Grill Maestro

The key to improving anything is to track your progress, everyone knows that, so I’m going to start keeping a grilling, barbecue, and smoking notebook that tracks the decisions I make, good and bad, and the results that are produced, good and bad. By keeping a log of what I’ve done, it lets me look [...]

From setting up your pit to dressing up your hog, this 20 step guide to cooking hogs written by David L. Whitfield is both comprehensive and entertaining.
I probably will never cook up a hog like this, especially after hearing what’s involved, but if you’re itching to try it, I can’t imagine a better How To [...]

The Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker that I ordered last week arrived on Friday and I’ve been itching to use it. The smoker comes with a very detailed manual that includes many tips and many recipes, but honestly I always find that all manuals are a bit lacking in operating details… the sort of front line [...]

New York gets all the good food, too bad I’m down here in Baltimore, MD. If you want Texas style BBQ, you have Hill Country in Chelsea, and if you want Georgian BBQ, now you have Georgia’s Eastside BBQ at 192 Orchard Street at East Houston.
You may have heard the rib tip of boiling your [...]

This glowing review by Peter Meehan of the New York Times about Hill Country, located on 30 West 26th Street, Chelsea; makes me want to drive up to NYC right now to sample some of that delectable beef brisket.
Which brings us to that brisket, that exemplary specimen of Texas-style salt-and-pepper pit cooking Mr. Richter [...]

I’ve never prepared lamb at home before and this week I’ll get a chance! Around mid-week, the American Lamb Board, which apparently is the “nation’s premier nonprofit promoter of American-raised lamb,” is sending me six to eight pounds of prime cut boneless leg of American lamb (on dry ice!), some recipe cards for Greek Style [...]

When I arrived at home yesterday after a long and exhausting day of work, I saw a huge box sitting on my doorstep. At first I thought it was my the Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker that I had ordered two days ago but I quickly realized that 1) it was way too soon, 2) this [...]

This weekend we had some friends over and decided that we’d make some shish-kabobs. Shish-kabobs are always a fan favorite because everyone loves meat and everyone loves food on a stick (just go to a Renaissance festival or two to see what I mean), so shish-kabobs are always a fun time.
For the vegetables we stocked [...]

My friend and I have been talking about getting a hardcore smoker and I think I’m going to get the one that I always see getting talked about, the Weber 2820 Smokey Mountain Cooker/Smoker. You might recall I reviewed the Smokenator (part 2) a little while back and gave it very favorable reviews. I think [...]

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Fire up your grill and have a great time today!