Abstract Apparatus for generating a reduced carcinogen content smoke aerosol for use in the smoking of food products. A housing having a smoke regeneration zone therein and a gas outlet for regenerated smoke is provided. The zone is heated and a system is included for introducing and dispersing a liquid smoke composition within the heated zone, the heat reducing the carcinogen content of the resulting smoke aerosol. The apparatus may further include a system for providing the lowered carcinogen content liquid smoke for use in regeneration by the apparatus above, which additional system includes a conventional smoke generator, a small cyclone capable of separating the particulate phase of the smoke from the vapor phase thereof and condensing apparatus.
A smoking system comprising: a smoke generator for generating smoke from wood; a cyclone receiving smoke from said smoke generator, said cyclone being of size to separate a portion of the particulate phase of smoke from the gaseous phase thereof; a condensing system receiving the smoke other than said portion from said cyclone for condensing the smoke from a gas to a liquid, a smoke regenerator means receiving liquid smoke from said condensing system, said regenerating means including a regenerating zone, means for heating the zone, and means for dispersing liquid smoke in the zone; and products smoking means receiving the regenerated smoke from the regenerator for smoking food products.