Best BBQ Recipe Roundup—What to Smoke This Weekend
It’s always a good time to break out the smoker and cook something tasty, but deciding what to cook can be a choice that is as sticky as fresh ribs. To make choosing your next smoked meal easier, we’ve put together this list of our favorites. From pork shoulder to ribs to brisket, pick one of these thermally-proved recipes and you’ll love what you make. Grab your Thermapen® ONE and RFX™ and let’s take a look!
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Smoked Brisket that Sizzles
We may as well start with the king of the smoker: brisket! Glistening in its fatty-smoky bark, a well-cooked brisket isn't just food—it's art. Notoriously difficult to master, brisket rewards careful temperature control and monitoring, and is worthy of a huge brag when you learn to do it right. Follow the steps and thermal tips in this version to make—it and make it a little faster than normal.
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A Pulled Pork Recipe for Tenderness
For silky, savor, seasony pulled pork, it doesn't get much better than this! Butterflying your pork butt cooks it faster and gives it more surface area for seasoning. Use your thermometer to watch the temperature climb far faster than expected and to get perfect results that could put your local BBQ joint to shame.
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The BBQ Ribs of Your Dreams
Whenever we go to BBQ restaurants, our favorite thing to order is usually the rubs. But why pay those prices for a half rack when you can cook a whole rack (or more) for the same cost or less at home?!? Grab some racks, follow our thermal tips for juicy, pull-from-the-bone (or fall-off-the-bone, if you like) ribs worth talking about.
Clean them bones
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Or try these Asian-flavored Ribs
Sidenote: if you want ribs that are a little different, give them some Asian flair with this recipe for Asian Sticky Ribs. We STILL talk about these here in the office, and if you nail the temps for tenderness in this recipe, you'll create a memorable meal for months—if not years—to come.
Learn how here
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How to Make the Best BBQ Chicken
BBQ chicken is a delicious classic, but a twist on the sauce makes it even better. Cook this recipe for Alabama White Sauce BBQ chicken and never look back. Follow our thermal angles for juicy chicken that is safe and absolutely delicious!
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Juicy, Smoked Dino ribs
If pork ribs are too small for you, go big or go home by cooking up some dino ribs! Also called brontosaurus ribs, these BBQ beef short ribs have enough meat on their bones to really put some meat on your bones! Find the path to juicy, rendered perfection here!
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