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The BGA Writing Team is a group of BBQ enthusiasts and experts with unique gifts and talents. The team is responsible for researching and testing products for our articles and interviewing food industry experts - they never sleep! BGA@bbqgrillacademy.com

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Can you or Should You use Smoker Boxes or Pellet Tubes in a Pellet Grill

The answer is yes to both questions. You can use smoke boxes or pellet tubes in your pellet grill to add more smoke volume to the cooking chamber injecting more smoke into the food. However because of how pellet grills work, pellet tubes work a bit better in these machines.  Pellet grills have gained immense […]

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Griddle vs Grill: Which is Better for Cooking Outdoors?

Cooking outdoors has become increasingly popular in recent years, and it’s no surprise why. Cooking outdoors allows you to enjoy the fresh air, sunshine, and company of friends and family while preparing delicious meals. Oh, and let’s not forget flavor! Two of the most popular cooking options for outdoor cooking are griddles and grills. In

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How to Clean Your Pellet Grill Drip Grease Tray (Traeger, Z Grills, Pit Boss, etc.)

We all love our pellet grills; they are easy to use and produce amazing wood-fired flavor. However, there is one component of these grills that gets particularly dirty: the grease tray, also known as the drip pan. Neglecting to clean the grease tray can cause numerous problems and damage your pellet grill. I have read

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Getting Started in BBQ and Grilling – Beginners Guide, Advice and Tips

If you are thinking about getting started in BBQ and grilling, or if you are considering jumping into this world, we have a few pointers that can help you carve the path to an amazing journey. Grilling and BBQ are two distinct culinary arts, but both involve and require many of the same techniques, skills,

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Cheap Grilling Ideas

Cheap grilling ideas: Easy to make, budget-friendly, and still delicious

More than ever, everyone is keeping a close eye on their wallets, and with that in mind, our team at BBQ Grill Academy put together these easy, low-cost, affordable grilling ideas to keep enjoying your grill and cook great meals for your friends and family on a dime. This article will provide you with nine

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Pellet Grill Accessories for the Best Grilling Experience

In this article, we’ll share some great pellet grill accessories on the market today to supercharge your grill. We’ll talk about why each accessory is useful, and we’ll give you tips on how to choose the right one for your needs. So whether you just got a shiny new grill and are looking for accessories

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Best Rec Tec Accessories For Your New Bull ( Now recteq ): 15 Essential Grilling Tools You’ll Need!

Grilling is a popular summer pastime, grilling with your RecTeq, well that is just a delight. There are plenty of great pellet grill accessories for your REC TEC (recteq ) grill to choose from. In order to make the most of your grill, you need some essential grill accessories. This article will show you fifteen

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The Kamado Joe Pellet: The Pellet Joe First Review and Impressions

If you have not heard, Kamado Joe has been hard at work on a new project: the Kamado Joe Pellet grill. When it comes to kamado grills, you will hear popular names like “Big Green Egg” and “Kamado Joe.” These two brands have dominated the kamado grill market and make excellent charcoal grills. Kamados can

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Top 5 WiFi pellet grills And Smokers [ 2024 ] – Wood Fired Flavor Meets Technology

A WiFi pellet grill gives every BBQ enthusiast, regardless of skill level, an extra level of convenience, control, and monitoring. WiFi equipped pellet grills may be operated, controlled, and monitored remotely while cooking, allowing you to spend more time with your friends and family. This is incredible technology, and it is no surprise that everyone

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Best Budget Smokers 2024: Tested to BBQ Great food without spending a ton

Everyone loves smoked meat, and everyone wants to try their own pulled pork recipe at home. Good news! Smoking your own meats at home does not have to be expensive. We’ll show you nine budget-friendly smokers as well as what to look for in a cheap smoker so it can still get the job done

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How to Reheat Chicken Wings: 6 Different and Easy Ways to Keep Them, Moist, Crispy, and Tasty

Chicken wings are a crowd favorite, and often you find yourself cooking a few dozen wings and are left with leftovers wings. This guide will explain how to reheat chicken wings, keeping them crispy, moist, and tasteful. We will teach you how to reheat wings using different methods to preserve the chicken wings’ texture and

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5 Best BBQ Tools Set: Grill tools to Enhance Grilling in 2024

A good BBQ tools set for your grill or smoker with useful accessories can help you enjoy your grill and enhance your cooking experience. In this article, I go over the best grill tools sets and show you the ones that stood up to my tests. I also add my personal experience and feedback using

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What is lump charcoal? We explain

Lump charcoal is natural hardwood, tree branches, and twigs that have been cooked in a low oxygen environment to create hardwood lump charcoal. This charcoal is called lump charcoal because after the hardwood is cooked and turned into charcoal, it retains its natural shape and tree-like characteristics resulting in large lumps of coals. How Hardwood

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how long to grill burgers-what temp to grill burgers on a propane grill

How long to grill burgers – What temperature to Grill burgers on a propane or charcoal grill – burger grill time chart Burgers are perhaps the most commonly cooked food on propane and charcoal grills. Burgers are easy to prepare and fast to cook. Grilled beef burgers pack amazing flavor, and it is affordable to grill

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Meat Temperature Chart and Food Safety

Knowing the proper meat temperatures at which to cook or grill your foods is extremely important. Undercooked or raw foods can be hazardous and cause diseases. meat temp chart And Food Safety Sometimes meats are not cooked to safe temperatures; for example, steak medium-rare is cooked to 130F to 135F degrees, but according to foodandsafety.gov, beef,

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How To Light Charcoal Without Lighter Fluid – Alternatives, Tips, and Tricks

We all enjoy our charcoal grills, but the charcoal starting process can be messy and time-consuming. Many people despise the charcoal lighting process as much as cleaning their grills, and the reasons are legitimate. Lighting charcoal is not a simple process, and many users end up using lighting fluid to speed up the process. In this article,

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The 5 Best Yakitori Grills of 2024 – Ranked and Reviews

Yakitori is a Japanese dish traditionally involving skewered meat cooked on a Japanese Yakitori grill. This traditional Japanese plate is then served as a kabob. Yakitori grills are fun small grills meant to cook skewers on a tabletop. Besides their Japanese origins and purpose, these grills are also portable, available in charcoal and electric models,

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