Smokehouse Academy

Offset Smokers

Common Mistakes with an Offset Smoker

Learn the most common mistakes beginners make with an offset smoker and how to avoid dirty smoke, unstable heat and dry meat.

Fire Management

Temperature Control in an Offset Smoker

Learn how to hold a stable temperature in an offset smoker by controlling the fire, airflow and wood size instead of chasing exact numbers.

Fire Management

How to Light an Offset Smoker

Learn how to light an offset smoker the right way, build a clean coal bed and create stable heat before the food goes on.

Grills

Reverse Sear – How to Cook the Perfect Steak

Reverse sear gives you better control over thick steaks. Learn how to cook the meat gently first and finish with high heat for a crisp crust.

Offset Smokers

Pork Ribs on an Offset Smoker

Pork ribs are a true BBQ classic. With the right temperature, clean wood smoke and a little patience, you get ribs with deep smoke flavor, proper bark and juicy meat that releases cleanly from the bone without falling apart.

Offset Smokers

Beef Ribs on an Offset Smoker

Learn how to choose the right ribs, build a proper bark and cook juicy beef ribs with clean wood smoke – step by step.

Recipes

Your First Brisket – A Beginner’s Guide

Fire Management

Fire Management – The Foundation of Clean Smoke