Get Your Grill On

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 […]

A few weeks ago l cooked up what I’m now calling SPAM “Burnt Ends.” I had been looking for an interesting take on SPAM that I could serve at a luau my wife and I are planning for later in the summer (SPAM is huge in Hawaii, so it would make a novel appetizer). […]

I’ve done cedar planked scallops before on Get Your Grill On, but I wanted to add this, too. Why add salmon to the mix? There are a couple of reasons:

It’s very good
It’s very easy
Did I mention it’s very easy? And very good?

I was actually at a restaurant today in Cincinnati called Palomino’s, […]

This is not a recipe for those who are looking to get dinner on the table in a hurry. That being said, despite the fact that it takes two days to make, this brisket doesn’t require a lot of hands on time and the results are well worth the wait. Plus, unless you’re hosting a […]

artisanal ar‘ti·san·al (är‘tĭ-zə-nəl, -sə-, är’tĭ-zăn‘əl) adj.
(def.) Made by hand by a person skilled in an art.
I’ve been trying to categorize what I think I’m trying to attempt to kind of do. I found a book over the weekend called ‘Artisanal Cooking’, and, as I thumbed through it, I realized that I found the right […]

It’s time to get the meat in to the cooker. I’m cooking ribs on the Weber Smokey Mountain, and it’s ready. The water pan is full. The smoke is sweet blue and it’s holding temperature at 242 degrees. 242 degrees? Isn’t that hot for barbecue? Well, yes it is, but it’s still within the acceptable […]

I was in the kitchen with a friend once, making dinner and throwing this and that into the pan when while she stared at me incredulously before asking “how do you know you can put those things together?” Simple, I replied, it tastes good in my head.
Regardless of whether or not I’m cooking from […]

Here it is, Big Bob Gibson’s recipe for his infamous White Barbeque Sauce.
This recipe has been published for years on the internet, but I trust that this one is the real thing. This is the version as published by Mike Mills in the fantastic book, Peace, Love and Barbeque. Enjoy.
Big Bob Gibson’s Hickory-Smoked Chicken

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The South will rise again. Or will the North kick some ass? This looks really cool and I’m a sucker for anything that has this type of history. This article and pictures come to us from the Walker County Messenger of LaFayette, GA.
Fire up the smoker for BBQ contest in Chickamauga.
New this year: Chickamauga […]

It’s been a while, but I’m back! I’ve just added a new cooker to my arsenal. I actually traded in my original Kamado on a new large Big Green Egg. And I’m eggcited about it! I’ve already done a couple of cooks. This thing can smoke low and slow, or […]