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Memphis Dust Rub Recipe

Memphis dry rub seasoning on a marble background.

This award winning, classic Memphis dust rub recipe is great on pork, chicken, fish, beef, and veggies. Memphis is known for dry rubbed ribs, and skipping the sauce to allow the meat and spices shine through. This easy dry rub recipe makes the only BBQ rub that you’ll ever need!

Chicken Skin Cracklins Are The Zero Waste Snack You’ve Been Craving

Chicken skin and chicken thigh sandwich with basil leaves.

Don’t throw away those chicken skins! Cook them up into crispy, savory cracklins to snack on or serve as a garnish with the cooked poultry. It’s easy. This recipe shows you two methods for making any poultry cracklins on the grill or in a frying pan. Plus recipes for chicken bacon, schmaltz and gribenes!

The Best Competition Chicken Ever, Tips from Top Competitors

Eight sauced chicken thighs with parley in a styrofoam competiton BBQ turn-in box.

If you’re planning on entering a BBQ contest then this guide to smoking perfect award winning chicken is a must read. Ask competitors which category keeps them staring at the ceiling at night, and most will answer “chicken.” From prep to flavor profiles, here is what’s competition teams are doing with chicken.

Pounding or Slicing Chicken Breasts for Perfect Even Cooking

Whole chicken breast with a chicken breast that has been pounded flat.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are among the most popular meats in America. But they have a problem. One side is thick and one is thin, so they don’t cook evenly. Pounding chicken breasts flat solves a lot of cooking and serving problems. Here’s how to make an even piece of meat quickly and easily.

Our Smoked Miso Wings Recipe Takes Any Party Over The Top

Smoked miso glazed wings on a plate.

Yes, Buffalo sauce tastes great on hot wings, but try some Asian flavors on your chicken wings with the deep, savory flavors of miso, sesame oil, and wood smoke. This recipe leans heavily on miso paste, a traditional Japanese ingredient rich in umami, the rich meaty savory flavor.

Grilled Huli-Huli Chicken Recipe

Grilled huli-huli chicken quarters.

If you like teriyaki chicken, you’ll flip for this Hawaiian Huli-Huli Chicken. Let’s make this dish more popular on the mainland.

Crispy Grilled Cornell Chicken Recipe

Grilled Cornell chicken on a gas grill.

If you like grilled chicken with golden crispy skin then you’re about to fall in love with this recipe for crispy grilled Cornell chicken. In New York’s Finger lakes, Bob Baker’s famous Crispy Cornell Chicken recipe is served in every home, every fire department cookout, and little league BBQ and now you can enjoy it!