Video: How To Buy A Grill Or Smoker
Are you in the market for a new outdoor cooker? Watch our video buying guides to avoid buyers’ remorse. We show you all the pros and cons of gas grills, charcoal grills, and various smokers so you can make smart buying decisions.
How to Grill and Smoke Everything
More and more people are cooking at home. And more cooks are asking us: How do I smoke a brisket? What’s the best way to clean my grill grates? How do I mail-order a gas grill? What’s the best way to build a wood fire? Here are answers, including how to stay safe when handling food in the post-COVID era.
Food Safety From The Store To The Table In The Age Of COVID-19
Can you get coronavirus (COVID-19) from food? Check out these tips on how to prevent food poisoning. Learn all about viruses, bacteria, food safety, proper food handling, safe cooking temperatures, pasteurization, sterilization, and best practices for general safety when using a grill, smoker, and oven.
How To Season, Clean, and Repair Cast-Iron Cookware
There’s only one thing to remember with cast-iron cookware: maintain the seasoning. All the tips about cooking and cleaning cast-iron are meant to maintain its seasoning. Find out what seasoning is, how to build it up, how to clean cast iron, and how to repair it if it’s badly rusted. We bust a few myths along the way.
Temperature Guide
Meat Temperature Guide
The Best Beef Prime Rib And How To Cook It Sous Vide Que
Beef prime rib is a popular holiday roast. Here’s how to prep a whole beef prime rib from the butcher so it cooks properly. I also share a super simple way to sous vide the roast ahead of time, then finish it on the grill so the holiday meal is ready right when you want it to be!
Top 7 Grilling Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
When you’re playing with fire outside, lots can go wrong. From singed eyebrows and running out of propane to undercooked chicken and burnt burgers. Avoid the worst grilling mistakes with these simple barbecue dos and don’ts.
All You Need To Know About How To Sharpen And Hone Knives
Sharp knives cut. Dull knives slip. Stay safe by keeping your knife sharp. Here’s a guide to honing and sharpening your knife using a honing steel and sharpening stones.
The Science of Knives
Before you drop serious cash on a knife, bone up on what distinguishes a good knife from a great one. The science of different metals, shaping techniques, and manufacturing technologies all influence how a knife sharpens, dulls, feels in your hand, and holds up over the long haul.
How To Make “Close Proximity Smoked Fish”
If we want to get some smoke on quick cooking fish we need to place the fish in close proximity to smoldering wood. Here is a technique that gives fish just the right kiss of smoke without overwhelming its natural beauty.
The Science Of Peppercorns
Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world. How are black peppercorns related to white peppercorns and pink peppercorns? Are black peppercorns related to red hot chili peppers too? Find out all about different peppers, peppercorns, and the different compounds that make them taste pungent.
The Science of Injecting Meat: No Wait, No Waste, More Flavor
Forget marinating: inject instead. The truth is that rubs, mops, marinating, brining, and sauces can deliver a lot of flavor to the surface of meat, but if you really want to get salt or flavor deep into meat, the solution is injecting. Here’s the science behind it, recipes, and reviews of various injectors.
Insanely Addictive Sweet Potato Fries, The Grill Frying Method
If you’re a fan of sweet potato fries then you’ll do backflips over this grill fried recipe featuring perfectly deep fried sweet potato sticks coated with smoked honey and garnished with deep fried sage. Even better, deep frying is done on the grill, doing away with the mess and lingering odor of deep frying indoors.
How to Make Grill Roasted Fennel
Grill roasted fennel makes a fantastic addition to sausage pizza. Or just serve it as a side dish. Or mix it into pasta. Do whatever you like with this easy, versatile recipe.
How to Make the World’s Easiest Pizza Sauce
The best pizza sauce is also the easiest. Tomatoes, olive oil, basil and salt. What more do you need? You can blend up this sauce recipe right in a tall 1-quart container. Then use it make the pizza of your dreams. Or refrigerate it for a few days.