Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
Salt, pepper, oak smoke and patience. The Central Texas classic, step by step.
Smoking & Grilling Recipes
Low-and-slow classics, fast weeknight grilling and meal-prep smokes, each with the pit temperature, the finish temperature and an honest cost per serving. Start with pulled pork if you're new; it's the most forgiving cook there is.
12 recipes
Smoked Pulled Pork (Pork Butt)
The most forgiving first smoke, finished with a tangy Carolina vinegar sauce.
3-2-1 Smoked Spare Ribs
Three hours of smoke, two wrapped, one to glaze. Tender every time.
Crispy Smoked Chicken Wings
Smoked low, crisped hot and tossed in buttery buffalo sauce.
Smoked Spatchcock Chicken
A flattened whole chicken with crisp, smoky skin in about 90 minutes.
Poor Man's Burnt Ends (Smoked Chuck Roast)
Brisket-style burnt ends from an easy 3–4 lb chuck roast.
Hot-Smoked Salmon with Brown Sugar Cure
A brown sugar cure and gentle alder smoke for flaky salmon all week.
Reverse-Seared Ribeye
Smoked low, seared hot: edge-to-edge pink with a dark crust.
Smoked Beef Jerky
Lean eye of round and a bold marinade, about a third cheaper than store-bought.
Smoked Mac and Cheese
Creamy, cheesy and smoky, with a crunchy golden panko top.
Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elote)
Charred corn with lime crema, cotija and chili in about 20 minutes.
Smoked Chicken Thighs for Weekday Meal Prep
One Sunday smoke, ten weekday lunches at about $2 each.
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How we work out the cost per serving
Every recipe includes a short receipt. We price the main ingredient with a U.S. average or a large-retailer price checked in September 2026, add an allowance for rubs, sauces and sides, and add fuel at about $0.75 per hour, the typical cost of budget pellets or charcoal at smoking temperatures.
Your local prices will be different, but the comparison holds: smoking your own food almost always costs a fraction of buying it cooked.
| Recipe | Cost | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Mexican Street Corn | $1.60 | ear |
| Smoked Mac and Cheese | $1.62 | serving |
| Smoked Beef Jerky | $1.79 | ounce |
| Chicken Thigh Meal Prep | $2.02 | lunch bowl |
| Spatchcock Chicken | $3.04 | serving |
| Pulled Pork | $3.60 | sandwich |
| Smoked Chicken Wings | $4.10 | serving |
| Hot-Smoked Salmon | $4.47 | serving |
| Poor Man's Burnt Ends | $7.01 | serving |
| Texas-Style Brisket | $7.61 | ½-lb serving |
| 3-2-1 Spare Ribs | $8.31 | half rack |
| Reverse-Seared Ribeye | $11.05 | serving |
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