My second adventure in smoking will be two slabs of pork spare ribs. Once I again, I am deferring to the knowledge of the good folks over at Smoker Cooking.com for recipes and smoking suggestions. It’s been so far, so good with these folks and they haven’t steered me wrong yet. Unlike brisket, I have… Continue Reading
We Have Takeoff – Smoked Brisket Success Story
Ever since I bought my smoker – and, truth be told, for a long time before that – I’ve wanted to make restaurant quality brisket. Brisket, to me, epitomizes what true BBQ food is all about. It’s just a tasty, hearty, succulent meat that, when prepared correctly, just makes your mouth water. With my first… Continue Reading
Brisket Smoking Instructional
I found this series of videos to be pretty helpful and thought you might as well. There’s some debate as to whether this is true ‘smoking’ or more of an indirect grilling approach. Regardless, there’s some great information on preparation techniques and using a basic charcoal grill. You be the judge on whether it’s indirect… Continue Reading
A New Toy On The Way
You’ll quickly learn that I’m a gadget guy. It probably has to do with me being an engineer. Anyway, take a look at the new toy I have on the way. It’s Maverick’s RediChek Remote Wireless Smoker Thermometer. This little gizmo will allow me to keep an eye on my smokings while not opening the… Continue Reading
The New Vehicle For Our Journey
Every journey requires a mode of transportation and this one is no exception. In order to smoke you need – surprise, surprise – a smoker! There’s many different routes you can take here but you’re basically looking at making two decisions – size/shape and fuel source. As far as size and shape goes, you can… Continue Reading
Garlic & Peppercorn Marinated Chicken
It’s kind of ironic that my first post on here is about grilling and not smoking, but I’m sure you’ll deal with it. I am aiming to get in the habit of recording most, if not all, grill and smoke sessions here, so bear with me while I get things going. We were looking to… Continue Reading
Now What…
I’ve been going through post-mortem all day with Giants fans (the ones I know have been fairly gracious in victory – surprising to me given the area of the country that they originate from). I’ve hashed over the Pats inability to stop the Giants rush and the fact that, had the Pats run the no-huddle… Continue Reading
The Daily Pube: Romancing the Stone
The Daily Pube: Romancing the Stone All I’m going to say is that the line “struck by lightning while passing a football through his rectum” is part of the story. You know you want to read it now!