How to Smoke in a Morsø Oven
Smoking of Meat in a Morsø Oven
Smoking of meats is not very difficult - not in a Morsø oven. The only thing you need is the meat, smoke wood and a grill, where you can close the smoke inside with the meat.
Here you have a guide with some tricks and tips on how to get the best experience of smoking meat.
Choose the right material for smoking!
Before you get started with the smoking in the grill, you must choose which type smoke wood you will use. You can ex. use these tree species: Cherry, apple, oak or nut trees. Avoid using spruce, pine or other coniferous types - they contain som resin that can add a nasty taste to the food.
Examples on tree species for meat:
- Light meat (fish and poultry): e.g. tile from fruit trees
- Beef or something similar: e.g. oak or another heavy smoke chips
Generally, good smoke wood is always dry, without bark and completely clean - ie. without paints and chemicals.
Get the grill ready as a smoking oven
To be able to smoke in the oven, it requires the oven to keep the smoke inside. In the Morsø Forno outdoor oven and Morsø Forno grill II, it is possible to smoke the meat, the only thing you need is an oven door and a smoke keeper - and then you're ready!
How to do
1. Turn on the grill normally with e.g. brickets
2. If possible you can check the temperature in the oven, to make sure it have the temperature as the receipt prescribes. The forno must be heated, but avoid big flames, so you wont get a puff of smoke.
3. Slide the embers back into the oven, so they creates a half circle. You can use the ash mover from Morsø. On this way you will avoid too much heat.
4. Place the grill insert with the meat and then sprinkle a handful of smoke crumbs on the nearest embers.
5. Immediately place the lid on the Forno so you will keep the smoke inside. Place the smoke keeper or a damp cloth on the chimney.
Now you just have to wait for the meat to get the right temperature. Take off the meat and let it rest before cutting it to keep the juice in the meat.
A video of using the smoking in the Forno outdoor oven