Chef Tom Jackson is a Kansas native, born and raised in Wichita. In 2008 he and his wife moved to Portland, Oregon where he attended Oregon Culinary Institute. Tom studied both general culinary skills as well as baking and pastry while working as a cook in a variety of restaurants. After graduating from Oregon Culinary Institute he began working as a bread baker and pastry chef at the renowned Ken’s Artisan Bakery in Northwest Portland. He spent more than four years honing his skills under James Beard Award-winning chef and owner Ken Forkish.
In that time he and his wife had their first child, and the draw of home and family grew stronger. Longtime friends of the Cary family, owners of All Things Barbecue, they returned to Kansas to help All Things Barbecue continue to excel in their cooking classes. Tom has been further developing and building cooking classes and private events at All Things Barbecue since March 2014.
No summertime cookout is complete without some great barbecue side dishes. That's why Chef Tom is sharing his recipe for Bacon & Asparagus Pasta Salad, cooked over a bed of lump charcoal on the Yoder Smokers adjustable flat top charcoal grill!
Chef Tom fires up the Kamado Joe Classic III Ceramic Charcoal Grill for these incredibly juicy Beer Braised Beef Ribs. They are first braised in a beer based braising liquid inside a cast iron Dutch oven, then finished with a high heat sear, directly over lump charcoal.
Chef Tom fires up the Clementi Wood-Fired Oven and bakes an amazing Wood-Fired Calzone, featuring scratch-made dough, mouth watering filling, cheese for days and a red sauce for dipping!
Chef Tom fires up the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita offset smoker his Root Beer Spritzed Spare Ribs. Sweet, salty and smoky with a bark you won’t believe! These ribs have got it all!
We’re keeping the summertime recipes coming with this bright and fresh recipe for Grilled Mahi Mahi! Chef Tom blitzes a marinade, slathers the Mahi Mahi and grills the fish over direct flame for a char-kissed, flavor packed, fresh and light grilled entrée.
Chef Tom fires up the Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill for some Grilled Pork Tenderloin & Chimichurri. Pair that with grilled corn on the cob in a bowl full of rice and quinoa, and you’ve got prime summertime eats!
If you’ve never made your own Grilled Buffalo Wings, you’re missing out! The scratch-made buffalo sauce is so easy and so tasty that you’ll never want to do store-bought sauce again. Pair that with the char of a grilled wing, and you’ve got it made!
The Grilled Chicken Quesadilla is a go-to weeknight (or any night) meal! Chef Tom packs in the flavor with grilled chicken & onion and creamy cheeses, and pairs it up with grilled avocado salsa and spicy crema for dipping!
In this week's episode of Tips & Techniques Chef Tom takes us back to barbecue basics, once again, and teaches us how to make a sweet tomato based barbecue sauce from scratch.
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Tom Jackson
