"Jim Bard" > wrote in message
>
> Smoking meat is a good way of preserving it. Meat was being smoked before
> there was refrigeration.
>
> It tastes better, and it lasts longer. Don't worry about it. If you
> smoke
> it and then put it in the fridge, you won't have to worry about it for
> about
> a month.

You are confusing smoke curing with smoke cooking. Different processes,
different results. Smoke cooking does NOT preserve.