Pork

Recently I was invited to a food bloggers dinner in which fancy food bloggers (and me) get together for a pot luck. I wanted to bring something unique to my craft, but also do something that I don’t usually make. I’ve done pork belly burnt…

BBQ is a beautiful thing. The hours of work put in to trimming, rubbing, injecting (for some), smoking resting, and slicing (or shredding) pays off when you take that first bite…and second, and third, and so on. You want to get your fill and share…

When I got into BBQ, I kept hearing people talk about pork belly. I had no idea what it was, but played it cool like I did. Thankfully, we can summon the powers of cyberspace to save us the embarrassment of asking others to find…

Growing up in St. Louis, I was exposed to some unique foods to the region: gooey butter cake, toasted ravioli, and pork steaks. It wasn’t until I moved out West that I realized these things were not commonplace everywhere else. Being the BBQ nut that I’ve…

I have been BBQ’ing for a full year now and during these 12 months, I have smoked dozens of pork shoulders. I was doing them the same way for a while in order to get myself more confident with the process. In fact, you can…

When browsing Instagram, I like to find things that inspire me. I usually repost them on my account (@learningtosmoke) and sometimes I end up trying them myself. I found a magical fusion of sweet and savory, reposted it, and then made it myself. These bacon-wrapped…

When it comes to ribs, most of the time I prefer St. Louis style ribs. I do this for two reasons: 1) I love the flavor of meat and fat that this part of the rib provides and 2) I’m originally from St. Louis, so…

  If you’re new to BBQ, you may feel ambitious and want to try smoking some of the bigger meats right away. Go and swing for the fences if you’d like! If you want to try something simple, easy, and tasty, then go for smoked…