Lost Canuck BBQ

10/12/2026

🚨 WHAT THE HECK IS AN ONION BOMB?! 😂🔥

Well… I had never made one either.
So naturally, I figured the best thing to do was take some big sweet onions, stuff them with MEAT + WISCONSIN CHEESE CURDS, wrap the whole thing in BACON, and throw them on the smoker. 😎
Because apparently that’s what we do around here.

For this cook, I fired up my little RecTeq B380X Bullseye Deluxe and made TWO versions:

🥩 Beef with peppers, onion, seasoning, and cheese curds
🐷 Pork/meatball mix with seasoning and cheese curds
🥓 Then everything got wrapped in bacon
I smoked them low and slow, cut them open, and honestly…
These things were pretty darn good. 🔥

Basically a giant smoky meatball wrapped in onion… wrapped in bacon… with melted cheese hiding inside.
Is it ridiculous?
Absolutely.
Would I make them again?
Absolutely. 😂

And yes, things got a little messy when I sliced them open. That’s half the fun of trying something for the first time.

🎥 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE:
https://youtu.be/KSgBs6y1KSQ

👇 Now I need to know:
Would YOU eat one of these?
And if you’ve made Onion Bombs before… how the heck do you keep all that bacon together when you slice them?! 😂

It’s your friendly neighborhood Lost Canuck.
Thanks for watching and hanging out with me.
Be kind. It really matters. ❤️

I stuffed sweet onions with meat, Wisconsin cheese curds, wrapped t...

10/07/2026

🔥🍗 CRISPY WINGS OVER CHARCOAL… on a little Weber Jumbo Joe!
I’ve been craving wings over coal, so I fired up the Weber Jumbo Joe, added a little pecan wood for smoke, threw in the Slow 'N Sear basket, and let this little kettle go to work.
And man… these turned out GOOD. 😎🔥
I ran the Jumbo Joe around 400°F, cooked the wings on the indirect side first, then finished them right over the hot charcoal to crisp up the skin and add a little char.
The result?

🔥 Crispy skin
🔥 Juicy chicken
🔥 Charcoal flavor
🔥 Pecan smoke
🔥 And one heck of a smoke ring
And here’s what surprised me…

👉 I fit about 16 big Costco wings on only HALF of the Jumbo Joe grate.
For a little portable charcoal grill, this thing can seriously cook.
Perfect for:

🏈 Game day
🚙 Tailgating
🏕️ Camping
🔥 Or just making a pile of wings in the backyard

Oh… and yes, this is Jumbo Joe #2. 😂
My first one is still about 900 miles north at my mom’s place in Manitoba, so apparently the logical Lost Canuck solution was to buy another one.

🎥 Watch the full video here:
https://youtu.be/WjPPJiAonb0

Now I need to know…
👇 FLATS or DRUMS?
And are you leaving them dry… or hitting them with sauce?

🔥 Crispy chicken wings on the Weber Jumbo Joe are ridiculously easy...

10/03/2026

I’m in my glory helping my friend Dave out at his bbq supply store! Having fun!

09/28/2026

PARTY RIBS IN ABOUT 3 HOURS?! 🔥🍖
Yep...and these might be one of the easiest game-day rib cooks I’ve made.
For this one I took a couple racks of baby backs, cut them into individual party ribs BEFORE smoking, and fired up my Lone Star Grillz 42" Pellet Smoker at 275°F.
But because apparently a pellet smoker making plenty of smoke wasn't enough for the Lost Canuck... 😂
I also added a little charcoal and pecan wood to the Huber basket.
Because why leave well enough alone? 😎🔥
And we didn't make just ONE flavor.

🔥 SWEET PARTY RIBS
🧄 SAVORY GARLIC & PEPPER PARTY RIBS

More seasoning around every rib.
More surface area for smoke.
Great bark.
Great color.
And everybody gets their own rib!
Best part?
ROUGHLY THREE HOURS.
No all-day rib cook.
No waiting until bedtime to eat dinner. 😂
Just easy, smoky, bite-sized ribs that are pretty much MADE for football season.
And yes...I taste-tested both versions.
You know.
For science. 🤓🍖

👉 Watch the full Party Ribs on my YouTube Channel

Now I want to know...
How would YOU make your party ribs?
🔥 Sweet?
🌶️ Spicy?
🧄 Savory?
🍯 Hot honey?
🥩 No wrap?
😈 Something completely ridiculous?
👇 Drop your version in the comments!

