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This Week’s Pick: Best Smoker Recipes For This Summer

Summer is the perfect time to fire up the smoker and craft those rich, smokey and hearty barbecue recipes! Whether you’re a seasoned pitmaster or a backyard cookout enthusiast, the summer season brings endless opportunities to experiment with mouthwatering recipes that make the most of your long, sunny days.


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    The Creamed Corn at Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q is a step above the rest. Extra creamy, rich – with just the right hint of sweetness, it’s unlike any creamed corn you’ve ever had. And this recipe is the closest you’ll come to that original Rudy’s creamed corn recipe.

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    No barbecue cookout is complete without Smoked Burgers. My guide to crafting the perfectly smoked burger combines rich and smokey hickory wood flavor with the tenderness of juicy all meat patties. Get that perfectly smoked burger taste and impress all of your guest at your next backyard cookout!

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    Caramelized Smoked Bacon, or Smoked Candied Bacon is one of life’s greatest treats! It’s premium bacon caramelized to perfection with a sweet brown sugar glaze and infused with a smokey essence. Is it bacon or candy? No one knows for sure, but it certainly is delicious!

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    This Smoked Beer Can Chicken is a whole chicken, seasoned with a savory blend of aromatic spices, smoked slowly, perched on a can of premium beer. With its golden, crispy skin and the deep, moist flavor that only a smoker can deliver, this dish is sure to be the star of your next cookout!

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    Smoked Shotgun Shells are delicious barbecue sides made by stuffing manicotti pasta shells with ground beef, pork and cheese and then wrapping them with bacon and smoking them. These smoked manicotti appetizers are perfect for any outdoor bbq cookout. Make sure you give these bacon-wrapped stuffed shells a try!

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    These smoked baby back ribs are just fall-apart tender and incredibly juicy. The meat is so succulent and moist that they literally slide off the bone at the slightest tug and impart the richest and meatiest flavor you’ve ever had.

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    Discover how to make the ultimate beef lomo saltado recipe – a quick, flavorful Peruvian stir-fry! This lomo saltado blends juicy beef, fries, and lime in one irresistible lomo saltado recipe.

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    When you first bite into Fall-Off-The-Bone Smoked Beef Ribs, you’re immediately overwhelmed with the deliciously rich & decadent taste of deeply smoked beef – and this flavor is just unbeatable. So moist, warm and savory, it’s unlike any other cut of beef you’ve ever had.

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    This Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce is sweet, tangy, glossy, and easy to make with pantry ingredients. The Dr Pepper adds a little caramel-like sweetness and a subtle fruity note that works really well with ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, and mustard.

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    What makes this Smoked Whole Chicken recipe so special? It’s the peppery and savory smoked chicken brine that infuses the meat and makes it juicy and flavorful. Once you try this smoked chicken brine recipe, you’ll never have chicken the same boring way again.

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    This quick and easy Smoked Cream Cheese has it all. Creamy cheese flavor, infused with deep hickory smoke and dusted with a robust dry rub that adds depth and umami to every bite. Spread on a bagel, or used as a dip for crackers, this smoked cream cheese elevates your dip game to the next […]

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    Dalgona Coffee is a delicious, whipped coffee trend originating from South Korea. It was made popular by multiple instances of Korean pop stars and actors ordering the creamy coffee drink in Korean TV shows over the years – and it’s a really simple drink to make!

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    These Cream Cheese Brownies are rich, thick and incredibly fudgy. They have the chocolatey goodness you’d expect from perfectly moist and chewy brownies, with an irresistible layer of a sweet and creamy cheesecake filling on top.

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    Immersed garlic cloves in aromatic oils create a versatile condiment that adds umami to any dish. Explore the craft of Smoked Garlic Confit preparation with this artistic recipe.

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    You know that childhood nostalgia that hits you whenever you smell cotton candy? Well, hold on to that feeling, then turn it into a frozen, creamy mixture and you’ve got homemade Cotton Candy Ice Cream!

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    The tropical essence of coconut, combined with the zesty brightness of lime, makes this Coconut Lime Margarita the perfect refreshing cocktail! Enjoy it while you’re lounging by the pool, hosting a summer barbecue, or just in need of a midweek pick-me-up!

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    There is nothing better than Classic Italian Meatballs you find at a fine Italian restaurant. And luckily for you, our meatball recipe replicates that exact tender, soft & perfectly seasoned meatball experience – right in your own kitchen.

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    If you’ve ever wanted to have Elotes (Mexican street corn) without the mess of eating grilled corn on the cob with your hands, this Elote Corn Salad (Mexican Street Corn Salad) is for you! You get all of the robust roasted corn flavor with the creamy tang of the elote sauce and spices – in […]

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    It’s summer soon and the weather’s warming up. You know what that means – ice cream season! Our Galaxy Ice Cream is the best Cuisinart ice cream maker recipe that will win you bonus points from your kids this summer!

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    Grilled corn on the cob is a summer time favorite! This roasted delight is smokey, crunchy, sweet and incredibly juicy. It’s the perfect companion to burgers at a cookout and smoked ribs or brisket served at your backyard barbecue.

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    Grilled Pineapple is one of the most iconic summer cookout foods ever! Juicy, sweet, smokey, with a slight tang, it is one of the most enjoyable side dishes you can have for any barbecue.

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    Nothing beats a hot summer day like a bowl of this Hwachae recipe. This refreshing Korean Watermelon Fruit Punch bowl is fruity, fizzy and deliciously creamy! Never tried it? Come and try out this delicious Korean Watermelon dessert!

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    This fresh and tangy Homemade Dill Pickle Popcorn is refreshing and savory! It’s an easy snack that’s ready in just under 6 minutes and promises to deliver a crisp and pickle-fresh flavor!

New & Trending: 48 Hour Smoked Beef Brisket

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You’ve never had a Smoked Beef Brisket so soft and buttery like this before. This 48 hour smoked brisket is so melt-in-your-mouth tender, incredibly juicy and immensely rich in flavor and rendered fat. This might be the BEST BRISKET you’ve ever had!

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Crowd Favorite: Perfect Moscow Mule

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Refreshing, sweet & sour, with a slightly spicy kick from the ginger – this Moscow Mule is the perfect drink to have at a bar with your friends or at a holiday dinner party.

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The study of the elusive fifth element of taste in foods (besides sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), is often described as the unexplainable rich & savory essence of deliciousness that can’t be conveyed with words.

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