Mark Jenner

This guide breaks down what a pellet smoker is and how they work. We look at all the major components, such as the hopper, auger, fire pot, and digital controller, and detail how they work together to create an easy-to-use, highly capable and controllable BBQ smoker.

This guide looks at the pros and cons of pellet grills compared to other types of smokers, so you can decide if they are right for you. We look at and discuss their ease of use, the quality of food they produce, how much cleaning and maintenance is required, and more.

What makes electric smokers so easy-to-use, great for beginners and pros alike, and why might you want to own one? Here are our top reasons why you might want to buy one and why we think electric smokers are actually pretty good.

Before using your electric smoker for the first time, you should burn off the residues leftover from manufacturing, as well as coat the insides with a thin film oil that after heating helps to protect it and ensure a longer life. Here’s how in our new smoker seasoning guide.

There are 4 main different types of knife sharpeners, and knowing which one is best suited to you may not be immediately apparent. That is, unless you read our guide. Join us as we detail and compare electric, handheld manual, sharpening systems and whetstone sharpeners.

How long should you grill burgers? The USDA has one answer, pitmasters have, erm, 7 or 8 between them, haha. In this guide, we look at popular opinions and listen to the experts to provide you temperatures and timings for grilling burgers from blue to well done.

Learn how to make delicious, moist, flavor-packed burgers from raw ingredients yourself, at home, to achieve perfect flavor and moistness…and no falling apart patties. We cover it all from meat selection to choosing binders and finally making and cooking the perfect burger.

Porterhouse and ribeye are both epic prime cut steaks worthy of being on any menu. But which is best? Why and when would you choose one over the other? Which has more flavor? Which is the leanest or healthiest cut? We answer all this and more below.

Spatchcocking a chicken allows us to get dry rub and flavor onto more surface area while reducing the grilling time of a whole bird by half. It also lowers the chances of us over or undercooking the bird for a higher chance at a better end result. Here’s how to do it.

The only guide to using a charcoal grill you’ll ever need, this article is a monster! A complete, no stone left unturned, detailed A to Z instructional guide on how to use and master your charcoal grill to cook anything at any temperature.

Skirt steak and flank steak often get confused, probably due to them being so little known. So we thought we’d clear up the confusion in this comparison. Read on if you want to know the differences between them, and become an expert in these two lesser-known cuts.

Pork belly, stuffed with pork loin, liver, onion, sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic, fennel, lemon zest, and white wine. I adapted this classic Italian dish for rotisserie cooking, and in my opinion smashed it out of the park! I loved this dish, you should try it.

The grill that started a grilling revolution, the original kettle from Weber. Barely changed from its initial design in many decades, and for good reason. See why we — and everyone else — loves it in our hands on review of this charcoal grilling classic. Do we still think its value for money?

Is the weber smokey Joe a capable, portable charcoal grill? Or is your money better spent elsewhere? Find out in our hands-on review covering build quality, usability, performance, pros and cons, and value for money. You will also want to read my essential advice on model selection!

Chicken comes in many different forms: Whole, wings, thighs, breasts, bone-in and out … How long does each cut need grilling for, to be safe for eating, and tasty too? What if you grill for too long? Or not long enough? Read on for the details.

Cooking chicken from frozen is a recipe for disaster — or illness. But defrosting chicken can take from hours for small cuts to over 24 hours for a whole bird. But all is not lost: Here’s how to defrost chicken fast, for those inevitable times you were unable to prepare properly.

The Weber Smokey Mountain is the most popular beginner charcoal smoker on the market. It is consistently recommended to beginners yet still used and loved by many competition pros because it’s that good! Learn all about its features, performance, pros and cons, in my hands-on review after years of use.

Find out in this Maverick ET 733 review whether the extra features make it worthy of being considered over the more affordable and proven ET732, or indeed any of the many comparable or even lower-priced competitors. For some of you, we think it is!

The Maverick ET732 is a very popular digital remote wireless meat thermometer used for many years by countless outdoor cooks to help them grill and smoke accurately. Discover what’s good and bad about it, and whether we are happy to recommend it in our hands-on review.

Is the ThermoPro TP20 with its extra features worth considering over the more affordable TP08? How does it compare to its competitors? Is it reliable? Is it worth dropping your hard-earned money on? Check out our thoughts in this helpful, unbiased, hands-on review.

The ThermoPro TP08 is an affordable, reliable, durable wireless thermometer I have in my tool kit that gets constant use. In this hands-on review, learn its features, pros and cons, how it measures up against the competition, and why I am happy to use and recommend it.

The kick ash basket promises to increase airflow, allowing for a hotter fire when desired, as well as greater control at lower temperatures. It also enables you to separate out and reuse unburned fuel with a simple shake at the end of a cook. Here are our thoughts in our hands-on review.

The Meater is the first — and only — truly wireless thermometer, with not a single wire in sight! Essential for rotisserie cooking with no wires that can tangle on the rotating spit, but an excellent all-rounder for all grilling and smoking too. Check it out in our hands-on review.

An electric Fire starter that looks a little like a lightsaber, gets a charcoal grill going quickly, and saves money over regularly buying firelighters. What’s not to like? In this review, I take a detailed look at the Looftlighter, what it is, how it’s used, its pros and cons, and more.

Delicious yet quick and easy to cook grilled corn. I brush with butter, then dust with spicy dry rub halfway through grilling to ramp up the flavor! And this is geared more toward grilling without husks instead of the easier grilling with husks on.

My flame boss 500 gets used at least weekly, which should tell you something about my overall opinion on this product. But discover my exact thoughts on it, with a discussion of the good and the bad, and whether I think it’s worth your money, in my unbiased, hands-on review.

You often see pitmasters mopping their meats partway through cooking. But why? What are the benefits? Is it recommended for all cooks, or only for certain meats, or during the use of specific BBQ methods? Let’s find out, and look at some of our favorite mop sauce recipes.

The Genesis is one of Weber's premium lines of grills, well-built, feature-rich, and made for those who want the very best and are willing to pay for it. Have they hit the mark? Find out in our review where we put it through its paces and compare it to the rest of the field.

The gelatinous texture of beef cheeks is off-putting for some, who find them too soft, squishy, and a bit too ‘mouth-coating.’ But after smoking them low n slow after applying a good BBQ rub, then braising for the second half of the cook, they are simply delicious.

Beef ribs are one of my all-time favorite meats to BBQ! Similar taste to brisket, easier to cook and ready in half the time, while also being cheaper to buy. What’s not to like? So here’s how I turn these ‘brisket on a stick’ behemoths into a wonderful beefy treat.