It's strictly a winter-time thing for us down here ... too hot to fire up the oven between now and September.
We used-to serve nothing but homemade bread at the family restaurant and bakery. People would come for miles because of the bread, rolls and cornbread.
I bake hot-dog and hamburger buns on the PelletSmoker during the summer at the lake. Works great and no, they don’t come out smoky.