Your Must-Know Guide to Buying a Barbecue Gas Grill

With the grilling and barbecue season just around the corner, maybe you’re thinking of buying a new gas grill. There are a lot of things to consider before you make that purchase. I’ve had a chance over the last few years to look at many barbecue products, including both charcoal and gas grills. I’d like [...]

The Backyard Barbecue – A Great American Tradition

The backyard barbecue is a true institution. An almost a right-of -passage for a vast majority of our great American population. I challenge you to find one person who hasn’t been to at least one backyard barbecue in the last year. I guarantee you can’t find even one person. The backyard barbecue is a great [...]

No-Fail Strategy for Smoking the Perfect Barbecue Ribs

Believe me, there are many, many ways to cook ribs. Some recipes call for the ribs to be grilled directly over a hot fire, others cooked by indirect heat on the grill, but the ribs that taste the best by far are cooked “low and slow” on a smoker. The term “Low and Slow” refers [...]

Beginner’s Must Know Guide to Great Grilling

There aren’t too many things that are more enjoyable than getting together with friends or family in the backyard for a barbecue. It’s a great American tradition. What better way to make lifetime memories than to spend time with people you care about in the great outdoors. Whether the menu consists of burgers and dogs [...]

The Top 5 Smokers

While it’s true that you can do a darn good job of smoking  food on a regular gas or charcoal grill (I still do it today) there is nothing like having a smoker.  There are a few different types of smokers available. Let’s take a look. The Water Smoker It’s also referred to as the [...]

How Does a Gas Grill Work?

Gas-fueled grills typically use propane (LP) or natural gas (NG) as their fuel source, with gas-flame either cooking food directly or heating grilling elements which in turn radiate the heat necessary to cook food. Gas grills are available in sizes ranging from small, single steak grills up to large, industrial sized restaurant grills which are [...]

Some Interesting Facts About Barbecue

A Brief History of Barbecue Grilling existed in the Americas since pre-colonial times. The Arawak people used a wooden structure to roast meat on, which was called barbacoa in Spanish . For some time, the word refered to the wooden structure and not the act of grilling, but this word was eventually applied to the [...]

Charcoal vs Gas – That’s the Burning Question

There is a serious debate raging in grilling circles on which fuel to use when grilling or smoking.  As with anything, there are advantages and disadvantages on both sides of the coin.  I’d like to try to sort out some of the facts for you. Gas Grilling Gas grills are very convenient.  They light easily [...]

The Thrill of the Grill

If you’ve been to my “About Me” page, you know that my first experiences in grilling ended with much less than desirable results.  I completely destroyed the first couple of meals I attempted, and my wife was not too pleased.  However, I’m not one to give up on anything, so I set out on a mission [...]

Trying to Eat Healthier? – Think Grill

I know, I know – You’re probably thinking I’ve gone off the deep end with this.  Please, let me explain. Not everything we do on the grill or smoker has to be ribs, brisket or burgers.  There are many different foods we can choose that not only are healthy, but also can be barbecued and [...]