Are smokehouse chicken strips safe?
603659
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I returned these when I learned fron CNN that there was a recall on chicken strip treats made in China (Oct., 2013) Dogs were being reported dying.. Apparently the FDA "thinks that they are contaminated with Listeria, but the government works slow to be absolutely sure. I don't think they can link it yet, but Petco's CEO was on TV two days ago (5-21-14), and said they were pulling most of their chicken treats made from China. Think about it--chicken products made in China. My dogs loved these treats but it is not worth it.
603660
i have been giving them to my current dogs for years, as well as two other puppies for many years of their lives. they love them and have had no ill side effects. i hope this helps
603661
I will not buy them again as they are made in China. They are not 100% natural as they say, they have wheat flour in them. Lab tested in the US does not make them safe.
603662
Yes... our dog loves them and has ever since we discovered them a couple of years ago.
603663
I don't know about strips, but the chips have been fine for our dog. 12 pounds
603664
We have been feeding the chips as treats, 1 or 2 daily for 5 or 6 years now and have stayed with the same brand thru Amazon.
152034
Not easily. The heat element is in the unit where the food also is. If you are careful about the temp, smoke could be started then the heat element stopped, I guess.
1872693
I have purchased wood boards from home depot (specifically for smoking food) and cooked fish and chicken on them and they do a great job. I LOVE this grill BTW and I am on may second year with it.
2058878
Goodness NO! It's not "Smokeless"! There is no 'ventilation' of any kind provided with this grill. If you're going to cook anything that gives off a lot of smoke you most assuredly will need to use an exhaust hood or whatever keeps your smoke alarms from going off. That said ... I've never had an issue with alarms going off while cooking : burgers, steak, chicken, salmon, hot dogs, etc etc etc. I'd guess that you don't realize with this type of a grill, the grease runs off. Meaning the food doesn't sit in burning (and smoking) hot grease, the way it does in a pan.
419603
you can smoke anything. I have smoked chicken ,pork butt,pork chops,fish,baby back ribs even pot roast.Just be sure to monitor your fire and meat temp.
2041150
I would not be concerned unless you burn them. They say grilling steak causes carcinogeni. Since they are made for childrens rooms I doubt they would be on the market if there was a problem. I assume it like a coffee pot maker saying the hot water might burn you (legal necessity).
1258368
Shelley is correct. The plates are as non-toxic as any cooking surface can be these days--until perhaps some other health risk is discovered for non-stick cooking surfaces.
427624
Yes. I have used it in my BGE and it was great for chicken. Lots of flavor and smoked good
1416351
I have two parrots and any responsible parrot owner knows that fumes from pans with nonstick coating can kill them--QUICKLY. I'm sure the zojirushi is perfectly safe for them because the nonstick surface is enclosed but honestly, if the fumes alone are harmful to my birds, I don't even want to entertain what cooked food on it would do to me. I changed all of my cookware over to heavy gauge stainless steel. My new rice cooker will not be an exception. Sorry zojirushi...but I have to agree with "stuff2read"'s posting.
254443
I don't know if they are safe but I would think twice about buying them. I couldn't use them and threw them away because they would not stand upright when there was a taco in them. Totally useless.
488168
Not without some modifications. The grill racks slide into brackets that insert into a row of holes along the sides of the smoker. You might be able to rig some horizontal rods to rest on those same brackets.Also, the temp control is rudimentary at best. I am not sure that you would not damage delicate meats such as fish.
961396
If you foil the rack the smoke doesn't surrounded the food as well and the temperature above the foiled rack may be affected. The drippings from that rack may also make a mess for you.
1890825
I have used it for chicken, steak, burgers and hot dogs and it has not smoked at all while I was cooking them. The only smoke generated would be from you having the pan too hot. There is some steam but definitely no smoke.
1321573
The other answers are good and point out some nice details to consider. It is not recommended to habitually lick these strips. The compounds bound to the strip are not super toxic but they are not really good for you either. We recommend not putting the strips on your tongue as a regular thing.
847277
I use peanut oil as it has a high smoke factor - the tiniest bit of oil is used with stir fry , so shouldn't be a problem
1719880
Not messy. Some smoke. So keep ventilator hood or with stove on to avoid it. But that usually has to do with how much fat is in the meat you may use or how high you have temp.
1030840
These were a present for my son, so I haven't used them. Since smoking is usually at fairly low temperatures, I am assuming that being close to the meat or even bumping it wouldn't burn the skin.