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How to smoke a perfect prime rib for Father's Day, with the reverse sear and exact internal temps for every doneness.
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USDA Prime is the top grade, awarded on marbling and the age of the animal. Only a small share of graded beef reaches it, which is why it costs what it does. Marbling is the flecking of fat inside the muscle rather than around it, and it is what keeps a cut juicy through a…
10 Badass Creative BBQ Recipes to Wow Your Crowd Ten recipes that are not burgers, ribs or brisket: porchetta, lamb kleftiko, grilled gumbo and seven more worth the effort. Here are 10 Creative BBQ Recipes for anyone whose cookouts have settled into a rut. They range from Italian porchetta to grilled gumbo, and…
A barbecue sauce is a base, a sweetener, an acid and a spice blend. Once you know the four parts, every regional style is a ratio rather than a recipe. That is why a homemade sauce is worth learning: you stop following recipes and start adjusting. This homemade barbecue sauce recipe is gonna flip your…
Pork shoulder, dry-rubbed overnight, seared then held at 210 to 220°F until it pulls. That is the whole of this easy pulled pork recipe by Liz Evans! This here’s your ticket to a laid-back gathering or a cozy family supper where folks’ll be linin’ up for seconds, guaranteed. Ingredients for Easy Pulled Pork Recipe 3.3…
Competition pork butt is scored on one bite, which is why the technique differs from a backyard cook in ways that look fussy and are not. In competition BBQ, smoking pork butts ain’t just cookin’—it’s a gritty art form. You need precision, guts, and a hunger for perfection. Your goal? Craft a pork butt so…
Craving a burger that’s bursting with flavor? Ben Forte’s Smashburgers, straight from Ben Forte’s website work because of contact: a loose ball of beef pressed hard onto a hot flat surface browns across its whole face rather than in stripes. That is the entire trick. Single or double stack, you get crisp lacy edges, a…
Oh, that first bite into juicy homemade hot dogs. Making your own means you control the meat, the cure and the smoke, and the difference is not subtle. These homemade hot dogs are gonna hit your soul like a hickory smoke ring. Yum. Ever dreamed of craftin’ homemade hot dogs from scratch is easier than…
Plenty of folks out back shy away from cookin’ up Sweet and Spicy BBQ Baby Back Ribs, worried they’ll end up with a pile of tough, chewy bones. They play it safe with sausages or burgers instead. That caution is misplaced. Baby backs are the most forgiving rack on the counter, and this recipe is…
Smoked ribs with a ramen slaw sounds like a stunt until you eat it. The slaw is doing what a vinegar slaw does, with more texture and more heat. Applewood-smoked pork ribs alongside a crunchy raw-noodle slaw: Kansas City method, Japanese seasoning. For over 30 years, I’ve been perfectin’ ribs, and now, with a Japanese…
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into a smoky, flavor-packed ride with these downright addictive Smoky Red Chicken Wings. These are a slow-cook wing rather than a fast one: brined, smoked, then finished hot. It takes most of an afternoon and it is worth the time. Step by step below, including the…
Craving a BBQ dish that’s got that sweet, smoky vibe and a punch of flavor? These Bourbon and Maple Chicken Wings, tweaked from Dan Cooper’s recipe over at The BBQ Mag pair a sticky maple-bourbon glaze with just enough heat to keep it from being purely sweet. The glaze goes on at the end, not…
Discover the delightful combination of Lemon Vinaigrette with Asparagus in this easy BBQ recipe. Grilled asparagus serves as a fantastic base for this zesty, lemony vinaigrette with seeds—so refreshing! The thick spears truly shine when they hit that sweet spot between crisp and tender, so yank ‘em off the BBQ before they go limp. Ingredients…
