Air regulation in the pyrolysis of wood to produce liquid smoke for the treatment of food products

摘要

A method for producing a liquid smoke product to be used in imparting a wood smoke stained appearance and a wood smoke taste to comestibles. The method involves the controlled carbonization combustion of wood in the presence of a regulated critical concentration of air, the air being introduced in an amount from about 3 to about 50 cubic feet of air for each pound of wood burned.