Grill Maestro

I’m not a huge bacon lover but I am a bacon lover, which doesn’t really help my diet but certainly helps me enjoy life! That being said, I found this rather helpful article on startcooking.com that lists fifty ways to use bacon. There are some very clever uses and some very standard everyday uses, I [...]

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 [...]

I was doing some surfing and stumbled onto WhiteTrashBBQ (a Long Islander like I once was too) and mined his blogroll for other BBQ bloggers out there (no one corporate, just regular ole joes like you and me) so you’ll see some new names on the side there. One thing I’ve already learned? Smokey Bones [...]

I was recently asked to review a site called World Famous Barbecue, a site that essentially contains a directory of barbecue related links ranging in topics from restaurants to equipment suppliers all the way down to sauces and rubs, it essentially is designed to run the gamut of sources but is a little light currently [...]

Doesn’t it seem like there’s an association for everything? Well the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association is a trade association that represents manufacturers, retailers, and other stakeholders in the “hearth” industry, which includes barbecue. The HPBA has a large section for consumers to help them learn more about barbecue-ing that I’ve started to take a [...]

The Food Network is quite possibly one of the best networks on cable television second only to perhaps ESPN and the History Channel. The guru of grilling on FoodTV is none other than Bobby Flay and he is the main host for two shows and a frequent appearance on another. The two he hosts are [...]

I know nothing about “smokology,” my new favorite term of the day, and hopefully a copy of this 224 tome on the topic by Richard W. McPeake, one of the top instructors at the The Culinary Center of Kansas City (a claim made by the owner of The Culinary Center); will educate me on the [...]

Finding the Perfect Steak:

A good steak should have visible flecks of fat (marbling) distributed throughout.
Beef should be a bright, cherry-red color and the fat a creamy white.
Look for beef that is firm to the touch, not soft.
Make sure that the meat is packed tightly and remember to purchase meat last to ensure it [...]

Buying barbecue sauce from the store is fine when you’re in a bind or if you’re feeding an army. If you truly want to get into the art of grilling and you really do enjoy honing your craft, you seriously have to try your hand at making your own personal barbecue sauce.
So you don’t [...]