My grandfather, a bricklayer by trade, fashioned his own smokehouse under the stairwell of a small Chicago bungalow. He filled it with fresh hams, homemade bacon and garlicky sausage to smoke for the ...

Smoked salmon four ways, clockwise from left: cold smoked salmon slices, canned salmon, fish cooked in a retort pouch and hot-smoked.Adrian Lam Q. How long can you keep vacuumpacked smoked salmon on ...

After a lifetime working with some of the greatest chefs in the business, Blanchet is now supplying some of them with handcrafted smoked salmon, having carved out a signature business that counts ...

Ever wonder how that huge, bone-in, Virginia ham can last for a year, swinging from the rafters at room temperature? The biggest reason for this impressive example of food preservation is salt. Salt ...

Welcome to Smoke Rings, a series about the Valley of the Sun’s barbecue scene. The goal of this series is to pin down a “Phoenix-style” barbecue if there is one. Regardless of whether we have a style, ...