Smoke | Fire | Grill — Chef Mike Belobradic

Creator of the Northern Barbecue™ Method.

Improve your barbecue skills and take a global journey of flavour and tradition.

Northern Barbecue™ is about Cooking Over Hardwood Heat through a Canadian Global Lens by BBQ Chef Mike Belobradic.
Global Fire | Southern Roots | Northern Perspective

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Barbecue Insights, News & More

Visit the Smoke Fire Grill blog for articles, guides, and commentary about everything to do with enhancing your barbecue skills. Plus, read bbq product reviews, bbq tips and support for the Northern Barbecue™ Method curriculum: live-fire methods, flavour development, and the evolving culture of barbecue.

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What is the Best Way to Improve Your BBQ Skills?
What is the Best Way to Improve Your BBQ Skills?

A structured, global‑inspired curriculum that helps backyard cooks build real live‑fire skills.

What Colour Should Smoke Be When Cooking with Hardwood?
What Colour Should Smoke Be When Cooking with Hardwood?

There’s good smoke and there’s bad smoke. How to know the difference.

How Does a Smoker Make Smoke?
How Does a Smoker Make Smoke?

How smokers create the smoke that flavours barbecue dishes.

Smoked ribs

Northern Barbecue™: Why it Matters.

Northern Barbecue™ exists to help backyard pitmasters move beyond recipes and develop transferable skills, cultural awareness, and technical confidence across any grill, smoker, or fire setup.

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Potatoes in wood fired brick oven

The Northern Barbecue™ Curriculum.

Northern Barbecue™ is a practical, skill-building barbecue curriculum designed to help cooks develop technique, cultural awareness, and confidence across any grill or fire..

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Grilled coconut shrimp

Media & Collaboration

I am open to interviews, to provide commentary, and for collaboration related to barbecue trends, live-fire cooking, and outdoor culinary culture. Reach out with any inquiries.

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What colour should smoke be from your smoker? Learn the signs and you’ll always be ahead of the game. https://www.smokefiregrill.ca/blog/what-colour-should-smoke-be-when-cooking-with-hardwood #smoker #smoke #smoking #backyardbbq #smokersmoke
Is it possible to have too much smoke on food? It sure is, and here’s how to avoid it. https://www.smokefiregrill.ca/blog/is-it-possible-to-have-too-much-smoke-on-food #smoker #smoking #barbecue #smokedfood #bbq
The complete guide to smoke in hardwood barbecue. https://www.smokefiregrill.ca/blog/the-complete-guide-to-smoke-in-hardwood-barbecue #smoking #smoker #backyardbbq #smokertips #barbecue
The best pans for a wood-fired brick oven. From usability to heat resistance, what to buy and what to avoid. https://www.smokefiregrill.ca/blog/best-pans-and-cookware-for-a-wood-fired-brick-oven-500f1000f #brickoven #pizzaoven #bestpans #cookingtip
You’ve heard of Southern BBQ, well this is Northern BBQ. #snowday #bbq #backyardbbq #brickoven #pizzaoven

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