If you’ve never tried it, the art of smoking may appear intimidating from a distance. Maintaining the fire to hold a consistent temperature, and making sure you've got enough fuel to imbue your food ...

For those not in the know, the brisket is a tough cut of meat from a cow's chest area. While it can be divided into the leaner flat and the more marbled point, the brisket is normally cooked in its ...

With the weather getting a lot nicer, now is the perfect time to get into grilling and smoking, especially if you’ve been putting it off due to the cold of the winter. While smoking and grilling can ...

Vertical smokers give you more cooking space with less external space—this one clocking in with 884 square inches. That plus the ease of using propane make this a real winner. A great middle ground ...

Greg Baker is a chef, restaurant consultant, and writer with almost 40 years of experience in the industry. As an expert in outdoor cooking, Greg has written more than 30 articles on grilling and ...

The vertical pellet smoker is rapidly gaining fame as a choice method for cooking meals. This is credited to the several outstanding features that it offers, which are absent in traditional smokers, ...

Men’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. A portable grill and smoker combo is one of the many ways to ...

The best gas grills, portable grills, and charcoal grills are all about efficiency. But the best smokers and pellet grills eschew ease. Purists prefer to cook low and slow over indirect heat with ...

Sometimes called bullet smokers because of their shape, vertical smokers are tall and narrow—although larger sizes may resemble metal drums. The charcoal fire is stoked in the bottom of the unit and ...

Want to expand your culinary repertoire beyond barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers this summer? Consider a smoker. Whereas a grill cooks meat directly over a flame, smokers use indirect heat to cook ...

Types of Smokers Offset: The traditional smoker design, offset or “barrel” smokers feature two parts–a large main cooking chamber for your food, and a smaller cook box for the fuel. The wood or ...