Author: Top Geek

Brisket is the King of Smoked Meats – but only when you do it right. Brisket is one of the toughest pieces of meat to smoke well. It is not only tough to get right, …

There’s nothing better than a smoked sausage and pepper sandwich to close your day as night starts to fall in early. This is simple smoked sausage sandwich where all the flavor comes from the wood. Like all of your …

Is beer can chicken worth doing? At best, what are the results that you get when you are finished? The first result, and possibly the sole redeeming feature is a beautiful well colored skin in …

Why bother? That’s a fair question when it comes to taking the time to get a nice grid of grill marks on properly cooked steak, chops, fowl or veggies. While it is partially to show …

Brining food is similar to marinating, but more focused. Brining means to soak in a salt solution. Yes, there can be other things in the brine, and that can be really good, but at the …

THERE ARE SEVERAL SPICE CHOICES WHEN MAKING SAUSAGE, BUT ONLY A HANDFUL ARE RECOMMENDED. When casing your own sausage, you may be limited to the type of ingredients you can use, but there’s still a …