Left and center: Blazo boxes repurposed into a bedside table and storage shelves. Right: A valve installed on an oil drum. Diagrams for a shower made from a Blazo can and a box trap for small game ...

Types of Smokers Offset: The traditional smoker design, offset or “barrel” smokers feature two parts–a large main cooking chamber for your food, and a smaller cook box for the fuel. The wood or ...

Editor’s note: This is the first column in a series in which Reid provides advice on becoming a proficient backyard pitmaster. The column will focus on products, ingredients and services specific to ...

Smoking meat and fish is an age-old practice, but to the uninitiated it can seem complicated, and it’s fraught with mystery. How do you know when your meat is done? How much smoke is enough? What kind ...

While purists prefer the iconic offset or “barrel” smoker, which reflects a wide array of regional barbecue traditions from Texas to Memphis to Kansas City and the Carolinas, there’s a wider range of ...