Grill Maestro

When you’re grilling a nice fat steak, put down that fork and pick up those tongs. If you’re marinating or working with the meat before you put it on the grill, don’t pierce it with a fork. Whatever you can do, avoid piercing the meat at all costs because that will allow those tasty juices [...]

If you’re like me, you probably no idea when someone say “This here is genuine real Louisiana BBQ!” Well my friends, have no fear because MSNBC published an article (last year, but I’m a little slow) about good BBQ books and, as part of related content, contained this flashcard-like guide to the region BBQ styles.
It [...]

Oh, believe it… people have built smokers straight out of trash cans for a total cost of under fifty bucks. Before you say: “Yuck! Smoking my food in a trash can???” you must realize that you’re going to use a trash can only for smoking, so it’s basically a big metal container.
Anyway, the [...]

I saw this site on grilling safety by the NYCFD on Lifehacker, who got it from Parent Hacks, and it’s definitely worth looking over.
Here’s one idea I thought was pretty clever when it comes to looking for leaks:
Check for leaks EVERY TIME you replace the cylinder. Pour soapy solution over the connections and if bubbles [...]

The BBQReport has an interesting recipe for corn that I want to try in the near future but in reading that brief post I saw him mention a key tip in grilling corn: soaking the husks in water (salt if you’d like) before you grill. For all the novices out there like myself, this is [...]

Wine Barrel Staves are a twist on your typical cedar planks grilling technique in that you can infuse the classic taste of wine into your foods instead of just “plain old cedar.” These staves were red wine barrels in a past life and now you can use them to impart a subtle wine flavor into [...]

WNBC recently wrote about a Consumer Reports “grill” test of two cuts of meat from four online vendors and found that Allen Brothers’ steak took top honors in the strip steak category and Lobel’s took the ribbon in the filet mignon group. The four online vendors were Allen Brothers, Omaha Steaks, Lobel’s and Costco. It’s [...]