Recommended Meats for Meadow Creek Cookers
Trying to figure out which cooker is designed to cook your meats? This chart shows a listing of common meats with primary and secondary recommendations for each meat.
| Primary | Secondary | Not Recommended |
| Meats | Pig Roasters | BBQ Smokers | Chicken Cookers | Flat Top Grills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Pigs | Smoked | Smoked | ||
| Large Cuts of Meat, such as a quarter beef | Smoked | |||
| Pork Butts | Smoked | Smoked | ||
| Briskets | Smoked | Smoked | ||
| Whole Chickens | Smoked | Smoked | ||
| Whole Turkeys | Smoked | Smoked | ||
| Ribs | Smoked | Smoked* | Grilled | Grilled |
| Chicken Parts, such as legs, quarters, halves | Smoked | Smoked | Grilled | Grilled |
| Chicken Breasts (with skin) | Smoked | Smoked | Grilled | |
| Chicken Breasts (no skin) | With Grill Pan | With Grill Pan | Grilled** | Grilled |
| All Grill Foods, such as burgers, steaks, chops, and hotdogs | With Grill Pan | With Grill Pan | Grilled | Grilled |
*Since the PR36 BBQ Smoker is small and doesn't have an offset firebox, we recommend grilling ribs on it instead of smoking them.
**With the charcoal pan raised. BBQ42 and BBQ26 come standard with height adjustment brackets.
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