- Jim Shahin
- Smoke Signals
Baltimore pit beef: Weird and wonderful
Our Smoke Signals columnist says the sandwich isn’t barbecue, but that doesn’t mean it’s not special.
ISO a smoker to light my fire
My 13-year-old cheap offset smoker is done for. What to replace it with?
Before you buy a smoker
Consider design, cleanup and size, says Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.
Smoker buying guide
Here are recommendations, by price point, from Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.
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- Hill Country brings barbecue to the lawn of the National Building Museum
- The dark side of asparagus
- New wave of urban barbecue joints sticks with the wood
- It's time for the BBQ bacchanalia of Meat Week
- Smoked olive oil becomes a ‘pantry essential’
- The barbecue world looks back . . . and forward
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