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Smoked Home Made Pastrami Recipe

Pastrami Reuben sandwich with sauerkraut and Swiss cheese.

If you’ve ever wondered how to make pastrami then we’ve got you covered. Moist, tender, and full of flavor, this is the ultimate smoked homemade pastrami recipe. So what is pastrami? Simply put, it’s Jewish barbecue, i.e. corned beef that has been smoked. This is about as close to Katz’s pastrami recipe as you’ll get!

The Ultimate Guide To Making Roasted Nuts And Snack Mix At Home

rosemary roasted nuts

Spicy, savory, sweet roasted nuts are always a hit as a snack. Serve them straight, mixed with dried fruit, or sprinkled as garnish on your favorite dishes. If you don’t have a smoker or grill you can make most of these recipes just fine in your indoor oven, though they will lack the deep smoky flavor of the grill.

Mythbusting the Smoke Ring: No Smoke Necessary!

SLiced brisket and a slicing knife.

Smoked meats often have a pink layer below the surface called the smoke ring. But you don’t need smoke to create it! It is created by myoglobin, a protein in meat, reacting with combustion gases. Read on to learn how removing the fat cap from meat, keeping the meat moist, and cooking low and slow create the smoke ring.

Better-Than-Steakhouse Grilled Steak Recipe

Grilled tomahawk ribeye steak on a white plate with a bottle of wine and plate of tomatoes

Create grilled steaks as good or better than they do in the best expensive steakhouses with this comprehensive how-to and recipe. From selecting the right cut and beef grade to smoking and searing on the grill, you’ll be grilling up mouthwatering steaks for your family and guests in no time!

How to Grill With Wood and Master Campfire Cooking

wood burning grill.

Discover the secrets to grilling with wood and mastering campfire cooking. Once you cook with wood and enjoy the high heat and incredible smoke flavors, you will want to cook this way again and again.

Tuscan Marinated Ribs Griglia Recipe

Two full racks of Tuscan ribs on a plate.

Ribs have never tasted better than with this tested recipe for Tuscan Marinated Ribs. In Italy pork on the grill, carne di maiale alla griglia, is extremely popular as are fresh herbs. This recipe features a flavorful herbed oil and vinegar marinade and roasting without smoke. The results are complex and exotic.

Chinese Five Spice Ribs Recipe

Plate of sauced pork riblets topped with sliced scallions.

Perfectly flavored with five spice powder then smoked until tender, these Asian inspired pork ribs are a sure fire hit for dinner or cut into smaller riblets for a mouthwatering party appetizer. In this recipe, the Chinese five spice riblets are marinated and grilled but they can also be cooked in the deep fryer for extra crunch.

Cleaning And Maintaining Your Grill Or Smoker

Diagram of how a gas grill operates.

Keep your barbecue grill clean. Greasy grill grates make food taste bad and gunk on the inside of a grill can reduce heat transference. Here’s how to clean and maintain your grill.