Tips, techniques, cooks, and tasty ideas from the pit.
I am not sure who it was that recently mentioned making pastrami-style beef ribs, but the idea sounded amazing. Since then, I have been watching for some thick, meaty beef short…
Chicken-fried steak does not need to be complicated. Pound the cube steak thin, season the flour harder than you think you need to, double-dredge it, and let the coating rest…
If you have spent much time around backyard grilling, you have probably heard this rule:“Do not cook over black charcoal. Wait until the coals ash over and turn gray.”That advice…
Pork belly, a scored fat cap, PyroDust BBQ Dry Rub, lump charcoal, and a two-zone kettle setup. The result is crispy bark on the outside, rendered fat through the middle, and…
What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Get Through ItIf you cook brisket, pork butt, or any other large cut long enough, sooner or later you are going to run into the stall. It is…
Few topics in barbecue create more arguments than whether meat should be wrapped during a cook.Ask ten people and you will usually get ten strong opinions. Some will tell you…
Low and slow smoked pork butt building deep bark and smoke flavor. If you want real backyard BBQ, smoked pork butt is one of the best places to start. Pork shoulder is forgiving…
A lot of people say they love barbecue, but a lot fewer can tell you what style of barbecue they are actually eating.That is where the confusion starts.For some people, barbecue…
If you already have leftover pulled pork and some leftover Spicy Mustard Slaw from your pulled pork sandwiches, this is a killer snack or appetizer for friends and family.It takes…
A lot of people think barbecue is all about the meat, the seasoning, and the smoker.It is not.Weather matters too.If you cook outside long enough, you learn that the same pit, the…
If you are building a pulled pork sandwich, the slaw should do more than just sit on top.It should bring crunch, tang, bite, and just enough creaminess to work its way down into…
If pulled pork is rich, smoky, and full of bark, the last thing it needs is a heavy sauce poured all over it.What it needs is something that wakes it up.That is exactly what a…