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Last week I did a couple of pork butts on my WSM just like I have been doing them for the last 15+ years. I used hickory chunks in the same quantity as in the past, but the finished product had significantly less smoke flavor than in the past. I used some wood chunks discovered when cleaning...

Did I miss it, or do neither Lowe’s nor Home Depot have Kingsford briquettes on sale this Memorial Day?

I like to make belly bacon, but it took me years to find a source of bellies. Then a couple years ago someone suggested the local Asian market. They have them but they are in the $4-5 a pound range. I just discovered that Costco now carries pork bellies at $2.29/lb. I can bring home the...

Has anyone seen any Memorial Day sale prices yet. That is usually when I stock up for the year.

We got a four day weekend going on and I've got a lot of plans for my WSM. I'm not sure whether to do it on Saturday night or Sunday night, but I just bought two pork butts (15lbs.) and a 10 pound chuck. I haven't bought 'em yet but on the 4th, some friends are coming over and I'm going to do...

I'm smoking a meatloaf as I type. I'm trying Shawn's parchment paper technique. It's getting to be spring here and time to start cleaning out the freezer to make room for salmon and halibut. I still had some deer burger left from my brother-in-law so I mixed a pound of that with a pound of...

I recall reading that probes with longer wires would be available in December. I checked Maverick's web site and couldn't find anything. Has anyone heard if these are available yet? Griff

Last summer, my mom and wife bought some pork butt that was on sale at a local store -- buy one get one free. Turned out it was boneless and I wanted bone in so I put them into the freezer for later use. Two weeks ago I pulled them out of the freezer and put them into a buckboard bacon cure...

I've just about finished my first overnight MM brisket but I need some advice please. I followed the Brisket-Midnight cook directions and planned an hour to an 1.5 hours per pound. It's a 12 pounder after cleaning. I allowed for the max plus an extra hour for unforeseeables. Now I have a...