If you're looking to optimize the way you grill chicken and fish, take a page from celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern's book and treat your wood the right way.

Dad would mostly marinate the “protein” in equal quantities of brown sugar and coarse salt for anything from 20 minutes to a few hours, depending on what he was smoking. Thinner fish needs ...

Smoked fish has a slightly longer shelf-life than fresh fish and doesn’t need to be kept on ice. Keep it refrigerated and use within the use-by date. If smoked fish does require further cooking ...