[mikelm]

If your smoke detector is hardwired, it's very hard to disconnect (and probably illegal). Tie a baggie tightly over it, maybe sealing it to the detector base with painter's tape or regular scotch tape.. When our new furnace-A/C was installed, they soldered a bunch of copper pipes with a torch literally right under the detector, and the baggie worked fine.

Like Phil said, be sure and take it off after the smoke clears.

If you want to cut down more on the smoke, use grapeseed oil.

If the steak doesn't smoke, though, you're not doing it right.

Mike