Are you looking for an easy step-by-step guide for smoking a whole turkey?  I just published a video and an article on how to smoke a turkey in a BBQ smoker with charcoal.

You’ll find smoking a turkey is not that difficult. Once you discover how easy it is and you take your first bite, I hope you’ll want to make it a tradition every holiday season!

The video and the article both walk you through all the steps of smoking a turkey. In a few minutes you can be equipped with the knowledge you need to go buy your turkey and fire up the smoker.

Video: How to Smoke a Turkey
Article: How to Smoke a Turkey

Here’s a charcoal smoker tip that shows you how to avoid long temperature slumps in a charcoal barbeque smoker and get your meat smoked in record time.

Most times when you smoke, you will need to add more charcoal partly through the smoke. If you let too much of your charcoal burn up before adding more fuel, the temperature will drop dramatically and it will take longer than necessary for the new charcoal to make heat. This can be disappointing, especially if you have a deadline to meet and you don’t have time to lose.

This is especially bad if it’s cold outside or it’s raining and you open the smoking chamber door to check your meat. Under these conditions, we have found it can easily take up to 30 minutes to totally regain optimum smoking temperature.

Smoker Firebox Ready for More Charcoal

On the other hand, remember you don’t want a lot of extra charcoal in the firebox after you’re done. Be careful not to add too much toward the end of your smoke.

So keep some extra charcoal nearby and watch that firebox!

Have you ever miscalculated and got your barbecue done too early? Or needed to finish early for some reason?

The danger zone where harmful bacteria can multiply is between 40 and 140 degrees F. So leaving your meat in the danger zone too long could be bad news. Handle your meat with care and try to keep it hot until it’s time to eat it.

What is the best way to keep your meat hot and juicy?

Our favorite way is to wrap it in aluminum foil and place it inside an ice chest. If you’d like, you can wrap it in heavy duty plastic wrap first to keep more of the heat and moisture inside.

When grilling chicken, you can take the chicken off the grill about an hour before it’s time to eat and place it in an ice chest lined with aluminum foil, letting the chicken cook with it’s own heat. This works for different kinds of meat, but it generally works best with meat off the grill than off the smoker since meat off the grill is usually hotter.

We prefer to use foil and an ice chest to retain the heat in the meat rather than letting the meat cool off and reheating it. If you’re one of those still learning your timing or just want to get done early for some reason, aluminum foil is the way to go!

Do you have any other ideas for keeping barbeque hot and juicy? If you have a bbq tip to share, please leave a comment.

Lavern Gingerich

PS. Don’t miss our bbq tips in the articles and videos section. There’s some juicy stuff over there!

How many times have you struggled with your meat drying out too much and ending up a bit dry or tough when you pulled it off the smoker or grill?

Here is a new video we produced that explains a secret the experts use to smoke or grill some of the juiciest barbecue you’ve ever tasted.

You can easily do this yourself, and the great part about it is this—it’s cheap, fun, and easy!

Click here now to learn how the experts cook juicy barbecue.

Just make sure you don’t use the family garden sprayer that had weed killer in it! I don’t want to hear any sad stories of cancer or death because you followed my advice.

Learn this juicy little tip, play it safe, and enjoy. We wish you the best in your barbecue endeavors.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the different kinds of barbecue equipment out there? Trying to figure out which one will work the best for your application and personal taste?

A single search in Google for “barbeque smokers” brings up enough results to make your head spin if you try to research every company making and selling smokers.

Besides, if you’re not careful you can start comparing apples to lemons—comparing a $4,000 smoker with a $2,800 one and not realizing how different they really are!

There might be a good reason for that price difference. Sometimes it’s because of expensive features that are not included in the base price of the cheaper model.

Have you been comparing apples to lemons? Are you confused about which features are important?

I’d like to make your research a little easier by showing you 7 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Barbeque Smoker.

Let me teach you some aspects of a high quality barbeque smoker that will provide many years of dependable service and keep you smiling for a long time.

Make sure you don’t miss these valuable tips.