Kitchen Tools

So don’t trust time as the only indicator of pork butt doneness. There’s no substitute for checking its tenderness with a probe. That said, there … Read more

If you’re smoking at a certain temperature with a certain kind of rack, this will tell you how long it should take. It takes the … Read more

A lot of people think that a pork roast is something they can just throw in the oven and let it cook as long as … Read more

The calculator above does it for you. It takes factors like pan crowding and thickness and spits out a specific timeframe in which to go … Read more

Sometimes your steak appears ready to go after removing it from marinade, but melts to mush when it hits the grill. Other times, it’s too … Read more

Because pork tenderloins is a very low-fat piece of meat, there’s very little margin for error. A rib or shoulder has plenty of fat to … Read more

You need patience. Smoking a pork shoulder well takes time for collagen to break down. If you rush this process, you’ll ruin texture of finished … Read more

There is a certain point when ribs will be done, that is to say, tender, which you can check using thermometer and by seeing if … Read more

White steam rises in the steamer basket; you hover above it, and think: Should I take those green beans out yet? Or will it be … Read more