Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs Finished on the Grill

Yes, you can absolutely make ribs in the oven — and done right, they come out just as tender as anything off a smoker. The method I’ve used for close to 40 years, going back to a restaurant called Gadgets in the 1980s, bakes the ribs low and slow in a covered pan, then finishes…

Sous Vide Eggs – Smoke Free

Not everything on this site involves a smoker, and this is one of those — sous vide egg jars I got into a few years back as a make-ahead breakfast. I made a few batches of these, five or six times total, using a custom rig built out of a cooler with a notched lid…

Smoke-free Turkey Sausage

Back when I was in diet mode, these turkey sausage patties were in heavy rotation — a simple way to get real protein into breakfast without a smoker involved at all. I made a batch, I ate off it for days, and I did it more times than I could count. It starts with Italian…

Smoke free Pico / Salsa

I have been making my own fresh pico de gallo for a couple of years at this point and figured I would share the recipe. I typically make it once a week and we eat it with chips or on eggs or vegetables. I prefer Roma tomatoes as the base. I typically use 6 decent…