And remember...
Be kind to each other. It matters.
— Lost Canuck BBQ 🔥

09/25/2026

🔥 HUDSON BBQ PEOPLE — THE LOST CANUCK IS TAKING OVER THE SHOP! 😂

On Saturday, October 3rd, I’ll be hanging out ALL DAY at Smoke on the Water Grills & Provisions in Hudson, Wisconsin.

My friend Dave Olson owns the shop, and he’s going to be out of town…so for some reason he decided I was trustworthy enough to keep an eye on the place. 😎🔥

My main job?

Make sure nobody rolls an offset smoker out the front door. 😂

I’m not paid or sponsored by Dave. I’m just helping out a friend and trying to support a newer local BBQ shop that I’d really like to see succeed.

If you’re anywhere around Hudson, Stillwater, River Falls, Woodbury, the St. Croix Valley or the Twin Cities, come on down and say hello!

🔥 Talk smokers
🔥 Talk pellet grills
🔥 Talk charcoal
🔥 Talk rubs and sauces
🔥 Talk BBQ experiments
🔥 Talk YouTube
🔥 Check out some cool BBQ gear

And yes…

Apparently I may even be working the cash register.

That could get interesting. 😂

📍 Smoke on the Water Grills & Provisions
1051 Pearson Drive
Hudson, Wisconsin

📅 Saturday, October 3rd
🔥 Lost Canuck will be there ALL DAY

I may even bring the famous hat.

Probably leave it on the counter though…we don’t want to scare anybody away. 😂

If you’re local, come hang out for a bit, talk BBQ, and help support a small local BBQ shop.

And please SHARE this post with your BBQ buddies around Hudson and the Twin Cities! 🔥

09/22/2026

🔥 I FOUND THIS BRAND-NEW PIT BOSS FOR $70?! 😳

Yep…another Facebook Marketplace find.

I picked up this little blue Pit Boss portable charcoal grill for only $70 — still brand new in the box.

And this isn’t just another little charcoal grill.

👉 It has a battery-powered fan underneath the charcoal
👉 It has a locking lid
👉 It’s compact enough for camping, tailgating, boating or the cabin
👉 And this discontinued BLUE version is just plain cool 😎

So naturally, I had to find out if the fan actually works…or if it’s just another BBQ gimmick.

I unboxed it, fired it for the first time, tested the fan and vent controls, checked how well it held temperature, and then gave it a proper maiden voyage with some Snake River Farms Wagyu hot dogs. 🌭🔥

Because if you save money on the grill, apparently you’re supposed to spend it on fancy hot dogs. 😂

There were a few surprises along the way too…

One thing worked better than I expected.

One thing definitely DIDN’T impress me.

And by the end, I had to ask the big question:

🤔 Would I pay full price for this little Pit Boss…or would I just buy a Weber Jumbo Joe?

Full video on YouTube Channel -

If you saw this thing brand new on Marketplace for $70…

WOULD YOU BUY IT? 👇

Thanks for hanging out with the Lost Canuck!

Be kind to each other. It really matters. ❤️🔥

09/18/2026

I made a “WISCONSIN HEART ATTACK”… and this thing is ridiculous. 😂🥓🧀🔥

Bratwurst.

Wisconsin mozzarella.

Nueske’s bacon.

BBQ seasoning.

Smoke.

Glaze.

Yeah…this is about as Wisconsin as it gets. 😂

I stuffed the brats with mozzarella, wrapped them in bacon, seasoned them up, and smoked everything on my Lone Star Grillz 42" Pellet Smoker at 275°F.

Then I finished them with BBQ glaze until everything got sticky, smoky, cheesy and pretty darn dangerous-looking. 😎🔥

And the Lone Star Grillz did what it does best — laid down some SERIOUS smoke.

The bacon crisped up.

The sausage picked up great color.

The cheese got all melty.

And when I sliced one open…

Ohhhhh yeah. 🤤

These would be AWESOME for:

🏈 Football Sunday
🔥 Game day
🍺 Tailgating
🎉 Parties
😎 Or just because bacon + brat + cheese sounds like a good idea

Would I make them again?

ABSOLUTELY.

Next time, though…

I think I’m adding JALAPEÑOS. 🌶️😂

👇 What would YOU put inside your Wisconsin Heart Attack?

Full video here:

https://youtu.be/kQGdfex2hB8

And remember…

Be kind to each other. It matters.

— Lost Canuck

I stuffed bratwurst with Wisconsin mozzarella, wrapped them in Nues...

