Although liquid smoke offers such perks as quick cooking time and a sense of measured control in preparing barbecue-style meats, culinary experimenters like López-Alt aren’t oblivious to the ...

To do so, consider mixing other ingredients in with the liquid smoke to offset the flavor, such as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, hot sauce, Dijon mustard, or even liquid aminos.

You can still find Wright’s Liquid Smoke, as well as many other brands, in most grocery markets. Most are flavored with mesquite or hickory wood, and there is little difference between the two.