Whether you're a barbecue novice or a backyard pitmaster, our guides to smoking help teach the fundamentals of cooking with smoke.

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The Elements of Barbecue: Is Gas Barbecue Really Barbecue?
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Transform Your Cocktails With Smoked Ice
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The Elements of Barbecue: What's in a Smoker?
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The Elements of Barbecue: On Matters of Meat
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11 Smoked Meat Recipes for Summer Feasting
Overhead view of smoked salmon
How to Smoke Salmon
A hand lifting some dry bbq rub out of a metal mixing bowl.
Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Rub
Open-face smoked chicken salad sandwich on a plate with a knife, a glass and orange cloth napkin on the periphery.
Smoked Chicken Salad
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Tea-Smoked Chicken Wings Recipe
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Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck Recipe
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Competition Barbecue Pork Shoulder | Grilling
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The Best Sweet Use for Your Smoker? Smoked Ice Cream
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Smoked Muscovado Sugar Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
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Smoked Honey Mint Chip Ice Cream Recipe
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Tea Smoked Fish Recipe
Smoked Rye Buns Recipe
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Barbecue Beans Recipe | Grilling
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Smoked Eggplant for Ramen Recipe
Smoked Korean Rice Cakes Recipe
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Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck | Grilling
Cooked, sliced sous vide brisket on a cutting board with thinly sliced onions and pickles.
Sous Vide Smoked Brisket
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Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich
Sliced barbecued smoked beef chuck on a cutting board.
Barbecue Smoked Beef Chuck Recipe
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Slow-Smoked Porterhouse Steaks Recipe
A piece of smoked brisket with a charred crust on a cutting board.
Barbecue Brisket
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Pastrami Recipe
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Ryan Farr's New York-Style Hot Dogs Recipe
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Barbecue: Burnt Ends Recipe
Texas-style beef short ribs
Texas-Style Beef Short Ribs Recipe
Cochinita Pibil wrapped in banana leaves with pickled diced red onion and tortillas.
Cochinita Pibil (Yucatán-Style Barbecued Pork)
Closeup of Memphis-style dry ribs.
Memphis-Style Dry Ribs Recipe
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Jamaican Jerk Pork
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Real-Deal Pulled Pork: Easy Enough for Novices, Big Enough for a Crowd
A slab of crisp-edged smoked bologna sandwiched in a sauced bun, sitting on a cutting board.
Smoked Bologna
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Kansas City-Style Barbecue Ribs Recipe
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Dr. Pepper Baby Back Ribs Recipe
Closeup of Cajun-Spiced Barbecue Ribs, served on a white platter and showered with chopped scallion.
Cajun-Spiced Barbecue Ribs Recipe
Barbecue: Pineapple-Braised Ribs with Honey-Garlic Tomato Glaze Recipe
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It's All in the Rub: How to Make Real-Deal Memphis-Style Dry Ribs
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Balsamic Glazed Baby Back Ribs Recipe
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Serious Eats' Pulled Pork Sandwiches With Coleslaw
Barbecue: Mustard-Whiskey-Glazed Ham Recipe
Barbecue: Smoked Cheddar and Jalapeño Sausage Recipe
A golden Cajun-style turkey resting on the surface of a charcoal grill.
Cajun-Style Smoked Turkey
Smoked Beer-Can Turkey
Smoked Beer-Can Turkey
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How to Smoke a Turkey
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Red Beans and Rice With Smoked Turkey Recipe
Overhead view of a honey brined smoked turkey
Honey-Brined and Smoked Turkey