09/17/2026

I bought a BRAND-NEW pellet grill that hasn’t been made in years… and it BROKE on the very first startup. 😂🔥

Yep. That actually happened.

This is my new-old-stock Pitts & Spitts Rendezvous — a little all-stainless portable pellet grill that most people have probably never even seen before.

I finally loaded it up with 100% hickory pellets, plugged it in and got ready for the first burn…

…and almost immediately realized something was wrong.

The controller was TOAST. 💀

Some buttons wouldn’t work, I couldn’t turn the temperature up, and even when I tried shutting it down, things definitely weren’t behaving the way they should.

So…the engineer in me came out. 😂

I pulled the controller, checked the wiring, tried resetting it, talked with Pitts & Spitts and eventually came to the conclusion:

BAD CONTROLLER.

So I ordered a brand-new 2026 controller, installed it, added Wi-Fi while I was at it — because why not? 😎 — and tried the whole thing AGAIN.

And this time…

🔥 Burn-in
🌡️ Temperature testing
📱 Wi-Fi testing
💨 100% hickory smoke
🍖 Sakura St. Louis ribs From Smoke on the Water Grills and Provisions
😋 And finally…a proper first cook!

Did this forgotten little pellet grill redeem itself?

Oh yeah. 😎🔥

👉 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE:
https://youtu.be/yNmHwUQZ0Zg

Now I want to know:

Would YOU have spent the money on a new controller and kept going…or would you have packed this thing up and called it quits?

And seriously…

Who out there actually remembers the Pitts & Spitts Rendezvous?

— Lost Canuck BBQ

I bought a BRAND-NEW discontinued pellet grill…and on its very firs...

09/16/2026

🥩🔥 NEW WEBER. HAND-CUT STEAKS. FIRST COOK.

I finally fired up my new Weber 22" Master-Touch Kettle, gave it a proper burn-in, and then figured there was only one way to christen it…

Custom Lost Canuck hand-cut steaks. 😎🥩

I reverse seared these beauties over Wild West Charcoal from my buddy Walter, and MAN did they turn out good.

🔥 Great charcoal flavor Wild West Charcoal and Seasoning
🥩 Awesome crust
💦 Super juicy inside
🍖 And a heck of a first cook on the new Weber!

There’s just something about cooking a big steak over real charcoal that never gets old.

In this video I take you through the burn-in, setup, reverse sear, and first cook on the new kettle from start to finish.

🎥 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE:
https://youtu.be/40Y0p1lRB_c?si=yianjtRnS7dKBRdb

And now I want to hear from you…

👇 What should I cook NEXT on the Weber? Weber Grills

Ribs?
Chicken?
Burgers?
Picanha?
Something completely different?

Let me know in the comments!

— Lost Canuck BBQ 🇨🇦🔥🇺🇸

I scored this green 22" Weber Master-Touch kettle on Facebook Marke...

09/14/2026

Z Grills sent me their 10502B pellet grill to test...

And this review definitely did NOT go the way I expected. 😬🔥

During the very first burn-in, the drip pan warped.

Okay — stuff happens.

So I contacted Z Grills and asked for a replacement.

Then the WRONG part showed up.

Then I was told the correct part was backordered.

Then July passed.

Then August passed.

And finally...

Roughly 3 MONTHS LATER, the correct replacement part arrived.

There was only one problem.

I had already GIVEN THE GRILL AWAY TO MY NEIGHBOR. 😂

This is probably one of the most honest equipment reviews I’ve ever put on the Lost Canuck BBQ channel.

No script.
No sugar coating.
No manufactured outrage.

Just exactly what happened.

Was the entire grill terrible? Maybe not.

Maybe I got a lemon.

But when something goes wrong, customer service becomes part of the product experience — and waiting roughly three months for a basic replacement part was enough for me.

So...would I recommend the Z Grills 10502B after my experience?

You’ll have to watch the video. 😏

🎥 WATCH THE FULL REVIEW HERE:
https://youtu.be/GpWF9G90K6w

If you own a Z Grills pellet smoker, I REALLY want to hear from you.

Have you had a good experience?

Bad experience?

Ever needed warranty parts?

Drop your experience in the comments — good OR bad. Let’s keep it useful for anybody thinking about buying one.

And yes...

My neighbor now has the replacement pan.

I wished him luck. 😂🔥

— Lost Canuck BBQ 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Z Grills sent me the 10502B WiFi XL pellet grill for an honest revi...