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Afterburner steak grilling on top of two charcoal chimneys.
Grilling Guides

Afterburner Chimney Seared Steak — A Screaming Hot Searing Method

Afterburner steak is so named because the flames out of the chimney look like the afterburner out the rear of a jet. It’s screaming hot, cooks very quickly, and is a fantastic way to sear thin steaks, creating great crust without overcooking the center.

Slices of smoked beef brisket.
Brisket

Aaron Franklin Brisket Recipe — Step-by-Step With Videos to Follow

Here’s how to BBQ brisket, as described by Aaron Franklin, widely regarded as one of the top brisket cooks and experts to ever fire up a smoker. With a complete description of his process and videos to follow, you can perfectly recreate his epic brisket for yourself!

A weber kettle set up for two-zone grilling.
Grilling Guides

Two-Zone Grilling Method: A Must-Have Skill to Master Your Grill

Two-zone grilling enables you to cook at different temperatures on the same grill, with direct radiant heat and indirect convection heat simultaneously. Or to have a safe zone away from flames if things get too hot, and you need to calm down the grilling. Here’s how you do it.

Man under an umbrella lighting a BBQ in the rain.
Grilling Guides

Top Tips for Grilling in the Rain — The Barbecue Must Go On

BBQ, whatever the weather! The show must go on! Use whatever cliché or saying you like, but rain does not have to stop play! Here are all the tips you need to carry on cooking outdoors when the heavens have opened while keeping yourself and your food dry.

A bone in ribeye steak on a grill with flames licking around it.
Grilling Guides

How Long to Grill Steak, Rare to Well Done, Times and Temperatures

How long should you grill steak to get your preferred doneness level? It varies, of course, and mostly on the thickness of the cut. Read on to learn the grilling times and target temperatures of steaks from rare to well done, from under 1 inch to over 2 inches thick.

Smoked brisket, sliced in two with one half on top of the other.
BBQ Theory

How Long Does Smoked Meat Last — If Refrigerated or Frozen

Smoke is known as a preservative. So, after you’ve hot smoked some meat, how long can you keep it in the fridge before it spoils? How about in the freezer? Surely if smoke is a preservative, it will last for a long time before spoiling? We answer all your questions below.

Brisket smoking on a two tier grill or BBQ.
General Knowledge

Grilling Vs. BBQ — What’s the Difference? (If There is One?)

There’s BBQ, and there’s grilling. They are both performed outdoors, often on the same equipment, but they are very different things with different goals, despite the terms being used interchangeably. Learn the difference between barbecue and grilling in this quick guide.