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Quetorials

by JD

Howdy, I love cooking the primitive way, with just wood and a fire. I've been fascinated and inspired by it since I was a boy. After 35 years of meddling with fires trying to conjure up the next best cook, I stumbled upon a larger purpose. I realized my "why" was less about the end product and MORE about the spiritual pilgrimage of primitive style cooking. The enjoyment of prepping wood, getting a fire going, establishing a coal bed... I love being entangled by the many challenges within a cook and that process became the gift I didn't know I needed. The theater of primitive style cooking…

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Quetorials' 'Babysitting' The Offset Smoker is a 32-minute episode focused on explaining the concept of "babysitting" when cooking with an offset stick burner—a term the hosts have coined to describe the active, attentive management required for quality BBQ. The episode centers on the idea that achieving elite or even…

Worth it if you own an offset stick burner and want to understand the active management approach required for better BBQ results.

Quetorials presents a 47-minute episode exploring the educational value of experiencing a bad fire when cooking with an offset smoker. The episode's premise is that failures and mistakes in offset smoking can be surprisingly instructive—potentially teaching more than any single successful cook. The hosts walk through…

Worth it if you own or regularly use an offset smoker and want to deepen your understanding of fire management through practical problem-solving.

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