BBQ Pork Sliders

Apple wood smoked pork shoulder on King's Hawaiian Sweet Rolls with Calhoun's sauce and Mammow's Coleslaw.

Mammow's Coleslaw

On a recent visit to Tennessee I sifted through my grandmother's recipes and found her secret to good coleslaw: sweet pickle juice. I made a batch to go with pulled pork today.

Apple is my favorite

My favorite choice of wood for smoking is apple. An aggressive pruning on the tree in my backyard has produced four buckets of chips!

A must-have for the serious BBQ'er

A remote dual-probe thermometer is essential for "multi-tasking" while smoking. One probe measures internal meat temperature while the other monitors temperature inside the smoker. An alarm will sound if your smoker temperature gets too high or too low (you set the desired band) and it will notify you when your meat reaches the desired internal temperature. Once your smoking is underway, just "set it and forget it" and carry the remote receiver with you as you go about other chores. The alarm will sound if you lose flame or overheat, and will make sure you know when the cooking is done.