You don't need a big outdoor smoker to kiss ribs and chicken with applewood or hickory. Here's how to safely turn your ...

Move a portable detector to another room while cooking. Another factor to ... from constantly sounding every time you cook, since photoelectric smoke detectors respond only to actual smoke.

Countertop gadgets that let you prepare smoked foods inside your home have thus far been imperfect or impractical. But they're getting closer.

Outdoor cooking ... of briskets while we were out of town. I sent them a checklist of details and had a couple of quick phone calls to talk them through their first solo smoke without me.