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Are you looking for a smoker you can build yourself, designed to smoke food for upwards of 12 hours without constant maintenance? 

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 intro to  DELICIOUS MOUTHWATERING BARBEQUE… Learning how to smoke meat is less of a science and more of an art, turning everyday

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There are two things that will make or break your smoked pork butt — and most guides only talk about one of

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Testing and review of the best Bluetooth meat thermometers on the market. We rounded up every device we could find marketed as

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HOW TO SMOKE MEAT

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Introduction

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Before you get started understand the basics of what makes BBQ so great to how the smoking process works from cook-times, temperature, to producing quality smoke.

Getting Started

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This is the practical application of yielding great tasting BBQ. Through this step-by-step process we'll take you through your BBQ session from beginning to end. 

Smokers

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We'll cover the various styles of smokers and provide you a detailed explanation of pros and cons for each - when it comes time to buy your first smoker, you'll be ready. 

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There are two things that will make or break your smoked pork butt — and most guides only talk about one of them. The first is timing. Nothing else matters if your guests go home before dinner is served. A pork butt is a long cook, and there’s a notorious stretch in the middle of every smoke where the internal temperature just stops

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Eh, so maybe we take our BBQ a little too seriously. We dedicate time to testing and experimenting with products, recipes, and methodologies related to outdoor cooking, grilling and smoking -- all so you don't have to. We've been rated as one of the best meat smoking websites. We bring you a wide range of product recommendations featuring our top rated smokers, grills, grill gifts, knives, to detailed tutorials on how to yield the best BBQ, from pork butt to brisket and everything in-between. If you love BBQ geekdom as much as we do, follow us.

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Best Thermometers

When it comes to great BBQ reaching and maintaining the ideal temperature is a must. We've spent endless hours testing over 50 various thermometers to revel our favorites in each category; from instant read thermometers to wireless smart thermometers, standalone leave-in probe thermometers, to Bluetooth based thermometers.    

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