Bakeing bread in a smoker

[Butcher]

I read a post in praise of the big green egg as a cook anything anyway and it got me thinking that I should try to bake a loaf of bread over charcoal. I don't have a green egg, just a regular vertical smoker. My concern is that I couldn't avoid putting a smoked flavor in the bread though. I cold smoked some cheese in my gas grill once and the next time I grilled meat it had a smoked flavor to it due to the smoke residue left behind. Is there any way I could avoid this?

 

[pickles]

The BGE works well as an oven because of its ceramic construction. It's walls hold heat and bake from all sides. I think you'll have problems making bread in a regular grill or smoker. You could build a mini "brick oven" structure inside the grill with unglazed quarry tiles ( google for instruction). Also, kamado cookers like a BGE are very efficient and airtight, so once started and pre-heated very little smoke is generated with charcoal alone.

 

[BraveSirRobin]

If you make the right kind of bread I think the smoke flavor would be amazing in it. I'm thinking something with cornbread, jalapeno, maybe a bit of mango for some sweetness. Add some smokiness and you've got so many flavors going on. That sounds awesome! Get on it and send me some samples!!!

 

[JohnTheBrewist]

For baking bread outdoors, Lodge dutch ovens can't be beat. I have the type that are meant for cooking over charcoal that have feet on the bottom. I bake artisan bread in mine pretty much every time I BBQ or grill. The dutch oven gives it a nice crunchy crust like it should have without having to mist it with water or add some sort of water tray. I use the recipe found all around the net for "5 minute artisan bread".

 

[dfess1]

I'm thinking of firing up my smoker next time, just to make dog treats. My house oven is only so big, and I usually have a crap ton of spent grain. Might as well use it all up, and see if we can't make some money with it! I figure it would work out well, since you don't have to worry about food alergies.

My smoker is an insulated cabinet, so it only varies by 2 degrees from top to bottom. I think this would work well.