Once you own a pellet grill you look forward to smoking meat year-round and showing off all that juicy and delicious meat candy to all your family and friends–but during the holiday season, the stakes couldn’t be higher. With everyone counting on you to create a perfectly seasoned and smoked turkey, anxiety can set in …
Isn’t it a bummer when the Thanksgiving turkey never looks like the beautiful turkeys on the cover of a magazine? Today, I am going to reveal how that look is accomplished so you can share a turkey this gorgeous for your Thanksgiving dinner. This “turkey paint” is a cooking hack that I created for my …
Long gone are the days of flavorless Thanksgiving turkey–now we all know how easy it is to make a homemade turkey brine and infuse our bird with extra cajun flavor and juiciness! We’re such big fans of juicy turkey that this month we released two epic turkey recipes, our sweet apple cider smoked turkey brine, …
The secret is out that the way to avoid the dry, stringy turkey of your grandparents’ generation is to use a simple turkey brine before the big day. Despite sounding scientific, turkey brines have an easy formula and in many cases, the ingredients are already in your pantry. Using a brine always results in a …
Whether you’re a traditional pitmaster who’s curious about pellet grills, or a barbecue beginner with a shiny new Rec Teq or Traeger, most will agree that pellet smokers are a bit of a different animal. Brimming with convenience, and loaded with cool gadgets like temperature probe to app notifications, or cell phone alarms set to …
This award-winning smoked baked beans recipe was given to me by the wife of an uber-famous pitmaster who came to my book signing near Lake Austin and traded secrets with me all night long!! Now, I can’t seem to start the pellet smoker without preparing this perfect side dish, full of rich smoky flavor, so …
Hot off the pellet smoker! This pellet grill pulled pork recipe takes all the tried and true secrets to succulent pulled pork and combines them with basic pellet grill wisdom. In this recipe post, you’ll see step by step how I prepare my pulled pork, on my pellet smoker, including my homemade rub, mop sauce, …