Buying guides and reviews
Buying Guides
Cleaning a pellet grill after a long smoke session is nobody’s idea of fun. I learned this the hard way after my first brisket cook when I spent 45 minutes scraping congealed greas…
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Nothing ruins a brisket cook faster than watching precious smoke escape from every gap in your smoker. I learned this lesson the hard way last year when my offset smoker leaked so…
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Running out of space while smoking for a crowd is frustrating. I learned this the hard way last summer when I had ribs, brisket, and chicken all competing for room on my Traeger. T…
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I spent three months testing water pans for smokers on my Weber Kettle, Masterbuilt electric, and a friend’s Pit Boss vertical smoker. Our team cooked over 40 briskets, 60 pork sho…
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Nothing ruins a perfect summer evening quite like watching your carefully seasoned salmon fillet slip through the grill grates and into the flames below. I have been there more tim…
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I have spent countless weekends trying to recreate that perfect steakhouse sear in my own kitchen. The kind that gives you a caramelized, crusty exterior while keeping the center j…
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Nothing ruins a backyard BBQ faster than rubbery, soggy chicken wings that spent three hours in your smoker but came out looking pale and unappetizing. I have been there. You set u…
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Nothing ruins a backyard BBQ faster than watching cream cheese ooze through the grates and flare up on the coals below. I learned this lesson the hard way during a 4th of July cook…
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Nothing beats the experience of perfectly grilled oysters with that smoky char and briny flavor locked in. I spent three months testing different oyster grilling trays on my gas gr…
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Nothing ruins a backyard barbecue faster than watching your perfectly chopped vegetables slip through the grill grates into the flames below. I have been there too many times, stan…