We’re loving the A-Maze-N Tube Smoker (a.k.a. AMNTS) as a clever tool for infusing more smokey-good flavour into our meat. It solves a funny quandary you may find yourself in if you have a pellet smoker like our Yoder YS640S – it’s so darn clean-burning, sometimes it needs some outside help to achieve that yummy […]
Not sure what meat prices are like in your neck of the woods these days. But when prime rib roasts went on sale at our local grocery story, we had to snap one up. It’s summer, and we usually equate Prime Rib with Yorkshire pudding, hearty garlic mashed potatoes and other cozy fare. But we […]
We threw a couple of whole chickens on our Yoder YS640S Smoker the other night. At about 3.5 lbs a piece, we enjoyed chicken for dinner and for days (salad, sandwiches, snacks). Super impressed by the flavour, texture and the ease of preparation. We started by brining the birds overnight in the fridge using Malcolm’s […]
Well, we’ve cracked the mid-April threshold, and we’re still digging ourselves out from yet another load of snow. In these parts, we love a good extreme-conditions, winter-grilling tale – but we are chomping at the bit for some warmer grilling times! Here’s hoping that many of you in the Nation are already stripping down to […]
Nothing says Christmas Holiday Dinner like baby back ribs. Okay–maybe not. But then again, why not? If you’re like us, the answer up until now is that for a big chunk of the winter, it’s just too darn cold to be thinking of smoking meat low and slow outside. That’s why we were excited to […]
One of the first things we tried on our new Yoder Smoker’s YS640S Smoker was a 9 1/2 lb. (4.3kg) pork shoulder blade roast. Turned out that pulled pork heaven was a mere 14 hours or so away. Did we learn some stuff? Yup. Would we tweak things next time around? Sure. But was there […]
Check out the arrival of our new Yoder Smoker’s Competition Pellet smoker, the YS640S. Serious cooking time ahead.