Smoked Frozen Chicken Wings

Smoked Frozen Chicken Wings

What if some guests are coming over impromptu and you need to defrost the meat within a few hours?  Fortunately, if you have a smoker, then you can use it to get rid of the ice as well as smoke the chicken. It is important that the meat is cooked thoroughly and...
Smoking Your First Brisket 

Smoking Your First Brisket 

I still remember the time I cooked my first beef brisket – might not have been the most tender BBQ I have ever made, but I learned that there is much more to the process of cooking brisket than just simply following instructions.  Brisket may be a meal that...
Electric Vs Gas Smoker

Electric Vs Gas Smoker

So you have developed a passion for smoking meat and are thinking of buying a smoker. Right off the bat, there are two options to pick from – gas or electric smokers, but which smoker would produce the best kind of meat? The answer to that depends completely on...
Best Wood for smoke brisket

Best Wood for smoke brisket

An important step to making delicious brisket is to choose the right kind of meat for smoking your wood. The type of wood you use, and its wood size are very important for getting the best smoke flavor out of your brisket!  As it is, smoking meat is a difficult...
How do you know when steak is bad

How do you know when steak is bad

Steak is one of the expensive gourmet-style meats that we would not want going bad within a few days of us buying it. The savory, delicious meat is the most luxurious dinner one could dream of but has a shelf life not very different from other meat. Eating spoiled or...
How many lbs of bbq per person

How many lbs of bbq per person

I remember the first time I threw a BBQ party, and ended up with well, less quantity than what I had anticipated. So now, the question arises – exactly how much meat is needed to serve a whole party?  The answer will differ according to the type of meat...