Planning;

Buy the prime rib up to a week in advance, allowing time to dry age.
Figure about ¾ to 1 pound of meat per person, not including allowances for leftovers.
Allow 4-6 hours to smoke prime rib, this also includes resting time before serving.

Meat selection;

Beef selection is graded as Prime, Choice and Select. This is done based [...]

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 [...]

Pulled Pork Nachos, just the name alone causes saliva in the mouth to become 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 delicious [...]

 
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 Buffalo [...]

With the Colorado Avalanche playing in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, life in my home is crazy to say the least! Food at anytime is a priority, but during NHL playoff time Smoking and Grilling are a priority! One of the things we love and eat a lot of around the homestead is Smoked Chicken. [...]

One of the things I have always loved eating was homemade meat loaf! I have always looked forward to a nice thick slice of meatloaf on bread with BBQ sauce and all the fixings! To make meatloaf go to the next level in taste texture, my family and I smoke our meatloaf with a mix of [...]

Sometimes in life the recipes our families love are not fully appreciated. We get busy with work and life and seldom think twice when we throw stuff together to feed the starving crowds in our homes each night. Routine becomes the word and the action of each day until something happens or changes that routine.
With [...]

For Christmas, I put several things on my wish list and, of course, at the top of this list were barbecue books related to the style of barbecue that I enjoy the most, “Texas Style Barbecue.”  Having this in mind, I chose to review a book I feel has a unique feel and great recipes for [...]

Looking for the perfect holiday appetizer? Why not try the ABT? What the heck are ABT’s you ask? Well it’s short for Atomic Buffalo Turds! A cored jalapeño stuffed with cheeses and meats, wrapped in bacon and smoked. What could be better?

Who doesn’t enjoy the taste and smell of fresh cooked bacon?? To say my family and I love bacon would be a serious understatement. But unfortunately the quality of bacon and the selection available in your local grocer, along with the outrageous pricing is fair at best.
So what is the solution? Well in our case [...]