With more fancy grilling and smoking devices on the market than ever before, sometimes it’s best to keep it simple. A new device is so simple that it ranks just slightly ahead of an open fire. When ...

Instructions: Fill the charcoal basket of your Pit Barrel Cooker with lump hardwood charcoal. Take 1/4 of the charcoal out and put into a chimney starter and ignite. Once lit, place hot coals into the ...

The practice of cooking with fire began over 250,000 years ago. I wonder if our ancient ancestors would be surprised to learn how this simple act of survival has evolved into a quintessential backyard ...

Coaxing heat and smoke to flow over a piece of meat for the purpose of cooking and flavoring it is the fundamental puzzle of Texas barbecue. This “indirect heat” method of cooking uses three linearly ...

There’s something very comforting about outdoor cooking, eating, or sitting around a fire, and if ever we needed a little more comfort, it’s right now. Every spring I do a roundup of great grilling ...

This video follows Cowboy Kent Rollins as he prepares sweet and spicy smoked chicken using a pit barrel cooker. Viewers watch the seasoning, hanging and slow smoke process that build layers of flavor.

MISSION VIEJO – I’ve received a half dozen emails and as many voicemails this weekend about former Orange County resident and Iraq War veteran Noah Glanville and his pit barrel cookers. Glanville ...