Foolproof Smoked Ribs

The following recipe consistently produces fabulous ribs, but be sure to follow each step carefully. What you are looking for with ribs is tender meat, but still a little chewy. The meat should stick to the bone, but fall off cleanly with a little tug. There are two main kinds of pork ribs: baby backs…

Texas-Style Brisket

We used to live in Austin, Texas and grew to love hill country BBQ, especially brisket. Here is my current technique for cooking brisket. I use the same basic method on both my Traeger wood pellet smoker and my Stumps gravity feed charcoal/wood chunk smoker. I am continually learning and tweaking my technique, but the basic…

Basic BBQ Rub

This is my go-to rub for just about everything but brisket. It has a sugar base and it outstanding with pork (ribs, butts, etc.). It is modified from a recipe by legendary Kansas City pitmaster Paul Kirk. Rub can be expensive so this is a great way to save money. I buy my spices in bulk…