[calstate_brit]

I'm not much of a cook in the kitchen, but have been wanting to try my hand at a few new recipes that I've read in magazines lately. In a few of the recipes about roasting meats, they mention an ingredient called "liquid smoke." What is that exactly, and where can you get this from?

TIA for any help you can offer

[raeni]

Every grocery store should carry this. I've bought it at Super Walmart. I think it's next to the tabasco sauce, hot sauce, etc. (It's been awhile since I've needed to buy any.) It comes in a little bottle, and let me tell you, a little, bitty bit goes a loooong way. Don't be tempted to add more than a recipe calls for. It adds a smoky flavor to your recipe. Too much will make the recipe taste like burnt charcoal!! Personal preference: I add less than the recipe calls for.
Good luck!

[Sally]

I use this all the time with homemade BQ, and yes, just use the amount called for. It gives you a real good smoked flavor.

Sally

[CarolynC]

My kitchen is never without this! It is my secret ingredient to beans, stew, soups, casseroles, meatloaf, etc. I get the quart bottles at the Restaurant Supply House and it helps on the pricesome! It's great!!