Tips, Techniques, cooks, and tasty ideas from the pit.
Cornell-style chicken isn’t about thick, sweet BBQ sauce. It’s vinegar-forward, savory, and built for charcoal. The secret is a simple basting sauce you brush on early and often, …
There’s something special about cooking a steak in cast iron. When the pan gets ripping hot and a well-seasoned ribeye hits the surface, the crust that forms is hard to beat. Th…
Fire Management Methods Every Pitmaster Should Understand Fire management is the difference between food that tastes like barbecue and food that tastes like you're licking the ins…
Brining for BBQ… dry vs wet, safety, and curing salt If Maillard is how you build flavor on the outside… brining is how you protect the inside while you chase that crust. Brining…
Bark is the dark, savory crust that forms on smoked and grilled meat. When it’s right, it tastes roasted, deep, a little sweet, a little smoky, and it adds texture. When it’s wron…
Bacon Wrapped Meatballs Good meatballs, thin-cut bacon, steady heat, and PyroDust. Wrap them, season lightly, and cook over medium heat until the bacon renders and crisps. Pul…
Clean smoke tastes like BBQ… dirty smoke tastes like regret Everybody wants “more smoke”… until they get the wrong smoke. If your smoke is thick, white, and rolling like a fog mac…
Smoked Guacamole with Fire-Roasted Salsa Smoke as seasoning, not the whole story This started as a simple idea… what if guac had just a hint of smoke, not enough to shout, just …
Pulled Pork Hash A southern-style skillet hash that puts your leftover pulled pork to work. Crispy potatoes, smoky pork, and a tangy Carolina finish. Description:This one’s comfor…
fast, flavor-loaded skillet dinner featuring PyroDust CoopDust. This recipe hits all the notes rich, smoky salmon with a crispy seasoned crust, silky lemon garlic butter drizzled…
I normally like my wings on the HOT side of the scale, but I decided to give Garlic Parmesan wings a go. So I made up a garlic parmesan sauce. Started off with about half a large …
Dim sum means “touch the heart”… small bites, stacked bamboo baskets, passed around a table. Bao, dumplings, pancakes… they are all part of the culture, usually eaten quick, hot, …