Ultimately, only you can decide whether to choose a pellet grill or an offset smoker. Offset smokers have a purist appeal and ...

I smoked this brisket on my Yoder Frontiersman offset smoker for 8 hours using my homemade SPG seasoning. I ended up making some tacos on my homemade flour tortillas and salsa. Thanks for watching ...

For years, I smoked briskets and ribs and pork butts in my back yard using an offset wood smoker I got for free off of ...

I bought a Traeger Ironwood 885 back in 2021 to replace my offset smoker and charcoal grill. It smoked some epic BBQ, but left me disappointed when it came to grilling. It just couldn’t get hot enough ...

Purists prefer the iconic offset or “barrel” smoker, which reflects an array of regional barbecue traditions found in Texas, Memphis, Kansas City, and the Carolinas, but mastering it takes ...

The Expert (Bradley Ford): I’ve been testing wood, pellet, charcoal, electric, and propane smokers, both offset and bullet, for Popular Mechanics since 2020 (the same length of time I’ve been ...

But when it comes to making real-deal Texas barbecue, the only piece of equipment that matters is an offset barrel smoker, also known as a “stick burner” because it burns full logs of wood.