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Product Review: Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco Drum Smoker

Product Review: Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco Drum Smoker

In the market for a drum smoker? This Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco drum smoker has some versatility and holds heat for many hours. We take a deep dive into the features and why this smoker is worth trying. When I first got into barbecue, my very…

BBQ Essentials 2.0!

BBQ Essentials 2.0!

Another year, another BBQ essentials list! Not to say that the items I shared last time are completely obsolete, but I want to add to the previous list. Consider it an addendum to the previous BBQ Essentials list. Check out more products that I love…

Product Review: Pit Hawg BBQ Ash Vacuum

Product Review: Pit Hawg BBQ Ash Vacuum

Barbecue is a hobby that provides some good times and even better food. These are the things that drive most of us. But when we think of BBQ, cleaning is the last thing to comes to most of our minds. However, the upkeep is necessary…

Product Review: Joetisserie

Product Review: Joetisserie

I’ve been cooking in a ceramic grill religiously for the past 18 months, mostly going low and slow for barbecue. I’ve been using the Kamado Joe Classic, Classic II, and Joe Jr. I love how these things hold the heat for hours and hours (especially…

Product Review: Looftlighter

Product Review: Looftlighter

If you use charcoal like I do, then you’re lighting up batches of them as frequently as Netflix adds and drops shows from their lineup. I’ve used newspaper, paraffin wax squares, and, I confess, even lighter fluid* (but only once, I swear). Newspaper burns out…

Product Review: Flame Boss 300

Product Review: Flame Boss 300

Usually with product reviews, I like to hold my opinion to the end. But I’m gonna be forthright with you now: I love the Flame Boss 300! Now I’m gonna spend the rest of the article telling you why. To start off, the contents of…

Traeger HQ Visit

Traeger HQ Visit

Back in February of 2017, I had the opportunity to visit Traeger‘s mothership in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was escorted around by the one and only Chad Ward, who is their Director of Marketing (BBQ) and also has his own shops in Florida called…

Product Review: Cutting Board from Flying Dust Woodworks

Product Review: Cutting Board from Flying Dust Woodworks

Since I BBQ multiple times a week, one thing that I’ve come to appreciate is a good cutting board. I’d been using a generic cutting board I bought from Walmart and I knew I’d beaten the crap out of it when I noticed the wood…

Product Review: Smoke

Product Review: Smoke

I love using my digital thermometers. I love the quick, accurate reading I get from the Thermopop and even quicker response from the Thermapen Mk4. So when Thermoworks released a new device that caters to BBQ’ers like myself, I had to pretend my other awesome digital thermometers…

Product Review: Thermopop

Product Review: Thermopop

When I ventured into the world of BBQ, I was using a basic “analog” meat thermometer to gauge temps. I was content with this and there’s still no shame in doing that. As I researched BBQ methods, a lot of people, novices and experts alike,…