Which is Better: Wrapping Meat in Foil or Butcher Paper?

Which is Better: Wrapping Meat in Foil or Butcher Paper? The Smoke Ring Society tries to be a resource for new and experienced pit masters alike. We are all fans of smoking BBQ and have varying degrees of skill and interest in the hobby. Unless you own a restaurant or catering business that’s what it […]

The Hard-Boiled Truth About Smoking Eggs

The Hard-Boiled Truth About Smoking Eggs Just when it looked like there was nothing else on the horizon, that the smoking world has reached the peak and that new ideas are dead, smoked eggs emerge on the scene. Similar to smoked vegetables there is always room in the pit for all things edible. After all, […]

Offset Smoker vs Electric Smoker: Which One is Better?

Offset Smoker vs Electric Smoker: Which One is Better? As the saying goes, “There’s more than 6 birds in the bush, when you have too many chefs in the kitchen”. That’s how it goes right? Something like that anyway. The point is that there are many ways to achieve smoked meat greatness. All you need […]

A Brief Beginner’s Guide to Cold Smoking

A Brief Beginner’s Guide to Cold Smoking Everyone in the BBQ game is familiar with smoking meat, and more specifically hot smoking. Hot smoking is when higher temperatures are used to cook the meat while applying smokey flavor.  It occurs at temperatures from 180 to 250 degrees and up and is the preferred method for […]

The 5 Easiest Cuts of Meat to Smoke for Beginners

Smoking meat is as old as fire itself. From the beginning man realized that cooking meat was a necessity to stave off illness, but it also made the meat taste sooo much better. It was an obvious match that didn’t take a genius to figure out. Since then, man has perfected smoking meat to the […]