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Memorial Day brisket math, in one table: 1/2 lb cooked per adult, 1/4 lb per child, +20% safety. Plus the raw-weight conversion, ribs/pork/chicken/tri-tip portions, and the buy-by-May-20 timeline.
Swicy — sweet plus spicy — is the dominant 2026 BBQ flavor trend. Three sauces define it: Honey-Habanero glaze, Pineapple-Chipotle BBQ sauce, and Hot Honey + Bourbon mop. The chiles, the sweets, the acid — and how to build your own.
The Ugly Drum Smoker is having its biggest year since 2018. Why 2026 BBQ trend forecasts all flag drum smokers as the surprise comeback — simpler than offsets, more flavor than pellets, 12+ hour burns on a single fuel load, and as cheap as $120 DIY.
A great Memorial Day brisket isn’t a single 14-hour cook — it’s 30 days of preparation that starts today. Order your brisket, book your fuel, run two practice cooks. The day-by-day calendar pitmasters use to deliver flawless brisket on the holiday.
Five months of winter does strange things to a smoker. The 7-step startup that takes 90 minutes — gaskets, ash-out, grease flush, probe calibration, fuel check, paint touch-ups, and a 90-minute burn-in — that saves your first brisket of the season.
Smoked carrot steaks are the surprise plant-based BBQ entrée of 2026 — slow-cooked over hardwood until the sugars caramelize and the bark eats remarkably like brisket. Recipe with bourbon-maple glaze plus three variations.
Grilled Buffalo wings are the undisputed kings of Super Bowl wings season, and every year they dominate game-day tables across the country. On Super Bowl Sunday, the grill becomes our second screen, and nothing pulls a crowd faster than a platter stacked high with crispy grilled chicken wings, saucy and shining like a desert sunset….
Himalayan Salt Block Grilling: Coastal-Inspired BBQ Techniques As a coastal cook shaped by the briny air of Newport, Rhode Island, I find Himalayan salt block grilling transforms my Cannon Beach BBQs into celebrations of flavor, infusing dishes with a gentle, sea-kissed essence that recalls my father’s lobster traps. These pink slabs, mined from Pakistan’s…
Hey there, pitmasters! I’m Travis “Smoke Daddy” Wheeler, your go-to guy for all things low and slow from Franklin, Tennessee. With years of smoking brisket and pork shoulder under my belt, I’ve mastered the art of meat temps and those coveted smoke rings. Folks are always firing questions my way about BBQ, so I’ve rounded…
Grilling chicken can seem like a dang puzzle with all them cuts—breasts, thighs, or even a whole bird. But listen up, ‘cause here’s the real deal: knowing how to grill chicken perfectly ain’t no mystery—it’s all about technique and timing. Whether you’re firing up a gas grill, charcoal, or smoker, I’m gonna walk you through…
Hey there, grill lovers! Think your BBQ game’s stuck on burgers and dogs? Well, hold onto your tongs, ‘cause Mia “The Coastal Catch” Meyer’s here to shake things up. I’m a 35-year-old ex-marine biologist from Charleston, South Carolina, and I’ve spent my life perfecting seafood and veggie grilling with a breezy, coastal twist. Today, we’re…
Hey y’all, I get it—nobody’s cheerin’ for the job of cleaning your gas grill cooking grate after last weekend’s BBQ haul. I’m Travis “Smoke Daddy” Wheeler, though, and I’ve got the chops to make it a quick, dirty win. See, it’s all about keepin’ your grill primed for that low-and-slow brisket glory. Whether you’re firin’…
