I decided to smoke a turkey this year for Thanksgiving. I purchased a 15 lb. Butterball and decided this year to not do a brine. I have read that truly the only time you “need” to brine one is if it was a organic natural turkey. Butterball type turkeys are already treated/injected prior to packaging….
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Back Yard Smoking…
With everything going on the world, with the pandemic I was excited to find a large brisket (close to 20 lbs.) at my local Kroger. I typically do overnight smokes, and always watch the weather prior to smoking. Weather looked good Friday night so I started the brisket about 8:30 PM and it was a…
Trip to Austin – Beef Barbecue Holy Land
I had to go to Austin for a week of training for work, and planned to try to sample some local barbecue. I would have loved to have been able to go to the World famous Franklin Barbecue, but being in class from 8-5 for Monday through Friday it was impossible. They only open for…
my smoking philosophy
Cooking and smoking is not a science in my opinion, it is an art. It takes practice, trial and error, and time to perfect the process. My smoker of choice is a Weber smokey mountain bullet. I have owned it for close to 10 years. It has served me well and continues to deliver great…
Hello world
Just getting started and quickly realized that I am a lot better at smoking than web design.