This Grill Is on Fire: The Smoked Quartet That Never Fails

With just four ingredients, you can build a fire-kissed meal where the smoke does half the seasoning.

Grilling adds a smoky flavor to everything from proteins to veggies. Courtesy of Ari LeVaux

It’s the season of outdoor grilling, brought to you by the licking flames that make food taste better.

Without a fire, of course, there is no smoke. But some fires are smokier than others. Those grillers who prefer the convenience and precision found in the knobs of a gas grill probably won’t get their share of that airborne blend of aromatic oxidized particulates. Grillers who build an actual fire, meanwhile, can find themselves with more smoke than they know what to do with.