Get Your Grill On

A hearty welcome to Adam C. Byrd from Men In Aprons to Get Your Grill On. Adam’s first posting gets back to basics, using your gas grill. Now this editor is known to have, let’s just say, “a thing” about gas grills. You’ll find out more over the next few months, but for today let’s […]

Tired of roasted, fried or even smoked turkey? Or do you just need to feed 2 or 3 people? Here is an alternative to the big bird. With the popularity of turkey growing as an alternative and healthier choice to beef or pork, turkey’s become more available in different cuts. Fresh […]

Please welcome Matt Fisher, The Hampton Smoker and editor at The Cook’s Kitchen to Get Your Grill On. Matt and I are old friends and are very involved in the New York Barbeque Scene together.
Here’s a holiday side dish that is a total snap, can be prepped ahead of time, and will leave your guests […]

Another new voice joins Get Your Grill On, Neil Strawder - the legendary BigMista of Big Mista’s Barbecue, The Survival Gourmet, and the Four Q BBQ team.
Welcome Mista!
The one thing that I have always loved about the holidays is the food.
There always these wonderful dishes that you never get any other time of the year. […]

EDITORS NOTE: Keeping with our Fried Turkey theme, here’s a few more tips on doing it right.
The holiday bird has moved from the oven to the great outdoors. Turkeys can be found cooking in the smoker, the deep fryer and even under a trash can. Here are some of my best turkey frying […]

Another new voice joins us today, Andy Groneman from Kansas City, Kansas. Andy takes his barbeque seriously competing with his team, Smoke on Wheels; but, he fries a mean turkey too. Andy, the floor is yours…
Ok, folks, I’ll admit - frying a turkey can be a little daunting. Who hasn’t seen the local news footage […]

Here’s an interesting article that Grub Street, NY Magazine’s on-line food section just put up about the pre-preponderance of Jewish Pit Masters on the New York barbecue scene. But NY Magazine was beat to the punch on the connection between Jews and Que in NY by my buddy Erica Marcus over at Newsday. Look’s […]

Get Your Grill On continues to ramp up, and another new voice is heard from. Todd M. Johns the producer of PlowboysBBQ.com has joined us with his first post and it’s a good one. Todd gives us another grilled side dish for your Thanksgiving table; Grilled and Stuffed Acorn Squash. Take it away, Todd.
Preparing a […]

Today, please welcome Chuck Marting from to our stable of fine writers. Chuck’s taking on the classic Thanksgiving nightmare - how to cook a moist turkey! Take it away Chuck!
Getting a great barbequed or smoked turkey is something we all start thinking about right around the Holiday Season. One of the secrets I’ve been taught […]

The days of soaking charcoal in lighter fluid and throwing on a match, creating a mushroomed fireball, are over. Get rid of the lighter fluid and get a charcoal chimney starter. A charcoal chimney is a metal cylinder with a handle. Inside there is a grate a few inches from the bottom.

(CharBroil on left, Weber […]