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featured Smoke Signals: A Million-Dollar World Cup and the American Royal Fires Up

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 465 Dated this 1st day of October, 2026. Today the radio's been crackling with news from International Waters — a couple of proper big...

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The Smuggler's Comp Trail: Two Festivals Down, a Kiwi Crew Crashes the Party

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 464 Dated this 30th day of September, 2026. Today the manifest's heavy with good news from both sides of the ditch. Two festivals wrapped...

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Condiment of the Week: Mitch's Preserves' Black Sauce Earns a Permanent Spot

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 463 Dated this 29th day of September, 2026. Today I went looking for a splash of something dark and savoury to finish a pan...

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Dark savoury steak rub shaken onto a raw scotch fillet, closed kettle BBQ behind

Rub of the Week: Republic's Signature Beef Just Cleared Customs

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 462 Dated this 28th day of September, 2026. Today I made port at a bottle shop of all places, ducking in for supplies, and...

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Myth-Busting: Do You Really Need to Soak Your Wood Chips?

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 461 Dated this 24th day of September, 2026. Position: standing over the smoker with a bag of chips in one hand and a bucket...

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Coffee and molasses BBQ sauce being poured over sliced smoked brisket, offset smoker behind

Condiment of the Week: Coffee & Molasses Is the Brisket Sauce

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 460 Dated this 22nd day of September, 2026. Position: dockside, brisket resting under a tea towel, kettle just gone quiet. Conditions: cool spring evening,...

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A hand shaking red paprika lamb rub onto a tied boneless lamb shoulder, kettle BBQ behind at dusk

Rub of the Week: The Lamb Rub That Finally Gets It Right

⚓ SMUGGLER'S LOG — ENTRY No. 459 Dated this 21st day of September, 2026. Position: tied up somewhere south of the Yarra, hold full of spring lamb. Conditions: clear skies,...

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