Dr. BBQ: I’m building a portable smoker and need to know how big my firebox should be. The grill its self is a 350 gal.(6ft. x 3ft.) round tank. What do you suggest? Stephen Hi Stephen, I’m not an expert on this but luckily for us all I have a friend who is. I asked the one and only …
Barbecue Classes?
Dear Dr. BBQ: Do you have any advice to help me with BBQ books or classes, especially about cooking whole hogs? Johnny Hi Johnny, There are a whole bunch of cooking schools these days and plenty of books about BBQ cooking. I’ve even got some myself that you can see at www.drbbq.com But most of us don’t cook many whole …
Lay Off the Wood
Hello Dr. BBQ I use pecan sticks, split logs in my Weber with the lid on, and have been getting a spicy, hot, bitter flavor when I cook chicken or vegetables. The smoke makes the chicken brown/black and the bitter taste of the smoke stays on the meat. Should I soak the wood, change to oak, anything different? Thanks for …
BBQ Hawaiian Style
Dr. BBQ, While I like bbq w/ some bite to it, my wife has been asking me if I could come up with a rub and sauce that is a sweet/tropical/Hawaiian/(pineapple?) for ribs and chops. Can you recommend a rub and sauce to buy or modify? P.S. She’s the one who bought me a Big Green Egg for Christmas last …
Right Temp for Ribs
Hey Doc: I’m kinda new to the whole smoking communtiy, but I”ve been grillin’ for a long time. I bought a Char-Broil grill/smoker from with the small smoke box on the side, and I recently tried to smoke ribs but they cooked too fast. I think the temp of 250 that I was told I needed was wrong. What is …