A process for treating meat comprising: heating organic material to generate smoke having a gaseous vapor phase; super purifying said smoke to reduce taste imparting components below thresholds for imparting smoke odor and taste, whereby a substantially tasteless super-purified smoke is created; and treating meat having a freezing point with said tasteless super-purified smoke. view more

A process for treating food comprising: heating organic material to generate smoke; filtering components that impart smoke flavor from said smoke to below limits for imparting smoke flavoring to food; and exposing said filtered smoke to food without imparting a smoke flavor to said food. view more