Alright, so this might be overly simplistic, but I know a lot of folks that have never used a charcoal chimney to start their charcoal. I though it was high-time that I do a short piece on using a chimney, and it’s benefits. I wouldn’t be without one. First, lets start with your options. You [...]
A good thermometer is a quintessential tool in the pit master’s or griller’s tool box. Let’s face it, you can have the best rub or sauce in the world, but if you chicken turns to charcoal or your brisket is transformed into a brick, you might as well have saved your rub or sauce for [...]
This is a great tool for all of you smoke jockeys out there! Yes, I said smoked salt. Look at the pictures….you can see the gray color from the pecan wood I had used. I found that a good deal of folks are not familiar with smoked salt, even one that I know who like [...]
Alright, ladies and gents….I probably should have started this site with a write-up on one of the cornerstones of BBQ; the wood and the flavor it imparts on its target. Well, I didn’t, but I’m making up for that now. Whether you’re smoking fish, or doing a brisket, the wood you use will play a [...]
I have to admit, that right out of the gate, I thought that the Cameron Stovetop Smoker was a novelty item. Smoking indoors?….come on. It proved me wrong day one and I’ve been hooked from that first time I had used it. This is NOT a gimmicky cooking tool and adds the capability of pretty [...]
Knowing how to make a wood chip foil pack is a must for any grill’er or BBQ fan. The flavor that wood adds is a quintessential part of BBQ certainly, but should also be a main part of your grilling playbook. Add a mesquite foil pack to your grill for some southwest flair with simple [...]
Indirect grilling is a method you’ll find that is required often in BBQ. When you cooking large pieces of meat the require cooking at lower temperatures for longer periods of time, you’ll have to use this method. For traditional charcoal kettle grill, you have to use an aluminum pan slightly larger than the piece of [...]
Rub is one of the quintessential ingredients to great BBQ. A rub can make or break your creations. I fully believe that the appropriate rub applied to the appropriate meat eliminates the need for any sauces or other “finishing products”. In this article, I will demonstrate how to prepare a dry rub an apply it [...]