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Smoking Meat: To Sauce or Not to Sauce (BBQ Sauce or Rub)?
This question varies by where you are from. We all know that there are places in parts of the country that are sauce heavy and taste really good. There are parts of the country like the great state of Texas where you don’t insult the meat a...
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Published: Apr 29, 2025
Smoking Meat: To Sauce or Not to Sauce (BBQ Sauce or Rub)?
This question varies by where you are from. We all know that there are places in parts of the country that are sauce heavy and taste really good. There are parts of the country like the great state of Texas where you don’t insult the meat and get the sauce on the side or you get looked at funny. I c...
Published: Apr 29, 2025
Pellet Smokers: Recteq or Traeger
There are a lot of pellet smokers out on the market today. Two of the major brands out there that most people recognize is the Traeger and the Recteq. This is not to say which one is better than the other, more of what the highlights are and of the experiences of using both brands. I have used pelle...