On my latest trip around the showroom at the J.E.S. Kitchen Emporium I stumbled upon something that I wished I had found years ago. That is why this article should maybe be called "smokin' hot off the shelf." We have all heard the saying, "where there's smoke there is fire", while I have not always found this to be true.I will always say that "where there's smoke, there is FLAVOR". My latest find is the Cameron Industries Stove Top Smoker (product no longer available, please check our other smoker products at JES Restaurant Equipment.) With this piece of equipment in your kitchen arsenal you can conjure up some of the best tasting, healthy meats and seafood dishes your discriminating palette desires. Just touching on the flavor aspect, and leaving the healthy benefits to another blog, I would say that if you have not tasted a meal that you have smoked yourself you have missed out on a very big part of home cooking. I was going to say that you have missed out on a very big part of the summer when the cook-out season is in full swing, but alas, with this smoker the season is year long. This relatively small (11"x15"x3 1/2") pan fits right on the top of your burner, gas or electric, and does its job right in your kitchen in a fraction of the time it would take to set up your outdoor smoker. Simply soak the flavored wood chips (included) in water or other liquid, put them in the bottom of the pan, insert the rack, put the meat, fish, poultry on the rack slide on the cover and set it on the heat, the pan will do the rest. You may not get the "seared" taste that we like on our steaks but you can achieve this by under cooking the meat in the smoker and finishing in a sauté pan on the stove top or give it a quick trip over the coals on the BBQ grill. Clean up is a snap, dishwasher or just wash it like you would any other roasting pan. Full instructions and recipes are included so you can start to enjoy the world of smoke right out of the box. Do not overlook the fact that without the wood chips and just adding a steaming liquid that this makes a very good size steamer for those shrimp, clams or other seafood delights.
