Recipes and Articles: March, 2009

How to Grill Steak

March 28th, 2009

Last week we talked about how to grill a perfect hamburger by focusing on technique.  This week we’ll keep focusing on grilling technique and walk step by step through making the perfect grilled steak.  You see, a lot of people really over think steaks.  I have had some really elaborately prepared beef jerky grilled by [...]

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VillaWare Pizza Grill Review

March 28th, 2009
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Well, we thought we had it good when we made pizza straight on the grill, but this product really does convert your grill into a pizza oven. Some may ask, “why not just cook the pizza in the oven?”.  We’ll tell you why! Typical kitchen ovens just can’t match the temperature of a real pizza [...]

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Grilling Facts & Tidbits

March 24th, 2009
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Grilling facts and tidbits about how most people use their grills, barbecues and smokers.

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Grilling Girls

March 23rd, 2009
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So I come home from working way too many hours to count and my wife announces that she has made pork chops for dinner.  This is very rare news and I am immediately impressed and somewhat frightened that she figured out how to light the grill.  You see, I am an admittedly typical male that [...]

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Freeze, Chicken!

March 23rd, 2009
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File this under the “why didn’t I think about that” folder.  The Kitchn is a site I follow religiously in my Google Reader.  Today they they published this quick tip about shredding and freezing leftover chicken for later use in other recipes.  As they point out, shredding the chicken prior to freezing allows it to [...]

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Grills Don’t Kill People, Fire Kills People

March 22nd, 2009
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Being an Engineer by trade, I love to read statistics.  It never ceases to amaze me what people keep statistics on.  For example, according to this article, in 2005 grills caused approximately 3,500 structure fires and 5,000 outdoor fires in or on home properties and resulted in $137 million dollars in property damage!  Gas grills [...]

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Tips on How to Cook Perfect Hamburgers on a Grill

March 22nd, 2009

What’s more American than grilling hamburgers?  Hamburgers and hot dogs are the whole reason they put grills in public parks, in my opinion.  Burgers and hot dogs are the whole reason we show up to the stadium 6 hours before the game (well, and beer I guess…).  We discussed hot dogs the other day, so [...]

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How to Make Pulled Pork Sandwiches on a Gas Grill

March 16th, 2009

When I think of barbecue, I think of pulled pork sandwiches.  The fact that the meat has been cooked long enough to allow it to literally be pulled apart by hand is a signal of the time and attention someone put into cooking that for me.  One day, I too will have a legitimate smoker [...]

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Hot Dog

March 8th, 2009

Hot dog grilling recipe? Yeah, it’s an easy one, but what grilling recipe website would be complete without giving homage to the classic, simple hot dog. Plus, we give a few secrets from the pros in this recipe!

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Simple Grilled Pork Chops

March 8th, 2009
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Grilling Recipes don’t need to be fancy to satisfy the family. When all is said and done, that’s what matters right? I love when my 4 year old thanks me for dinner. Now that I have a new born, grilling recipes tend to be very stripped down. It’s kind of hard [...]

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