In the past few years with the patent on the Traeger Wood Pellet Smokers expired, the BBQ Community has seen a big increase in pellet smokers hitting the market. The designs of these smokers and the concept in what makes them work have generally been the same. Some have even followed Traegers lead and have [...]

As a young man, I remember on several occasions in the small town I was living in at the time, going with either my father or grandfather to the “Butcher”. It didn’t matter if it was for lunch meat or the night’s steak dinner. I still remember the saw dust on the floor (which the [...]

I have to tell you all about an AWESOME PRODUCT that is out that allows you to Dry Age your Steaks at HOME!! This product is being tested as we speak! I plan on sharing my experience, including pictures and over all results! We are also doing a video of the whole process and will [...]

Smoking meat is serious business, especially in competition! You want people to experience the best food they have ever seen, smelt or tasted. One of things that are done to accomplish this is experimenting with different rubs and spices to see what flavor profiles you can create and find what really compliments the foods you [...]

We all hear about new techniques, equipment and tools that claim to help you in your BBQ and food preparation. Some are very good, some are very bad and some you have no idea what the creator of that particular item was thinking.  Every once and awhile you do find a simple tool that does [...]

  I love Smoked Turkey; it’s probably the one single meat that I love the most smoked. That being said there are times when I just don’t feel like heating up the smoker and yet I want a good turkey. Well I have the answer for you, the Butterball In-Home Turkey Fryer!  In my opinion [...]

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 [...]

A few months ago I wrote an article regarding “The Chili Twister” and how I felt it was one of the best tools I’ve ever used. Well a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by David Fillmore of Iron Desert (irondesert.com) who disagreed with my article. David was polite with his criticism but at [...]