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What is a smoker grill?

Smokers are the cooking apparatus for barbeque: they allow you to cook food at low temperatures in a controlled, smoky environment. 

Smoking is a form of barbecuing that relies on smoke from wood chips (sometimes in addition to another fuel agent, such as charcoal), rather than a heat source like charcoal or gas alone. This wood lends that signature extra layer of flavor. 

There are two main styles of smokers: Wet smokers and dry smokers. From there, the different types of smokers vary based on the materials used to construct the smoker and the cooking method. They include: 

• Propane gas smokers are vertical smokers that look a bit like a heavy-duty safe with a temperature gauge on the outside. 
• Charcoal smokers (including cabinet-style, firebox, barrel and drum, and bullet) can be either vertical or horizontal. Vertical charcoal smokers come in a variety of shapes like large drums, heavy-duty safes, and large eggs. Horizontal charcoal smokers look much like a grill with a chimney. 
• Pellet smokers are horizontal smokers that look much like a grill with a chimney. 
• Ceramic smokers, such as the Big Green Egg Smoker, are vertical smokers shaped like a large egg. 
• Electric smokers are vertical smokers that may resemble a small fridge with various shelves, a heavy-duty safe, or a big drum depending on the brand. 

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Top 15 Smoker BBQ Accessories

1. Grill Basket

Grill baskets are used to get evenly cooked veggies on the grill without them falling through the grates. And with its open-hole design, your veggies are sure to get kissed by the flames of your grill for the perfect char instead of getting stuck in your grill basket and burning to an awful crisp.

2. Beer Can Chicken Holder

Fits any regular sized 12 oz beer can. Specially designed bottom crossbar can hold the “beer can” in place. You haven’t to put the can on your smoker/grill grates, and the can doesn’t fall out at all. Simple to use and clean. Just place the beer can and the marinated chicken over the beer can chicken rack and then put them on the grill. After use, it can be cleaned easily and safely in the dishwasher. Perfect tool for beer can chicken chefs and master BBQers to cook a chicken upright by beer can method with charcoal grills, gas grills, smokers, and ovens.

3. Wire Brush

Every Smoker + BBQ needs a sturdy wire brush for cleaning. This extremely HEAVY DUTY brush has lasted well over a year at my household and I’ve given it away to several family members who are avid smokers themselves. We all agree that its sturdy enough and gets the job done quick and easy. It doesn’t have bristles to break off into food, and its made of solid wired thats wrapped around.

4. Tongs + Spatula

Smoking and BBQ definitely require some basic essentials. Tongs and a spatula. I haven’t found a need to buy an entire accessories kit as some of the items I just don’t need or know what to do with. I like having these two heavy duty stainless steel tongs and spatula in my smoker accessory kit.

5. Glass Spray Bottles

Glass bottles are a must when smoking meats. The last thing any BBQ host wants to serve is chewy, dry barbecue. Smoking meats require a spritz, which is just spraying a liquid onto the meat every 30 mins or so (or as needed) throughout cooking, to quickly flavor and lock in moisture. A spritz creates a more even coating, is faster and less messy, and can be applied from further away during cooking over an open flame. These glass bottles are recommended because they don’t absorb flavors like plastic can, easy to clean, and the spray is very even and more mist like – perfect to cover all the meat on your smoker.

6. Digital Meat Thermometer

Smoking require time and time requires checking the temperature. There’s no getting around the need to have an accurate thermometer available when smoking meat. It’s important. It’s crucial. Handheld thermometers, opposed to ribose you leave in, and used for spot checking throughout the smoking process.

7. Magnetic BBQ Lights

Smoking takes time and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ended up in the dark waiting . … Ooops. These magnetic lights attach easily to any smoker or BBQ and can be put where you need. The gooseneck is made up of a flexible material and can adjust 360 degrees. The gooseneck is 4.5 inches allowing you to project the light where you want. The material making this torch is an aluminum alloy, it is resistant to extremely hot weather conditions. It is water resistance nature allows you to use it during rainy and snow seasons.

8. Heavy Duty Disposable Gloves

Every smoker needs a good clean out – which means taking it apart, vacuuming *is that just me?, and putting back together. Heavy duty black rubber gloves keep my hands from getting destroyed by black soot and whatever else is stuck on your grill grates.

9. Basting Brush + Pot

Basting brushes can up you BBQ + Smoking game. A silicone lid keeps stainless steel basting pot protected while outside The look is high-tech, and the black silicone won’t melt, shed, fray, stain, loose shape, or retain odor. These brushes have a really well-balanced feel. 

10. Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Forget about smoking meats and vegetables – lets talk chilies, stews and beans. Just like campfire cooking, using a dutch oven on your smoker is a great way to add that lovely smokey flavor to dishes like bbq bakes beans, meat chilis – really anything you can make in a dutch oven and want to add a smokey flavor.

11. Butcher Paper

12. Pellets

13. Meat Tenderizer Injection Syringe Kit 

14. Meat Claws

15. BBQ Smoker Gloves