Types of charcoal smoker

You most often run into two varieties of charcoal smokers for home cooks on the commercial market:

• Vertical smoker: A vertical smoker (sometimes called a bullet smoker because of its shape) is one of the alltime most popular smokers and not terribly hefty in size or cost. You use it by cooking a significant distance over the heat and with a water pan in between the heat source and the cooking grate to keep the meat moist.



• Offset horizontal smoker: An offset horizontal smoker keeps the fire in a compartment separate from the meat. You have a large cooking surface and vents to control the heat and keep it moving through the cooking chamber.