How to Use a Smoker on Your Outdoor Fireplace (Easy Guide!)

Smoking meat on a traditional smoker often means standing over hot coals, constantly checking your fire, and missing out on the social side of outdoor cooking. With your Flare Outdoor Fireplace, you can smoke meat while staying warm, hanging out with friends, and enjoying the ambience of the fire.

In this article, we’ll walk you through how to use your Flare Fire smoker, set it up correctly, and get perfectly smoked meat every time.

Step 1: Prepare Your Smoker

Your Flare Fire comes with a fully integrated cooking system. Our smoker accessory moves up and down in the chimney, with fully perforated trays that let smoke circulate evenly around your meat.

• Tray capacity: Each smoker cage comes with two trays. They can fit up to six small steaks or three large steaks. The bottom tray also works as a cooking surface.

• Adjustable height: You can also raise or lower the smoker trays to control heat. If your fire is running hot, double-stacking trays helps reduce direct heat.

Step 2: Load Your Meat

Slide your steaks, ribs, or roasts into the trays. Once loaded, hang the smoker cage in the chimney using the rope system.

The Flare smoker has two ropes:

1. Smoker height rope – adjusts how close your meat sits to the heat.

2. Dampener rope – controls the amount of smoke and cooking temperature.

Step 3: Maintain Your Fire

For the best results, use dry and clean wood. Keep an eye on your meat with a probe, just like a traditional smoker. Unlike pellet smokers, this isn’t completely hands-off; you’ll need to manage the wood and heat, but the reward is rich, smoky flavour with all the fun of an outdoor fire.

Step 4: Enjoy the Experience

The beauty of the Flare Fire smoker is that you don’t have to be stuck in the dark waiting on your meat. You can stay warm, enjoy a drink, and hang out with friends while your dinner smokes to perfection.

Final Tips for Perfect Smoked Meat

• Use small, dry hardwood for consistent smoke.

• Adjust tray height and dampener to control heat and smoke.

• Keep a probe handy to monitor meat temperature.

• Don’t rush, smoking is all about patience and enjoying the fire.

Smoking meat on your Flare Fire isn’t just cooking, it’s an experience. Fire, food, friends, and family all gathered together around the warmth of the flames. That’s the magic.

So grab your favourite cuts, fire up your Flare, and start smoking meat like a pro tonight!