Get Your Grill On

With the Colorado Avalanche playing in the NHL Stanly Cup Playoffs, life in my home is crazy to say the least! Food at anytime is a priority, but during NHL Hockey playoff time, Smoking and Grilling are a priority! One of the things we love and eat a lot of around the homestead is Smoked […]

One of the things I have always loved eating was homemade meat loaf! I have always looked forward to a nice thick slice of meatloaf on bread with BBQ sauce and all the fixings! To make meatloaf go to the next level in taste texture and overall my family and I smoke our meatloaf with […]

A few weeks past I wrote an article regarding “The Chile Twister” expressing through my experience that it was one of the best tools I’ve ever used. Well a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by David Fillmore of Iron Desert (www.irondesert.com) who disagreed with my article. David was polite with his criticism […]

Bacon is one of my favorite foods, in my home my kids have grown up thinking its one of the basic food groups! In fact one of there all time favorite meals for dinner is an all American BLT! Bacon in our home is a food group all by itself!
So it was no big surprise […]

I love cookbooks. Especially grilling, barbecue and outdoor cookbooks. Of all the cookbooks I have in my collection, one remains a favorite, more so because of my daughter than any other reason. Over this past summer my daughter was in the hospital for nearly a month. Needless to say, my wife and I spent […]

Sometimes in life the recipes our families love are not fully appreciated. We get busy with work and life and seldom think twice when we throw stuff together to feed the starving crowds in our homes each night. Routine becomes the word and the action of each day until something happens or changes that routine.
With […]

Of all the appetizers I have done over the years, none of them have received the reviews and requests I get for more then the ABT (Atomic Buffalo Turds). I wrote an article for “Get Your Grill On” a couple of months ago on the preparation and techniques used to make these appetizers. Since […]

Today I’m reviewing Rod’s Rub Original.
Before testing, I visited Rod’s website to try and learn a little about the rub and about the creator himself. I enjoyed reading the history behind Rod’s Rub and learned quickly that we share a few things in common. First we both have careers in Law Enforcement, and second were […]

One of the most important tools an individual can have when grilling or smoking is that of a properly calibrated food thermometer. This was a personal quest of mine, and I wanted a thermometer that would be durable, reliable and able to withstand the constant abuse I put alot of my tools through with smoking […]

Looking for the perfect holiday appetizer? Why not try the ABT? What the heck are ABT’s you ask? Well it’s short for Atomic Buffalo Turds! A cored jalapeño stuffed with cheeses and meats, wrapped in bacon and smoked. What could be better?
I guess ABT’s is a more appetizing name for these. But either way you […]