Learning how to use an offset smoker can feel intimidating—but fire management doesn’t have to be a mystery. In this beginner-friendly guide, I’ll walk you through exactly how to control your fire, ...

1. Choose Your Spot Place the smoker on a flat, fire-safe surface with good airflow. 2. Prep the Smoker Clean out ash and ensure vents are working. If it’s new, season with cooking oil and run at ...

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I pulled into the gravel lot in front of M&M BBQ Company’s fabrication shop in Tool and saw four offset smokers piled behind a chain-link fence like old muscle cars in a scrapyard. They’d been ...

The shop itself doesn’t look like much, just two guys (or, usually, one) hacking away at metal tanks and fusing the pieces back together with some keen welding chops. At well under 800 square feet in ...