A BBQ chef prepares a delicious brisket - Joel Villanueva/Getty Images Smoking a brisket the correct way yields top tier results, but a lot of that has to do with the type of wood you choose. Wood ...

Smoking food is not just a way of cooking, but a form of culinary art that has been prevalent for centuries. This practice imparts a delicious depth of flavor to food, transforming its texture into ...

Hickory barbecue wood offers a strong, savory flavor profile with deep roots in the American BBQ tradition. Apple creates a ...

While wood pairing largely influences how the meat will taste after smoking, the results may vary based on other factors such as meat preparation, spices, cooking time, and even the way the meat is ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. “Low and slow.” It’s become an accepted, almost-romanticized definition of American barbecue, but it’s not ...

Call it an inflammatory statement, but when your barbecuing friends put on airs like Eastern mystics as they rhapsodize about the woods they use to smoke with, you have our permission to call them out ...