If you are new to barbecuing, you’re probably wondering how to employ a smoker grill. Here are some of the fundamentals to get you going.

Maybe the most vital step in barbecuing occurs not at the grill, but in the kitchen. Soaking meat for a few , or occasionally several hours in a marinade sauce prior to cooking can transform even the blandest meat into an exquisite treat! You can choose from an array of commonly available marinades, or, if you are feeling experimental, you can also make your own. Recipes for great marinades can be found in cooking books and on the internet.

So as to heat your food, you’ll need a fuel source. That’s where charcoal comes in. Using charcoal in a BBQ smoker grill couldn’t be less complicated. Using natural lump charcoal along with the smoker grill’s easy-to-use spinners and exhaust valves, you can adjust the airflow and establish the correct cooking temperature to ensure a great meal.

When using a smoker grill, the next significant thing is your wood choice. When you smoke your meats in the smoker grill, the meat will soak up the qualities of the woods you use to fire the grill. There are a wide variety of wood options.

Flavors go from the ever popular hickory that gives beef a powerful hazy flavor, to the mild fruit flavor of pecan, to the sweet flavor of apple wood.

When you learn how to use your smoker grill, you’ll be slinging beef like an old pro with everybody coming back for seconds. With a little knowledge and a little bit of practice, your smoker grill will shortly become your family’s favorite cooking system.

Best of the West® Natural Oak Lump Charcoal. Available in a 6.6 lb. and a 15.4 lb. bag.

Our Natural Oak Lump Charcoal burns hotter to sear in the natural juices in your food and adds the great smoky taste of Oak. With our new website now up and working, I would like to invite to send us your ideas and comments through our Contact Us Page.

There are a number of ways you can participate in outdoor grilling. The most common method of outdoor grilling is to cook the meat directly on the grill. This usually takes place within a grill that has a closing lid. You can cook just about anything using the direct method, such as steaks, chicken, fish, hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages or even vegetables.

Another way to grill is indirectly. Indirect grilling means that you cook on the barbecue without cooking the food directly on the flame of the grill. One of the most common methods of indirect grilling is by using one side of your grill’s burner. You then place the item to be cooked on the side of the burner that isn’t lit, thereby cooking the food with just the heat rather than direct flame.

Another method of indirect grilling is with a water pan. To do this, you take a pan made of aluminum foil and fill it with water. You can add any number of things to the water, such as spices, fruit juices, wine or herbs. As your food cooks, a vapor rises up out of the water pan that your food will absorb.

Pan roasting is another popular method of outdoor grilling. Most often, you’ll use the pan roasting method for larger food items. Pan roasting is especially good for a pot roast, or turkey. To pan roast something on your outdoor grill, put a drip pan on the top of the burners.

This lets the natural juices drip out the food into the baking pan, which will then give flavor to your meat. You can add seasonings with this method of outdoor grilling, just as you can with water pan outdoor grilling.

Smoking is yet another great way to grill food outdoors. You can smoke fish, beef, poultry or game. There are a variety of ways you can smoke your meat when grilling on your barbecue. One way is with wood chips of a particular sort.

Another way is with a smoker grill. You can also smoke your meat by simply placing your wood chips in water overnight, wrapping them in aluminum foil, and then placing it on your briquettes.

The final way to barbecue outside is to spit roast. Spit-roasting is a process whereby the meat rotates over the top of the flame or the heat, allowing the meat to keep its juices. Some grills even have a built-in spit-roaster.

No matter what way you choose to barbecue, outdoor grilling can bring fun, new tastes, and a whole new cooking experience to your summer barbecues.