GE Profile will unveil the Smart Indoor Smoker, the world's first indoor smart barbecue, at CES 2024 next week, but you can buy it today.
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The latest smart kitchen gadget from GE Appliances solves another cooking pain you never knew you had… having to go outside. The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is a countertop barbecue that lets you cook with wood pellets inside your home without setting off all your smoke detectors.
The world's first indoor smart barbecue, priced at $ 999 , will be on display at CES 2024 next week. But if you can't wait to add that smoky flavor to your steaks, salmon, or ribs without venturing out into your garden (if you have one), you can buy it now at Williams Sonoma and Best Buy.
The appliance uses a technology called Active Smoke Filtration, which, as GE Profile says, “uses heat and a highly engineered catalyst system to convert real wood smoke into warm, flavorful air.” Gaskets, seals, lids, and seals keep the smoke inside the appliance and out of your kitchen.
A digital knob and a few presets help take the guesswork out of smoking, allowing for fine-tuning of smoke intensity and temperature, along with six presets for beef brisket, pork chops, pork neck, chicken wings, chicken breast, and salmon if you prefer to just set it and forget it.
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One nice feature of the Indoor Smart Smoker that I haven't seen on outdoor smart smokers is a temperature hold setting. This will cook your meat and keep it at safe temperatures for up to 24 hours.
The connected features of the indoor smart barbecue come via integration with SmartHQ app , where you can adjust smoke levels and monitor your meat remotely. GE Profile says the app will also offer feature updates like guided recipes that will guide you step-by-step through your smoking.
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While this grill was designed to be small enough to fit on your countertop, GE Profile says it's large enough "to hold three racks of baby pork chops, a beef brisket, a whole chicken, up to 40 chicken wings, or a 15-pound pork neck." As a grill, it uses wood pallets to cook your food, but it seems to use far less than traditional outdoor models. It ships with a temperature sensor and a bag of wood pallets to get you started.
The Indoor Smart Smoker started out as Arden, an Indiegogo product developed in a manufacturing facility owned by GE Appliances. It raised over $835,000 before becoming a GE Profile brand and joining the manufacturer’s recent lineup of innovative smart kitchen tools, the first smart electric mixer, which was launched at CES 2023.
