About CharredPicks

CharredPicks publishes buying guides for grills, smokers, thermometers and BBQ tools, plus technique guides and recipes. The guides are research-based: we do not cook on the gear we write about.

How picks are chosen

Each guide starts from the questions people search for. For the products, we read the current Amazon listing, the manufacturer's published specifications and manual where one exists, and the patterns in owner reviews: what buyers praise repeatedly, and what fails or disappoints after months of use. We compare the specs that change the cook, such as cooking area, temperature range, fuel, materials and warranty, and name who each product suits and who should skip it.

How prices are checked

Prices, ratings and stock are checked through Keepa, which records each Amazon listing's price history, when a page is written or refreshed. A price on CharredPicks is the price at that check; the price Amazon shows at checkout is the one that counts.

How pages are kept current

Pages are revisited when a product goes out of stock, when its price moves outside the range a guide names, or when a newer model replaces it. Dead or mismatched listings are replaced with a live product, and the text is rewritten to match.

Recipes and techniques

Recipes and technique guides are built from published cooking science and food-safety guidance, such as USDA safe minimum internal temperatures, with exact times and temperatures.

How the site makes money

CharredPicks is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you buy through a product link, the site earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. There are no paid placements or sponsored posts, and manufacturers do not send us products. Details are on the affiliate disclosure page.