Hosting a backyard get-together comes with one unspoken rule: the food had better be worth showing up for. Smoked dishes bring a hearty, unmistakable flavor that seems to steal the spotlight and the ...

This year’s bird, like those before it, was spatchcocked—its backbone removed so it can lay flat on the smoker. “The picture-perfect turkey isn’t always the best method for flavor and moisture,” Bower ...

Prep your space to cut, flatten and eventually bake your turkey. Cut the back of the turkey (down the spine), and get rid of the innards (can be for stuffing or other uses). Turn the turkey with the ...