I Wish My Parents Taught Me About… Smoking BBQ

Smoking BBQ should be fun—not an all-day panic attack involving fire, raw meat, three thermometers, and a dinner time you definitely promised would be accurate.

I Wish My Parents Taught Me About… Smoking BBQ is a funny, practical, no-BS guide designed to help beginners understand their smoker, control the heat, cook different meats, and recover when everything doesn’t go according to plan.

Inside, you’ll learn about:

• Choosing the right smoker for your budget and cooking style

• Fuel types, wood flavors, fire building, and temperature control

• Rubs, binders, brines, marinades, and injections

• The stall, wrapping, moisture, resting, slicing, and serving

• Smoking pork butt, ribs, brisket, wings, turkey, sausage, fish, and more

• Smoked appetizers, sides, and plank cooking

• Food safety and reliable internal temperatures

• Cooking in different weather conditions

• Saving dry, tough, burnt, or behind-schedule BBQ

• Cleaning your smoker and planning the entire cook

The guide also includes easy-reference meat temperatures, tenderness targets, checklists, and plenty of advice from Chad, Anthony, Mom, and Dad.

Your first cook may not be perfect—and neither will your third. Learn the basics, trust your thermometer, make small adjustments, and remember that BBQ sauce can fix a lot.

Funny enough to buy. Useful enough to recommend.

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