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The Smoke & BBQ Devotee

You cook the way you'd tend a fire.

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You cook the way you'd tend a fire. You own a meat thermometer and you trust it more than the clock. You know hot smoke from cold smoke, and you've pulled a brisket at 2 a.m. on a Saturday. A dish without a note of char reads raw to you, unfinished. You…

Your main traits

  • smoke
  • umami
  • power
  • carnivore

Your aromatic portrait

You own a meat thermometer and you trust it more than the clock. You know hot smoke from cold smoke, and you've pulled a brisket at 2 a.m. on a Saturday. A dish without a note of char reads raw to you, unfinished. You love long cooks, ribeyes blushing pink, fish caught by the flame. Fat doesn't scare you; you know it carries the aroma. Smoked salt is to you what black pepper is to everyone else: a base, not a garnish. You hate flat food, white sauces with no spine. You'd take a hard-seared steak over a delicate poach every time. You cook over wood when you can, cast iron when you can't. Smoked paprika goes on everything, but you're ready to trade up and learn that real Danish smoked salt changes the whole game.

Your 5 signature products

Your signature dishes

  • wood-fired ribeye
  • smoked brisket
  • glazed grilled salmon

Your go-to occasions

barbecue, cookouts, winter dinners

Your opposite profile

At the other end of the spectrum:

The Citrus Hunter

You chase the bright, lemony lift in every dish.