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Celebrate Any Special Occasion Smoked Stuffed Pork Loin Roast

smoked stuffed pork loin roast sliced

Smoky, tender, and spectacular looking, this tested recipe for a smoked stuffed pork loin is a surefire hit at your next cookout. Because pork loin is so lean, it is a great cut for stuffing with something moist. Butterflied, stuffed, and rolled before smoking, this dish has special occasion written all over it.

The Best Methods For Smoking And Grilling Sausages

sausage and peppers on white plate

There’s nothing worse than overcooked hot dogs and sausages. Say goodbye to burst casings, burnt, and dry hot dogs and sausages and hello to our tips and technique for grilling and smoking juicy hot dogs and sausages.

Does Grilling Cause Cancer?

grilling burgers

Are you concerned about the healthfulness of grilling? This article answers the question “Is there a cancer risk in grilling meat?” Find out all about HCAs, PAHs, and the general health aspects of consuming smoked and grilled food.

The Science Of Clarified Butter and Ghee

Steaks in clarified butter

Do you know the difference between clarified butter and ghee? Longer cooking! That’s it. Ghee whiz! Read on to see a recipe for clarified butter and ghee, and why this simple process raises the smoke point so you can fry in clarified butter or ghee and so you can store it at room temperature without it going rancid.

Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow Crust: The Perfect Beef Dry Rub Recipe

Cow Crust BBQ dry rub on a steak.

Before hitting the smoker or grill with a steak or other beef cut, take it over the top with this delicious wet rub seasoning paste. Packed with herbs, chiles, and other seasonings then blended with oil, this paste is sure to become your go-to for adding flavor to beef.

How to Set Up and Modify Offset Smokers And Barrel Smokers

reverse flow offset diagram

Find out how to setup and modify inexpensive offset smokers such as the Brinkmann Pitmaster, Brinkmann Smoke’N Pit Professional (a.k.a. SNPP), and Char-Broil Silver Smoker to get the best possible BBQ with the least possible expense.

Old Fashioned Smoked Beef Jerky Recipe

Home made beef jerky on the smoker

If you like beef jerky then you will love these three easy to follow methods for making your own flavorful home made beef jerky. Skip the expensive prepared beef jerky that is full of unnecessary additives and preservative and follow this recipe for making healthier, nutritionally rich BBQ beef jerky at home.

How to Remove the Membrane from Ribs: Skin & Trim ‘Em

remove membrane from ribs

Removing the paper-thin membrane from the bone side of ribs prior to smoking ensures that the ribs come out as tender as possible without guests having to gnaw through the membrane’s tough texture. This how-to guide features step by step photos for trimming a slab of ribs and removing the membrane.

Schmancy Hot Smoked Salmon Recipe (Works For All Fish)

smoked salmon

No fish is more receptive to smoke than salmon. This recipe creates an elegant, delicate, moist piece of salmon with a hint of sweet, salt, and garlic. Unlike the stuff we put on bagels, it is “hot smoked” at about 225°F. This smoked salmon is perfect served on its own, in potatoes, in scrambled eggs or risotto, or in a sandwich.

Strategies for Using BBQ Sauces

man serving boxed food through a diner kitchen window

Here’s what you need to know about when and how to use BBQ sauce. There are tricks to know, including how much sauce to use on smoked ribs, pulled pork, and other barbecue. Find out when not to apply BBQ sauce, how to avoid burnt sauce, how to use a kitchen torch, and how to sizzle, glaze, paint on barbecue sauce.

Pulled Pork Recipe

pulled pork sandwich with sauce

This easy pulled pork recipe skips the slow cooker to create authentic low and slow smoked pulled pork on a smoker or grill. With smoke woven through the moist meat, bits of seasoned crust, and a gentle splash of BBQ sauce, BBQ pulled pork is a foolproof low and slow smoked food, perfect for feeding large crowds.