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Celebrate National Bratwurst Day!
Bratwurst have become a staple of American cuisine, with grilled brats topping the list of favorite summer foods for many. So much have brats made their impression in this country, we now have a...
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Sandwiches Hit the Grill
It’s been called Britain’s greatest contribution to gastronomy. I speak, of course, of the sandwich, invented in the 18th century when the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, commanded his valet to...
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Kalamazoo Cabinet Smoker and Russ Faulk, the Man Who Created It
Most grill and smoker designs have been around for decades, even centuries. It’s not often that a manufacturer comes along with something radically new. Well, Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet has, and I got...
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Discovering Your Grilling Alter Ego at BUSH’S Barbecue Boot Camp
I’ve taught a lot of grilling classes over the years—at Barbecue University at the Broadmoor and at venues all over the world. But earlier this year, I led a course based on a very different premise...
View ArticleThe New Veal
After decades of pariah status, veal is making a comeback. Outrage in the 1980s at the cruel conditions under which young calves were raised made Americans lose their appetite for veal. It all but...
View ArticleJust in Time for Tailgating Season: Wings
A mom, working out of a small Buffalo, New York, tavern she owned with her husband, single handedly created a market in the U.S. for what was then an overlooked piece of the chicken: the wing....
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How to Grill the Perfect Steak
Thousands of students have graduated from Barbecue University, the intense hands-on course in live-fire cooking I’ve been teaching since 2001. And nearly all have a common goal: to learn how to grill...
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The Impossible Burger: Coming to a Grill Near You?
I cheated on Fat Doug yesterday. Instead of my usual all-beef burger topped with griddled pastrami, Swiss cheese, and coleslaw (the “Fat Doug), I ordered the “Impossible Burger,” the new vegetarian...
View ArticleReady Your Charcoal Faster with FiAir
This post is brought to you by FiAir, which provided advertising support. For charcoal grill owners, the necessary first step for any grill session (and on every favorite recipe) is to light the...
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Use Your Christmas Tree on the Grill: Spruce-Grilled Steaks
Though I am constantly thinking about various cuts of beef and new ways to cook them, the busy month of December traditionally brings Spruce-Grilled Steak to mind over and over again. Why might I focus...
View ArticleTailgating in Style at Home: Enter Our Sweepstakes!
2020 has been a year of challenges for all of us, and we’re not out of the woods yet. A significant change for many grillers: The cancellation of group tailgating events. Where will we show off our new...
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8 Things You May Not Know About Z Grills’ 700 Series Pellet Grills
This post is brought to you by Z Grills, which provided advertising support. As you’ve heard from us before, pellet grills are a relative newcomer to the market, and they’ve quickly become the go-to...
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Barbecue Trends 2021
Covid vaccines have arrived. The election year is behind us. I’m beginning to allow myself to think that 2021 will be not only better than 2020—but awesome. With the new year come new trends to help us...
View ArticleWe’re Conquering the Winter Blues by Giving Away a New Grill and Essential...
For many of us living in a cold climate, we have to get creative about grilling all year round. We’ve been known to clear a path to the grill through waist-deep snow, for example, before we even begin...
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To Wrap or not to Wrap Barbecued Meats?
For what seems like a friendly pursuit—cooking hefty hunks of meat over live fire to be eaten mostly by other people—barbecue has long been besieged by controversies. Among them: Is it sacrilege to...
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8 Quick and Easy Recipes for your Grill
Blame an interstate move and the fact that most of my grilling and smoking equipment is still in storage pods. But I wasn’t able to do much outdoor cooking this past winter. Now I’m chomping at the...
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Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Season 3 Preview
Project Fire will introduce new foods from unfamiliar cuts of steak to eco-friendly seafood, and new twists on popular classics such as entire meals cooked on the grill, from breakfast to paella to...
View ArticleCelebrate the Release of Steven Raichlen’s New Cookbook: Enter for a Chance...
Whether it’s the well-worn copy of The Barbecue! Bible you purchased when you began your grilling adventure, or the bookmark-filled Project Smoke you received when you bought your first smoker, we’re...
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Father’s Day Gift Guide
We love our fathers, but finding great gifts for them can be difficult! We’ve all struggled, trying to find something for Dad that will bring a smile to his face. If Dad is a griller, smoker, or lover...
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10 Awesome Recipes to Grill or Smoke in August
The dog days of summer are here, and we bet you’re hitting your stride as a backyard grill jockey. Mother Nature is at the top of her game, too, filling gardens and markets with seductively ripe...
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