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How To Use A Char Broil Smoker (Even If You’re A Smoking Newbie)

16/07/201828/06/2018 by Homesteading Steve
Charbroil Smoker

Welcome to this quick start guide on how to use a char broil smoker. It’s full of loads of tips for char-broiling with a variety of smokers. I love char broiled food, so this article has been something of a labor of love 🙂 Browning, flavoring and general cooking of meat by exposing it to smoke … Read More

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Best Wood For Smoking Brisket: A Detailed Guide

06/07/201813/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
Wood chips like these are the best wood for smoking brisket

Do your briskets lack that authentic smoked flavor? Are you sure that you are using the best wood for smoking brisket? Smoking a brisket to perfection takes years of practice.Unlike a charcoal smoked brisket, a wood smoked brisket is packed full of flavor. From ancient times, smoke has been used to not only preserve meat, … Read More

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How Much Pulled Pork Per Person? Simple Calculations For A Party

16/07/201812/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
Tips on working out how much pulled pork per person when filling buns like these for a party

Everyone loves pulled pork right? It’s a great source of protein, plus some good vitamins and minerals. As well as being delicious, pork is a relatively cheap meat, ideal for parties and barbecues. Working out how much pulled pork per person when planning an event can be tricky. Nobody wants waste, or to run out … Read More

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How To Calibrate A Digital Thermometer

12/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
How to calibrate a digital thermometer like this one for a grill or barbecue

Digital thermometers are devices that are used to take temperature readings orally. Most of them are made such that they use their resistive aspects to take the readings. As a result of this, they are the accurate and fastest. Digital thermometers may have different areas where they may come in handy. Some may use them for … Read More

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Smoking Tips: How To Season A New Smoker

06/07/201812/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
How to season a new smoker or grill. A Barbecue being seasoned for the first time.

In this article, I’m going to provide you with the specific steps you need to learn how to season a new smoker or grill. The same procedure can be used for seasoning an offset smoker or an electric smoker. When you buy a new smoker or grill, it is really important as a first step to … Read More

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How To Plant A DIY Indoor Vertical Garden System

09/01/201808/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
Image showing a diy indoor vertical gardening system

DIY Vertical indoor gardening is a fun way to have a year round garden by growing the plants in pots up an indoor wall rather than in the ground. Space often makes it difficult to have a garden for someone wanting fresh vegetables or herbs in an urban area. Building a self-sustaining vegetable garden is really … Read More

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How Long Does A Propane Tank Last

09/01/201807/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
How long does a propane tank last for a barbecue or grill?

I love to grill, smoke and barbecue. I use wood, charcoal and natural gas, depending on how I’m feeling and the task at hand. One question I hear a lot is, “How long does a propane tank last?” This question usually refers to a propane smoker or gas barbecue and grill. I tend to keep two … Read More

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Smoking Tips: How To Clean An Electric Smoker The Easy Way

16/07/201804/01/2018 by Homesteading Steve
How to clean an electric smoker to remove this type of burnt on oil from the grill racks

Owning an electric smoker was a dream come true for me. I absolutely love almost everything about it. But the cleaning has always been a total pain in the butt. I hate the whole clean up process….period. But I’ve learned a lot over the last 25 months of smoker ownership, and I think this quick guide on how … Read More

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No Till Farming – The Pros And Cons

09/01/201803/11/2017 by Homesteading Steve
No till farming pros and cons of plowing the soil into a wasteground as shown in this picture

Climate change is upon us, or so so the scientists say. Yeah, there are plenty of naysayers out there too, it’s often difficult to know who is right and who is wrong.But even going back 10 years, the debate on climate change, soil quality and food productions methods were being talked about, argued over and … Read More

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How To Build An Ugly Drum Smoker From A 55 Gallon Drum

06/07/201802/11/2017 by Homesteading Steve
How to build a smoker from a 55 gallon drum like this one using basic tools and hardware

I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge fan of just buying stuff. Stuff is rarely made to the quality I hope for, it’s generally more than I want to pay, and I spend hours researching the ‘best this for that’, come across a ton of spammy review sites, and THEN, when I … Read More

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