Grill Maestro

I’ve never been to a barbecue championship on any level but judging by the shows I’ve watched on the Food Network and the pictures I’ve looked at on various websites, they sure look like a lot of fun. Every year, the Safeway’s 2006 National Capital Barbecue Battle will take place on Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. between [...]

The first step of your barbecuing career, before you do anything else, is to buy your first charcoal grill. Like a good beer or a fine woman, the perfect charcoal grill is all up to your own personal preferences and needs. Some like their beer (and their girls) a little hoppy, some like them bitter, [...]

Like riding a bicycle, starting a charcoal grill is a little tricky but easy once you figure out how.
1. Pile the charcoal briquettes in a pyramid in the middle of the grill. It should be enough charcoal to make a layer or two at the bottom of your grill but not much more.
2. Check the [...]

Like every red-blooded guy I like beer, girls, and grilling. On this new blog I hope to write about all three but mostly about the third but I’ll probably dabble in the first two from time to time.
Ever since I discovered the smokey flavor of a well seared steak, I’ve fallen in love with the [...]