Notes about charcoal

Smoked Chicken Wings

It’s getting to be that time of year again, the time when football is all everyone talks about in Tennessee and there’s not one person in our house that complains about it! And it doesn’t matter if it’s Hendersonville[…]

First Pork Ribs Experiment

Pork ribs! Just hearing it said out loud can make your mouth water with thoughts of messy deliciousness sticking to your fingers as you bite into one of the best meats to ever to be kissed by smoke! According[…]

First Smoked Brisket

My confidence was getting better with my smoker, and I knew that I had to try the “holy grail” of smoked meat, a beef brisket! I’ve always believed that any BBQ joint or backyard pitmaster can do a fantastic[…]

1st Pork Shoulder

First Try At Smoked Pork Shoulders

After having seasoned my smoker and following the suggestion of a good friend to smoke a whole chicken first (I wish I would have taken pictures of that bird! It looked amazing and tasted even better!) to get the flavor[…]

Seasoning My Smoker

After receiving my Weber Smokey Mountain cooker for Christmas, I finally got a decent break in the weather to do my seasoning. I had read around on the Internet, albeit not enough, and talked to a few people who[…]