How to Smoke Chicken
In this tutorial, I take your hand and walk you through the process of butterflying a whole chicken, prepping it with my special rub/mayo mixture and then smoking the chicken to perfection. I used my Hasty Bake Legacy with lump charcoal and pecan wood for these smoked chickens but you can do this on any smoker whether it's a [...]
Pit Boss Lockhart Platinum Series Pellet Smoker Review
It's large, in charge and it's the newest thing from Pit Boss! Introducing the Pit Boss Lockhart, one of the platinum series pellet smokers just released and carried exclusively by Walmart. https://smedia.webcollage.net/rwvfp/wc/cp/1578073576130_10cf00ef-611e-47fd-8f1c-6a34901ba1a2/module/dansons/_cp/products/1575476313935/tab-6d70df8a-f4b5-4186-a0da-76f57fc711eb/c9c29739-0efd-4a4f-bdf3-484a9867c6fb.mp4.mobile.mp4 I will tell you up front that I really like this pellet smoker for a number of reasons which I will detail below but here are the [...]
Smoked Cheetos® Puffs
On a mere whim, I went to my local grocery store the other day and picked up a large bag of Cheetos® Puffs-- the idea had come to me to try adding a little smoke to them and I just had to try it. Abi, who is not a huge fan of putting smoke on literally everything like I [...]
Smoked Potato Chips
Who would have thought that something like smoked potato chips would be so amazingly good? I just had to try it and, as luck would have it, it worked out and the smoke flavor does something to the potato chips that you just have to experience for yourself. Helpful Information Prep Time: 3 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes [...]
Smoked Rosemary Ribeye Cap Steaks
These smoked ribeye cap steaks come from that strip of meat that surrounds the eye of the ribeye and is often trimmed off of the prime rib before selling it. The strips are rolled like a pinwheel and tied with a piece of butchers twine to hold it. Some say it is the best part of the ribeye and [...]
How to Dry Brine and Smoke a Duck
I think smoked duck is often an under appreciated meat and when you season it up right and cook it on the smoker, it takes on a flavor that is better than turkey or chicken in my opinion. In this recipe I will show you how easy it is to prepare a duck, dry brine it, season it, cook [...]
The Camp Chef Woodwind WiFi Review
I am so thrilled to be able to announce the launch of the brand new Camp Chef Woodwind WiFi-- one of my favorite pellet smokers is now even better. I can tell you that I've been using this thing for the last few weeks and you can color me impressed! What's so great about WiFi capability? This means you [...]
Family Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching here in the United States, I wanted to share some of our family's favorite holiday side dishes. These have been used over the years with lots of success and I just have a feeling that you will enjoy them every bit as much as we do! Below you will also find an assortment of recipes for [...]
Double Smoked Holiday Ham Glazed with Maple Syrup
There's a very good chance that this double smoked ham will be the best holiday ham you've ever tasted. How do I know this? I've been making this ham for a number of years now and everyone-- YES EVERYONE-- goes gaga over it. I would like to say it's this good because I cooked it but in reality it's [...]
