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Valentine's Recipes

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:01:27 +0000

Guys, that time is coming around again. That one magic day of the year when you are expected to be perfect, buy the perfect gift, and have the perfect evening. Well, I know a quick way to cheat. Cook. That's it, cook something, something good. Now, if you have been hanging around here for a while you have probably picked up some serious grilling skills (I hope), so put them to work on one of these tried and true recipes that are sure to make most any woman happy.

Cedar Plank Trout
Indian-Style Lamb Chops
Soy and Sake Chicken Breasts
Chipotle-Adobo Pork Tenderloin
Seduction Strip Steak with Roquefort Bacon Butter
Grilled Salmon Packets with Gingered Slaw
Martini-Marinated Filet Mignon with Sauteed Spinach and Pine Nuts
Grilled Oysters
Grilled Expresso Tri Tips
Chipotle Flank Steak
Swordfish with Orange-Tomato Salsa
Lobster Salad with Avocado and Papaya
Pork Tenderloin and Fig Kebabs
Grilled Artichokes
Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops

Valentine's Recipes originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 02:01:27.

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New Review: Big Bob Gibson's Barbecue Book

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:06:28 +0000

If you were to make a list of the most important, influential, and best barbecue joints in America, somewhere towards the top of that list would be Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, AL. For 85 years this restaurant has served up some of the best barbecue in the country. Famous for barbecue chicken served in a white barbecue sauce, aficionados continue to flock here to take their bite of history. These days Big Bob's Gibson's is in the hands of Chris Lilly.

Photo: Clarkson Potter/Publishers

New Review: Big Bob Gibson's Barbecue Book originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 02:06:28.

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Top 10 Superbowl Recipes

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:43:59 +0000

These 10 recipes are the most popular on my site from last years big game. As you can see chicken wings and true barbecue ranked at the top of the list.

Top 10 Superbowl Recipes originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 02:43:59.

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Making Meatball Sandwiches

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:52:35 +0000

A good meatball sandwich is a thing of beauty. Regardless of the occasion these wonderful sandwiches make any event great. By grilling your meatballs you add great flavor and reduce the fat. Trouble is, grilling meatballs isn't that easy, unless of course you thread the meatballs onto skewers to help hold them together and to make them manageable on the grill. So follow these easy steps and make the best meatball sandwiches you've ever had.

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Making Meatball Sandwiches originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 02:52:35.

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Hear Me: Celebrity Grill Podcast

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:57:36 +0000

J.M. over at the Celebrity Grill has me on his most recent podcast. We talked about grilling, barbecue, and a whole host of related topics. It was a lot of fun and I think made for a pretty good show. If you want to listen in you can head over to iTunes or the Celebrity Grill Blog to download this interview.

Hear Me: Celebrity Grill Podcast originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 06:57:36.

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What are you cooking for the big game?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:07:38 +0000

According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, Super Sunday is the most popular winter grilling day of the year with as many as 62% of grill owners planning on firing up for the big game. This means that a lot of you are planning on hitting the grill before kick off. Question is, what are you going to be grilling (or smoking) this year. There are favorites that I just can't get away with out, like my hot and spicy brined chicken wings. Of course the big one tends to by any number of varieties of sausage from simple hot dogs to brats. So this week's question is about what you plan to make. I've tried to list some of the more popular items but if you don't find your menu item here, hit the comment button at the bottom and tell us:

POLL: What are you cooking for the big game?
1) Sausages
2) Burgers
3) Pulled Pork
4) Ribs
5) Brisket
6) Chicken
7) Chili
8) Sandwiches
9) Assorted Appetizers
10) Other (please specify in the comments)

What are you cooking for the big game? originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 02:07:38.

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First Look: Minden RoastMaster Gas Grill

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:18:01 +0000

I've talked about Minden grills before. These are inventive grills that strip away a lot of the frills that seem to get loaded on these days and give you a basic grill that cooks well for a decent price. Now they have a built in version that you can put in your own enclosure. What I've liked before in the freestanding units this built in version keeps. The cooking surface fits level with the enclosure space so you have a large open grilling area that isn't boxed in by the body of the unit. The lid drops away in the back so you can get it out of the way completely.

What's new is one this unit is the addition of two "oven" burners. These burners are separated from the cooking surface so you don't have to worry about flare-ups. What they let you do is use this grill just like an oven for baking and roasting. This gives you a level of versatility that you don't see on many gas grills.

At this time I don't have a price for this unit but I will be talking with the inventor next month and will definitely have more information for you then.

Photo: Minden Grills

First Look: Minden RoastMaster Gas Grill originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 02:18:01.

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Follow me on Twitter

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:25:13 +0000

Everyone seems to be doing it and since I wouldn't want you to miss a thing here on my site I have set up a page on Twitter so you can get the latest updates where ever you are.

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Follow me on Twitter originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 02:25:13.

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Rotisserie Cooking

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:17:05 +0000

Give your grilling a whole new spin and get all the self basting, roasted flavor of the rotisserie. This is the perfect method for grilling whole chickens or roasts and most anything else that is too large to grill conventionally.

Rotisserie Cooking originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 02:17:05.

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First Look: MAK Grills

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:02:12 +0000

Introduced last year, MAK Grills is the latest player in the pellet market. Made in the USA (about 50 miles away from where Traeger used to make there grills), MAK Grills recently picked up BBQ Legend Bruce Bjorkman as it's director of Marketing and Public Relations. Now anyone in the know would wonder if MAK Grills isn't picking up US manufacturing where Traeger left off when they shipped their manufacturing of their residential grills (read smokers) off to China.

Well, aside from the politics, I think we are all more interested in the grills. Right now you have one model to choose from the MAK Grill 2-Star General. This $2,000 grill gives you 429 square inches in the main chamber and 285 square inches in the warmer box. You can add extra space with an upper grate in the main chamber giving you 858 square inches, so this isn't a little unit. Like most pellet cookers these days you get a computer controlled feeder unit to maintain temperature. This looks to be a good unit giving you a pretty wide range of features. In fact this unit is loaded with a number of unique features that certainly make it competitive in the pellet market.

For more information visit MAK Grills.

Photo: MAK GRiLLS

First Look: MAK Grills originally appeared on About.com Barbecues & Grilling on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 02:02:12.

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