Grill Maestro

I just received a press release from the Beef Checkoff, the organization behind the Beef It’s What’s for Dinner marketing campaign, that listed the fall in retail beef prices; a fall I didn’t know had happened. As a result of the economic downturn, there’s been a drop in restaurant demand for the premium steakhouse cuts [...]

My cousin sent me this beef chart: It explains each part of the cow, its name, and what cuts come from that part. It’s an extremely detailed diagram that should explain everything you need to know about the cuts of beef. For example, your Top loin steak, T-Bone steak, Porterhouse steak, and Tenderloin (filet mignon) [...]

I love smoking, the smell of the smoke, the relaxing afternoon, cracking open a cold beer as I wait, and the… well, everything about it. One of the fun things about smoking is that you can pretty much use any hardwood as long as it’s clean and no manufactured. You won’t want to use wood [...]