Smoke

Smoke is a suspension in air (aerosol) of small particles resulting from incomplete combustion of a fuel. It is commonly an unwanted by-product of fires (including stoves and lamps) and fireplaces, but may also be used for pest control (cf. fumigation), communication (smoke signals), defense (smoke-screen) or inhalation of tobacco or other drugs. Smoke is also sometimes a component of internal combustion engine exhaust gas, particularly diesel exhaust.

Smoke inhalation is the primary cause of death in victims of indoor fires. The smoke kills by a combination of thermal damage, poisoning and pulmonary irritation caused by carbon monoxide, cyanide and other combustion products.

Smoke particles are actually an aerosol (or mist) of solid particles or liquid droplets that are close to the ideal range of sizes for Mie scattering of visible light. This effect has been likened to three-dimensional textured privacy glass—the smoke cloud does not obstruct an image, but thoroughly scrambles it.

Depending on particle size, smoke can be visible or invisible to the naked eye. This is best illustrated when toasting bread in a toaster. As the bread heats up, the products of combustion increase in size. These particles begin as invisible but become visible if the toast is burnt.

Check out the following recipes that are tagged "Smoke":
Smoky Black Bean Chili, Smokehouse Chili, Black Bean and Smoked Chicken Soup, Black Bean And Smoked Chicken Soup-Daley, Maple Flavored Smoked Turkey, Marie's Baked Bean Soup, Grilled Chicken Breast With Drunken Black Beans, Split Pea Soup, Big Heat's Brunswick Stew, Blackened Pork Chops, June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Sausage (Kol, Tasty Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Chipotle Chiles, Smoked Barbequed Turkey, The Good, The Bad, The Swine's Rum Barbecue Sauce, Smoked Turkey, Tea Smoked Duck, Tea Smoked Duck Or Cornish Hens, Smoker Honey-Glazed Breast Of Turkey, Sichuan Crispy Skin Duck, Mesquite-Smoked Salmon Fajitas, Smoked Mashed Potatoes, Easy Laulau, Super Smoking Sauce, Struttin' Sauce, Smoked Sauce, Smoky Peach or Apricot Baste, Kansas City-Style BBQ Sauce, Smoked Salmon Cheeseball, Smoky Salmon Spread, Smoky Salmon Spread, Bubba Tom's Eastern North Carolina Style Barbeque, Beef Jerky, Beef Jerky- Timpson, Beef Jerky A La Willie, Beef Or Venison Jerky, Beef Jerky1, Drying Frontier Jerky, George Fassett's Fake Jerky Strips, Jerky- Water/Smoker Method, Jerky A La Willie Rev., Tucker Surprise Beef Jerky, Dry Salt Cure For A 14-Lb Ham, Tea And Cassia Bark Smoked Chicken, Ultimate Smoked Turkey, Smoking Salmon And Trout Part VIII - Making Lox, Mike Bowers Homemade Chipotles, DGGB - Beans, Kansas City Baked Beans, Mom's Baked Beans