Get Your Grill On

“Knock Knock”
“Whose There?”
“Fed Ex”
“Fed Ex Who?”
“Fed Ex with your brand new 26 inch Weber One Touch Kettle” Oh Yeah! Baby Oh Baby!”

The first cook is coming up.  I’ve got to come up with a special menu to break this baby in with.
Here’s the first picture with the box open:
What’s missing from the picture […]

After pulling one too many packages of barbecue out of the freezer only to find it ruined by freezer burn, my dear wife and I decided to invest in a vacuum sealer.
Vacuum sealers extend the storage life of food by removing the air and sealing the food for storage. Food can stay fresher up to […]

This post isn’t for you people who are already hip to the love of an old, well used smoker. But for those of you who may feel they need the new stuff, the bells and even a few whistles. As with many crafts, it’s about the person wielding the brush, not the brush itself.
Yeah well, […]

Now that the semester at Shepherd University is getting underway I wanted to get some ribs on the Char-Broiler double door smoker for the incoming students. I ordered a case of Baby Back Ribs from our meat Vendor and to save time had them remove the membranes and package each one individually. There […]

As promised I wanted to show everyone what a nice job the Char Broil double door smokers does with smoking Jalapenos utilizing the Chile Grill from Iron dessert.

I took the fresh jalapenos and utilizing the jalapeno corer that came with the grill cut the tops off the peppers and had them hollowed out no time. […]

The Cuisinart Griddler is a great way to build the perfect panini, grill up some chicken breasts for dinner, fry up some eggs for breakfast and reheat the leftovers from last nights dinner. The Griddler is very easy to use and comes ready to go out of the box with drips cups, a dishwasher […]

A man can never have enough barbeque accessories. I was gifted a Smokenator 1000 last Father’s day by Ms. Goofy and the boys. They sure know my weak spot. The Smokenator is a device which converts your Weber Kettle into a smoker. It is a stainless steel insert that fits to the side of the kettle. […]

I recently set up my new Char-Broil Double Door Smoker/Grill combo and was eager to get something on the grill! So I followed the seasoning instructions, coated the interior of the grill with vegetable oil and built a small fire in the firebox and let the smoker get up to temp and sealed it […]

I consistently receive email asking which smoker I would recommend for a beginner. The answers varies ranging from your experience in BBQ, where you live and how much you plan on preparing and sharing with family and friends.
With this in mind, I had the privilege of testing a smoker that could be used by the […]

When the Margaritaville Fiji Frozen Concoction Machine arrived it was a very easy setup. The instructions were straightforward and in no time the step-by-step set up had the machine ready to produce some delicious frozen beverages. The craftsmanship and quality were apparent at the onset, and the weight of the machine gave a certain feel […]