Abstract: Disclosed are food smoker for household or restaurant use and method for food smoking with the smoker. The food smoker comprises a container containing a liquid wood or pellet(s) onto which the liquid wood is adsorbed, which is installed in the bottom part of the smoker body, a means for heating the container, and a means for holding a material (such as food) to be smoked in the inside of the smoker body. The food smoker is preferably provided with a means capable of radiating far infrared rays by the heat of the heating means at least around the holding means. The liquid wood can be recovered by distillation or solvent extraction of wood chips. For food smoking, the liquid wood or pellet(s) onto which the liquid wood is adsorbed is(are) heated in a container of the smoker body containing the food to be smoked, whereupon the volatilization rate of the liquid wood is controlled by the choice of the heating temperature and the total amount of the liquid wood.