Grill Maestro

Corn on the cob is delicious. Corn on the cob the grill is heavenly… if you do it right. Fortunately, the right way is pretty easy and there are several “right” ways to do it. I personally prefer the first husk on option, as it reduces the amount of waste, but any of the three [...]

This has nothing to do with grilling, other than the fact that it’s about a burger, but it’s entertaining nonetheless. And jet packs rule.
Oh, don’t watch if you just ate or are eating.

My wife gave me a copy of The Great Ribs Book by Hugh Carpenter & Teri Sandison as a holiday gift and it’s a fun little book for the ribs aficionado, which I am. Overall, it’s heavy on recipes and light on actual rib preparation and cooking techniques, though that is typically the style when [...]

The concept of direct and indirect cooking is crucial whenever you’re talking about becoming a bona fide Grill Maestro (I am not one yet, but I’m working on it!). It sounds simple enough, direct cooking is when you cook directly on the fire or heat whereas indirect cooking is when you let the cooking occur [...]

I love a good hot dog, I’m sure everyone does, and so when I was sent this AOL Food photostream of hot dog toppings around the world I had to check it out. It says around the world but it’s heavily influenced by American regions (there are a handful of international toppings like the TPM [...]

Ever wonder how they make that liquid smoke flavoring? Wonder no more and watch this video courtesy of bbqtv:

The Virtual Weber Bullet site is a cornucopia of useful information about the Weber Smokey Mountain smoker, I turn to it at least once a week to find some useful tips and tricks about grilling and smoking with the WSM. This week, I discovered a clever little hack by Mike Willsey of S.C. called the [...]

Let’s say you’re smoking or grilling in the early afternoon, simply because the mood strikes you, but you find out that your friends will begin descending on your abode for dinner. You know that if you toss the cooked meats in the fridge and then bring them out later, it won’t taste as good. You [...]