Jul 4, 2026 | grill, Poultry, smoker
Auto Draft 1. Set up the grill (the “Kettle Jerk Zone”) You want two zones: Indirect Zone (main cooking area) Bank a full chimney of charcoal on one side of the kettle. Add 2–3 chunks of pimento wood if you have it; otherwise pecan, apple, or hickory. Place a drip pan...
Jun 3, 2026 | Food, grill, Meat, pork, smoker
Bacon Explosion #3 Sounds weird, eh? My little brother turned me on to this. It’s a lot of work, but is worth the effort just for show if nothing else. Oh, and it IS tasty. The New York Times featured this recipe recently, as did Good Morning America Update...
Mar 4, 2026 | Food, grill, Meat, pork, smoker
Bacon Explosion #2 Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale½ cup apple cider vinegar1½ tsp. kosher salt½ cup bourbon, divided1 cup ketchup½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce½ cup honey2 garlic cloves, crushed1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub½ tsp. freshly ground black...
Mar 4, 2026 | Food, grill, Meat, pork, smoker
Bacon Explosion Sounds weird, eh? My little brother turned me on to this. It’s a lot of work, but is worth the effort just for show if nothing else. Oh, and it IS tasty. The New York Times featured this recipe recently, as did Good Morning America Update...
Mar 4, 2026 | grill, Meat, pork, smoker, Southern
Building Dwayne’s Ribs Dwayne does almost as good a job on ribs as Daddy used to do. He’s a pretty good cook, as is his son, Eli. They get it honest. Ingredients 2 racks Pork ribs2 cups Pineapple juiceDry Rub for RibsApple ciderCooking Oil ...
Jun 20, 2013 | Food, grill, host, Seafood, shrimp, smoker
Shrimp Smokenator I tried something I’ve never tried before. I put some medium to large shrimp on the grill with the Smokenator fired up. It was running about 200-225, and I cooked them 10 minutes on the side farthest from the Smokenator. I didn’t marinate...
