This site is dedicated to sharing my experiences with food of all sorts, but especially smoked foods. There may be a heavy emphasis on my favorite, Texas Barbecue…
As may not be surprising, I am not a big fan of chain barbecue restaurants. There is nothing wrong with them, of course. And I regularly enjoy solid barbecue from Spring Creek, Rudy's and others. But as a general rule, I'd rather eat my barbecue from non-chain restaurants. While I was in the Dallas area …
I have been wanting to do a pastrami brisket for a good long while now. However, it is a time-consuming process. So when I was at Costco recently and saw a corned beef brisket already brined and ready to go, I grabbed it. It was a pre-brined USDA Choice brisket flat weighing a healthy 5.81 …
The other day I was so happy to see a barbecue trailer parked in the Ace Hardware across from my neighborhood entrance. Not being able to resist barbecue, I of course had to go over and learn more. Turns out this new pop-up BBQ place is owned and run by a new friend that I …
I have been curious to see how a cut of beef like top round would taste when smoked like a large cut of beef, like a brisket. So here's what I found. I started with a ~3lb top round. I seasoned it the same way I do for my briskets - with a 50/50 sea …
I know that most of the time I post about food that might not be considered incredibly "healthy". I do want to set the record straight that I do actually try to eat pretty healthy. My wonderful wife makes sure I get my daily helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables, and I run 4-5 miles …
Smoked Food Addict 