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Punch Up Your Fajitas With Flatiron
So yeah. While these pages are here to celebrate and promote the delectable art of cooking barbeque, I have (as mentioned in the past) nothing against grilling. Grilling is not barbeque, but grilling is good. Grilling makes sense for a … Continue reading
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Brining 101
Let’s cut right to the chase: People are intimidated by brine. They shouldn’t be, but they are. Brining is simple, relatively foolproof if you remember one important rule, and makes a massive difference in the quality of your finished meat. … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Birds, General Drivel, Grilling, Pork
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“Mucho Macho Machaca” Beef
One of the more interesting things about brisket is the “Costco effect” – the bigger your go, the better the price. You see partial points in the grocery store, things that look about the size of a badass steak, but … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Faux Q
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Something Different
I’ve been kicking around a few ideas on how to deal with quick food ideas that don’t really rate a full “recipe post” treatment. This is what I have come up with – if you like it, let me know … Continue reading
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The Readers Write – Steak Edition
A couple of people had some Really Good Questions regarding the secret steakhouse double-grilling method. Shall we? What about other seasonings? Steak houses use that Montreal spice stuff, AFAIK. Not so much any more, actually. Beef quality (and fat content) … Continue reading
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The Best Burger Blend 2.0
I learned a valuable lesson this week: Never ever declare anything to be completely done. If you do, and then you post that into some semi-permanent form like, oh, a cooking blog, and then you have to change it or … Continue reading
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How To Grill Perfect Steaks
I wanted to call this post “Classic Steak House Grilling” or better yet “Vintage Steak House Grilling” but I went with the more pedestrian title in deference to the various search engines out there. I’m pretty sure that most people … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Features, Grilling
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Charcoal Review – Nature’s Mesquite
Wow – the charcoals just keep on coming! And yes, in case you were wondering, I do use all of these regularly. Different tools for different tasks – picking the right charcoal for the job is just as important as … Continue reading