Recent content by Noel Hartough

I have several books- including Aaron Franklin a Meat Smoking Manifesto- For Central Texas BBQ it's my Bible But for everything else about meat, heat, smoke, and grilling etc... I can't recommend Meathead's book highly enough. I believe anyone who is serious about grilling and or, smoking meats...

I have used Kingsford Blue one time and it will be the last- I often overnight a packer brisket- I have always had great success with Royal Oak Lump- it burns evenly, is easy to get lit in the chimney, and I think has a nice flavor too. I would also say that I have learned to be meticulous on...

Cheers Mate!

Feral cats! Nice wordage, and quite the visual. - - - Updated - - - you know- the wood part is really the only thing that scares me about the stick burner- we live on the coast in North Florida, and I would worry about the expense and hassle of feeding a stick burner

Thanks- I am not a huge pork fan which is also heresy!

How did you cook the taco shells! This is awesome!

Looking for comparison of owning and using both- There's a part of me that wants to add a stick burner to the arsenal- but there's a part of me that thinks I should really dig in to get deep fire flavor with the WSM, because stick burners are a pain in the butt, and may not be worth the...

Being a fan of Central Texas Brisket- that's what I got the WSM for- I have been obsessive in my quest! Almost everyone I know uses an offset cooker, and they insist, as good as the WSM is, that I will never really get the deep rich flavor in my meats that you get from stick burners. My only...

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Long time lurker, purchaser of multiple bbq and grilling books, obsessive fan of Aaron Franklin and Central Texas BBQ. Also a huge Weber fan- I have a Genesis 3 burner, Smokey Joe and !8.5" Smokey Mountain. I've learned a lot from trial and error, and hope to take my game to the next level by...