Where Can I Find Recipes?

Where is a good place to look up recipes?
Most smokers come with a list of basic recipes, but the real fun of smoking meat is finding exactly what you prefer. There are two sites I frequent when I have questions or inspiration about anything – but boy do they have some great recipe ideas!

Smoking Meat Forums
The first is the Smoking Meat Forums (SMF). I love this forum because most of the people on it smoke using live fire, so they have different techniques to how they do things. This helps me understand a lot of the concepts better, and I can usually figure out how to make my electric smoker do what they do with a few changes. They also offer a 5 Day Smoking Basic eCourse that is geared towards those new to smoking. It is a great way to understand the basics of live fire smoking, and covers topics like how to build a good fire, maintaining consist ant temps, and how to choose the right cut of meat. Excellent site and resource. Be sure to create an account and participate in the forum.

Cookshack Forums
The other place to find wonderful recipes, and more, is the Cookshack forum. This forum is more focused towards electric meat smoking, which is very helpful. Similar to the Smoking Meat Forums, much of the information found here is applicable to any type of smoking. I’ve found some really great guides to doing more than just meat smoking too (like cheese and jerky).

As is the case with any recipe you try, follow it exactly the first time you make it, then mess around with it. Some recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, others are pure experimentation. Have fun finding what you like.