salmon filets with dill
Smoked salmon w/dill, mustard greens with ham hocks
Oven smoking recipe
Anyone in CA will have seen dozens of Proposition 65 signs around. Basically if anything has a chemical that might cause cancer, it needs a waring posted. So every single restaurant will have a warning sign (because of oils used) and lots of packaged goods do. So, in other words, a worthless warning since it’s used so much. You were right to be disinterested in it!
Anyone in CA will have seen dozens of Proposition 65 signs around. Basically if anything has a chemical that might cause cancer, it needs a waring posted. So every single restaurant will have a warning sign (because of oils used) and lots of packaged goods do. So, in other words, a worthless warning since it’s used so much. You were right to be disinterested in it!