Are you a beginner BBQ smoker enthusiast looking for some guidelines to get started with? Here is a helpful chart that lists approximate times and temperatures for a variety of common meats.

BBQ Smoking Times and Temps Chart

Please leave a comment if you find this useful. Also feel free to suggest any meats we should add to the chart.

I just added a few barbeque-related resources to my website under BBQ Tools.

We are working hard to make the website informative and helpful for people who are looking for a new BBQ cooker, ways to enhance their cooking skills, or grow their catering business.

If you’re still in research mode for a new BBQ cooker, check out my handy little charts I just added today:

• Pig Cooker Comparison and Capacity Charts
• BBQ Smoker Capacity Charts
• Chicken Cooker Capacity Chart
• Recommended Crowd Sizes for Meadow Creek Cookers

Please leave a comment to let me know if they are useful for you.

I also posted a really amazing BBQ catering planner that helps you price large or small catering events. If you do any catering events, you need to check this out.

For a true barbeque enthusiast, there is never a bad time of the year to barbeque. Rain or shine, cold or hot—you can fire up that BBQ smoker or grill and crank out a tasty meal fit for a king.

Last week we decided to get really serious. Our cook included smoked turkey breasts and baby back ribs in a TS60 BBQ Smoker and grilled chicken and potato wedges in a BBQ42 Chicken Cooker.

Here are some pictures that show a bit of the fun. Click on a photo to enlarge it.

When was the last time you barbequed? What have you qued this winter?

Please comment on this post and let me know what you think. You may even post links to photos of your barbequed food if you’d like. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Have a tasty weekend!

Lavern

Hello, friends!

Now is a good time to buy a Meadow Creek BBQ cooker. If you’ve been contemplating buying a bigger or better catering rig for the next season, you need to contact us for a quote.

There is a price update coming on January 1. Some of the prices will increase, so now is the time to get serious about making 2009 your best BBQ season yet.

We offer BBQ smokers, pig roasters, chicken cookers, and grills in a variety of types and sizes. Portable catering trailers with 3 and 4-bowl stainless steel sinks and fold-down roofs make catering and serious BBQs a breeze.

Pick up the phone and call Marlin at 423-413-2644 today to secure your order and get it into production. You only have 11 more days to take advantage of these savings.

Are you looking for an easy step-by-step guide for smoking a whole turkey?  I just published an article on how to smoke a turkey in a BBQ smoker with charcoal.

You’ll find smoking a turkey is not that difficult. Once you discover how easy it is and you take your first bite, I hope you’ll want to make it a tradition every holiday season!

The article walks you through all the steps of smoking a turkey. In a few minutes you can be equipped with the knowledge you need to go buy your turkey and fire up the smoker.

How to Smoke a Turkey

Here’s a charcoal smoker tip that shows you how to avoid long temperature slumps in a charcoal barbeque smoker and get your meat smoked in record time.

Most times when you smoke, you will need to add more charcoal partly through the smoke. If you let too much of your charcoal burn up before adding more fuel, the temperature will drop dramatically and it will take longer than necessary for the new charcoal to make heat. This can be disappointing, especially if you have a deadline to meet and you don’t have time to lose.

This is especially bad if it’s cold outside or it’s raining and you open the smoking chamber door to check your meat. Under these conditions, we have found it can easily take up to 30 minutes to totally regain optimum smoking temperature.

Smoker Firebox Ready for More Charcoal

On the other hand, remember you don’t want a lot of extra charcoal in the firebox after you’re done. Be careful not to add too much toward the end of your smoke.

So keep some extra charcoal nearby and watch that firebox!