Love the flavor of wood-smoked barbecue? Craving mouth-watering, slow-smoked meat? Consumer Reports’ experts say you don’t need to run out and buy a smoker. A few steps and your gas or charcoal grill ...

Learn how to choose the best wood for smoking food with tips on flavor pairing, smoke control, and selecting the right wood ...

If you have someone who truly loves you, you got a new grill or smoker as a Christmas present. As Cousin Eddie from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” would say, while slogging down his eggnog, ...

An easy overview of how brisket cooks in various smokers, comparing temperature control, smoke flavor, and results from ...

Learning how to use an outdoor smoker involves a lot of trial and error — well, mostly error. As an avid home chef on the search for authentically smoked flavor, I ...

When I started with using a grill it was like for most people a simple charcoal grill. With not much, or should I say no experience, than grilling some hamburgers that were burned on the outside and ...

It’s finally barbecue season, and where there’s heat, there’s also risk of burns and fires. The National Fire Protection Association estimates about 19,700 people go to hospital emergency rooms each ...

Whether smoked or seared, over classic hardwood or convenient gas, nothing says summer like food cooked outdoors. And few chefs are as synonymous with outdoor cooking as Bobby Flay, whose 12th book, ...