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Brisket is one of the many mysteries we find in smoking barbeque. You see and hear many techniques and ways of preparing and smoking the perfect brisket. When I first started my quest in smoking the perfect brisket, a good friend of mine shared an important piece of information with me during my frustration with […]

One of our favorite steaks to grill would be Tri-Tip Steaks. The Tri-Tip Steak is a roast that is cut on one side of beef loin from the sirloin primal cut. Tri-Tip is also known as bottom sirloin or triangle roast because of the shape of the roast.

Unfortunately in a lot of areas of our […]

Smoked Turkey is the one topic I’m emailed about the most, especially this time of year! Questions range from the best brine to use all the way to the best way to carve a holiday turkey.
Because of this, I wanted to post a video to one of the best turkey carving videos I have seen. […]

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  I love the season and I look forward to having family time and mounds of food that we all bring together for this special occasion.  One of our favorite foods on the smoker is smoked turkey. What I would like to do is share the procedure I use when […]

I would like to publicly congratulate Donny Teel, his wife Cindy and their daughter Whitney of Buffalo’s BBQ for their recent Reserve Grand Champion win at the American Royal which simply put, is The Super Bowl of BBQ contests!

I recently wrote an article on BBQ cooking schools. In that article I went over the criteria […]

Pulled Pork Nachos, just the name its self gets the saliva in the mouth get eager with anticipation! This has become a family tradition in my home, to the point where I think we only smoke pork butt just so the next day we can have Pulled Pork Nachos!!

So what is needed to make this […]

One of the challenging things of barbeque is trying new things. The challenge for me is to try new things and in the process make them not only edible but something both family and friends would want to eat again.
I recently had the opportunity to try my hand at smoking buffalo (Thanks Ben for the […]

When you get involved in competitive barbeque contests you learn quickly that there are many individuals in this sport who are incredibly talented at what they do. These are men and women take this sport seriously, doing their best to produce barbeque so close to perfection that it becomes a barbeque enthusiasts dream just to […]

Every now and then I have the opportunity to review new products and share my opinion of them with you here.
Today I have the opportunity to review Tassleberry Farms Strawberry Marinade and Strawberry BBQ Sauce. As you can see from the below picture, the product is attractive and well labeled.
Now when I picture strawberries in […]

I consistently receive email asking which smoker I would recommend for a beginner. The answers varies ranging from your experience in BBQ, where you live and how much you plan on preparing and sharing with family and friends.
With this in mind, I had the privilege of testing a smoker that could be used by the […]