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Steven Raichlen

Contributing Writer

Steven Raichlen is the author of How to Grill Vegetables, Project Smoke, How to Grill, Project Fire, and Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades and the New York Times bestselling Barbecue! Bible® cookbook series. Raichlen has won five James Beard Awards and three IACP Awards, and his 31 books have been translated into 17 languages. His TV shows include the public television series Project Smoke, Project Fire, Primal Grill, and Barbecue University; the Italian TV show Steven Raichlen Grills Italy; and the French-language series Les Incontournables de BBQ and Le Maître du Grill.

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a large pork butt sitting on a grill plate being smoked in a black outdoor smoker

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a close up view of a pile of various sized wood chipping

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For steaks, chops, and burgers, hold your hand three inches above the grill grate and start counting, "One Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc." If "ouch" comes at two or three Mississippi, your grill is properly preheated.

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