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Expert Grill Charcoal Pizza Oven Review: Is the $97 Walmart Pizza Oven Worth Buying?

Quick Verdict ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5) Price Paid: $97 Would I Buy Again?YES Best For:Anyone wanting wood-fired pizza without spending $400+. What I Love ✔ Incredible value ✔ Easy assembly ✔ Reaches very high temperatures ✔ Makes outstanding pizza Biggest Drawback The cooking window is fairly short before the stone needs time to recover. 2026 Update –… Read More

Can a Smoker Run Unattended Overnight? Midnight at the Old Smoker?

Yes, a smoker can absolutely run unattended overnight — I gave up babysitting mine a long time ago, and it’s held up through brisket cooks, pork butt cooks, and even genuinely cold weather. This particular smoke was a fairly typical overnight run, except for one thing: it was 19°F outside, cold even for Middle Tennessee,… Read More

Should You Slice or Pull Pork Butt? Here’s the Difference?

Most people automatically pull a pork butt after smoking it. I don’t always. I cook it to the same finished temperature I would for pulling, and I rest it the same way. But sometimes, after one additional step, I’ll slice it instead — and for sandwiches or serving guests, I actually prefer it that way…. Read More

How to Smoke Pulled Pork for a Crowd: Large Pulled Pork Project?

This cook had some extra weight to it: it was the first smoke on a replacement 22″ Weber Smokey Mountain, bought after a garage fire took out my previous smokers a few years earlier.

How to Stop a Pellet Tube From Flaming Instead of Smoking?

The Problem My original smoke tube didn’t survive the garage fire, so this smoke started with a replacement — and a new problem. The whole point of a pellet tube is a slow smolder, not a flame, but this one kept doing the opposite. What Happened There’s a fine line between smoking and flaming. If… Read More