April 2010

We Have Takeoff – Smoked Brisket Success Story

April 30, 2010
Smoked Brisket

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 run on my new smoker, I decided to give a 4.5-lbs piece of brisket a [...]

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Brisket Smoking Instructional

April 21, 2010

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 grilling or smoking…    

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A New Toy On The Way

April 20, 2010
Maverick RediChek Remote Wireless Smoker Thermometer

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 lid. Plus, it’s a pretty cool little toy! Review to follow.

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The New Vehicle For Our Journey

April 19, 2010
Brinkman Gourmet Electric Smoker

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 pick an offset firebox, a cabinet-style smoker, a pellet-style smoker, or your traditional grill (with [...]

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Garlic & Peppercorn Marinated Chicken

April 19, 2010
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 do something pretty easy this evening.  In an effort to help facilitate lunch for the [...]

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