1. Choose Your Spot Place the smoker on a flat, fire-safe surface with good airflow. 2. Prep the Smoker Clean out ash and ensure vents are working. If it’s new, season with cooking oil and run at ...

Fire too hot, temps too low? Chuds BBQ shows you how to take full control of your offset smoker—fuel, airflow, and all. This ...

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Editor’s note: This is the first column in a series in which Reid provides advice on becoming a proficient backyard pitmaster. The column will focus on products, ingredients and services specific to ...

The steel offset smoker is ubiquitous in Texas barbecue. Its torpedolike cooking chamber, with a tall smokestack on one end and a low-riding firebox on the other, is the symbol of Texas-style barbecue ...