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Pit Barrel Cooker dry rubbed chicken 🍗

October 5, 2022October 2, 2022 by James Strange
Cooked chicken on a tray

This simple dry rubbed chicken cooked in the Pit Barrel Cooker is moist has a savory, sweet, and spicy flavor, and is made with pantry staples.

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Pit Barrel Cooker tender and juicy smoked beef brisket recipe

September 7, 2022 by James Strange
Cooked brisket cut showing the inside laying on a pan.

My criteria for the best brisket are tender brisket, juicy brisket, a mild smoke flavor, and thin bark. This smoked brisket recipe uses a Pit Barrel Cooker and the results tick all of my boxes.

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Pit Barrel Cooker pulled pork shoulder

September 7, 2022August 20, 2022 by James Strange
Cooked pulled pork on a tray.

Juicy and tender pulled pork made with pork shoulder cooked in a Pit Barrel Cooker with a sugar-free rub. Perfect for a low carb or keto diet.

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Smoked chuck roast recipe (Pit Barrel Cooker)

September 27, 2022April 26, 2022 by James Strange
Cooked and rested roast on parchment paper.

This recipe tells you how to use a pit barrel for smoking a chuck roast or poor man’s brisket in your very own backyard.

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Tri-tip smoked in a Pit Barrel Cooker

April 22, 2022March 25, 2022 by James Strange
Cooked tri tip on a grill

When I lived in Paso Robles, CA Santa Maria style tri-tip with beans with pico de Gallo salsa was a regular meal. But being me I prefer smoked tri-tip. On …

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About Me

I love to cook and share recipes. After years of struggling with gout and arthritis, I have adopted intermediate fasting and a little bit healthier food choices.

I am learning a new way of thinking about food.

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