Get Your Grill On

Every year, the Williams-Sonoma catalog comes around and it features a sizzling hot steak branded with personalized initials. And every year, I am sorely tempted to plunk down a few hard-earned bucks and buy it for my husband for Father’s Day. And every year, it gets harder and harder to resist the temptation. […]

Having the barbecued meats arrive in a pool of juices.
No, I’m not talking about meat juices. I’m talking about leakage from cole slaw, baked beans or collard greens. How about just serving the sides on the side (which is why they’re called “sides”), or using a small bowl to keep everything segregated?
Being charged extra for […]

Grilling season is a great time of the year. May warms up nicely in Ohio, and it makes me want to be out at the grill. There’s just something about it, whether it’s not heating up the kitchen by having the stove going or just enjoying the sun while cooking, I love the grill!
One of […]

By the Pound
I like joints that sell barbecued meats by the pound. In the Northeast, you’ll see this at RUB (NYC), Fette Sau (Brooklyn), Wilson’s (Fairfield CT) and Bendle-Bean’s (Pembroke MA). This method gives you the ultimate flexibility to create any combo you want and eat as much or as little as you want, in […]

IWSMSD? WTF?
It’s that time of year again boys and girls, Saturday May 26, 2007 is International Weber Smokey Mountain Smoke Day.
It’s time to break out your trusty Weber Smokey Mountain and join all your fellow Weber-heads and cook!
Don’t have a Weber Smokey Mountain? Shame on you, but you can still join in the fun. Just […]

My nephew went fishing a couple of weeks ago and landed a whopper, a 3.5 kg salmon. He was never going to miss, fishing as he was in a trout and salmon farm at Buxton. Not only did the fish bite hard at his bait, it also bit hard at his parents wallet, costing a […]

Steven Raichlen, he of The Barbecue Bible fame, recently announced a contest on his website that you may want to check out.
Master grillers are by nature inventors, tinkerers, Do-It-Yourselfers. We experiment endlessly with rubs, sauces, flavors, tools, and techniques, and we love to use what’s at hand in new, thrilling, unexpected ways. What about you? […]

With Memorial Day being the unofficial start of summer, it makes sense that May is National Burger Month.  According to the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, 1/3 of all Americans have eaten a burger or ground beef in any 24 hour period.  Across the country, grills are being fired up as spring is in full bloom.
If […]

This past weekend, we hosted a dinner for friends at a local BBQ contest.  They love chicken wings, but don’t do an extreme amount of heat.  I grabbed my favorite chicken rub and tried a little experiment.  The result was rave reviews by my friends.
Ingredients
- Parted Chicken Wings
- Your Favorite Chicken Rub
- One Stick of […]

When I saw Jaden’s recent article on Cook Smarter about different cuts of meat, I was immediately reminded of one of our favorite steak recipes, Hanger Steak with Olive Oil and Herbs. And, of course, a craving followed shortly thereafter.
It’s been awhile since we’d made it, and the weather was decent enough to play outside. […]