Affiliate Disclosure

The short version

Brisket & Barkis free to read because it is supported by affiliate links. When you click a link to a product and buy it, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. That commission is how the site pays for itself. It does not change which gear we recommend, the order we rank it, or what we say about it.

Amazon Associates

Brisket & Bark is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon is our default retailer, and most product links on the site are tagged Amazon links using our associate tag, t5bbq-20.

We may add other retailer or brand programs over time. If we do, the same rule applies: a link earns us a commission only through a program we have actually joined, and we would rather send you to the option that’s better for you — cheaper, in stock, better warranty — than to the one that pays us the most.

How prices work

Prices on Amazon move constantly, so we don’t hard-code a number and let it go stale. Where we show a price, it is pulled from the retailer and stamped with the date it was pulled; where we don’t have a current figure, the button simply says “Check price on Amazon” instead of quoting one. The price you pay is always the one set by the retailer at checkout, so confirm it on their own page before you buy.

How to spot the links

Outbound links to a retailer are marked as sponsored and open in a new tab, and every buy button carries an #adlabel and a link back to this page. That way you always know when a link can earn us a commission before you click it — there are no hidden affiliate links buried in ordinary text.

Why you can trust the recommendations anyway

The reasoning behind a pick is identical whether or not a link earns us anything. We regularly recommend the cheaper tool, and we’ll tell you plainly when to skip a category entirely. We do not accept payment for reviews, we don’t take “sponsored” placements dressed up as editorial, and we publish no fabricated reviews or ratings. How we actually evaluate gear — on the specs manufacturers publish, not hype — is documented on our methodology page, and the standards we hold ourselves to are in our editorial policy.

Not food-safety or medical advice

Brisket & Barkis written by a brisket enthusiast, not a chef, food scientist, or medical professional, and nothing on the site is professional food-safety or medical advice. Smoking involves fire, heat, and raw meat — follow USDA food-safety guidance on safe cooking temperatures and handling, and cook at your own risk.

Questions

If anything here is unclear, or you want to know whether a specific link earns us a commission, ask us— we’ll tell you straight.