Often you see smoked brisket recipes and there's a lot of trimming, injecting, wrapping, and who knows what else just to get it ready for the smoker. This is followed by hours on end in the smoker while you mop it every few hours, flip it over now and then and sing to it to keep it happy while it morphs [...]
I love serving smoked prime rib at Christmas time and the Traeger pellet smoker makes it even more special with it's ability to smoke low and slow for a while then crank it up with the flick of a switch to add a little heat and finish it off right. Helpful Information Preparation time: 10 minutes Cook time: 5 hours Smoker temperature: 225°F Meat [...]
Possibly one of the easiest holiday recipes there is and yet, this double smoked ham gets rave reviews every time I do it. Don't just heat up the ham in the oven this year, add some of my rub (purchase recipes here) and re-smoke it in the smoker for a flavor that can't be beat. Helpful Information Preparation time: 10 minutes Cook time: 3-4 hours [...]
It is no secret that my maple barbecue glaze is amazingly good and has been featured on turkey and even chicken but can it be used on things other than poultry? This week we are brushing it onto smoked baby back ribs while they cook in the Traeger pellet smoker we just received and it has, once again, "hit it out of the [...]
Burnt ends, those wonderfully delectable morsels of goodness that are browned perfectly on the outside and soft and moist on the inside are often made from the fatty end of the brisket called the point but I discovered a good while back that they can also be made from pork in much the same way. In the past I have cooked [...]
You may know what ABT's are.. jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped in bacon and smoked for about 3 hours. They are so amazingly delicious and one of my favorite appetizers. Take this same concept and add some leftover smoked turkey and some cranberry relish and you have smoked turkey and cranberry stuffed ABT's. This is a great way to [...]
In this smoked turkey recipe, I will show you how to speed up the process of smoking a turkey by butterflying it, commonly called "spatchcocking the turkey". This causes the turkey to cook a lot more evenly, makes it easier to carve and often helps the skin to get more crispy especially if you are able to cook it a [...]
It's that time of year again and as usual, the whole month will be dedicated (food wise) to turkey and the different ways it can be cooked on the smoker. This week it's smoked jalapeño cheddar turkey bombs seasoned liberally with my rub (purchase recipes here). Thanks to my friend Josh Plummer for the great idea! Helpful Information Preparation [...]
Pig candy is nothing new but it does take things up about 5000 notches when you make it in the smoker. The last time I wrote about this I simply used my rub and brown sugar on the outside as a dry mixture. This time I made a glaze from bourbon, brown sugar, maple syrup and of course, my original rub, to [...]
Barbecue and teriyaki is an excellent combination as demonstrated with this smoked pork sirloin roast marinated for several hours in teriyaki sauce and then rubbed with my barbecue seasoning (purchase recipes here) and smoked to perfectly done. Helpful Information Preparation time: 15 minutes Marinate Time: 4-8 hours Cook time: 2 hours Smoker temperature: 225-240°F Meat finish temperature: 145°F Recommended wood: Hickory What You'll Need Pork sirloin roast(s) [...]
