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Juicy Little Secret: With Grilliant Ideas Brat Burgers

For those who know me, know I have always avoided using a gas grill.  I’ve had one, but never really liked the flavor I got off of it.  As a “low & slow” BBQ guy when I did grill I had to use my kettle grill with Kingsford charcoal, it was the only grilling that

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Melanie's Big Acres Mango Peach Chili Sauce

Let me admit something right up front.  Get it out of the way first and then move on.  I have some definite food prejudices.  You put words like “all” and “natural” together when describing something I’m supposed to eat and my, sometimes misguided, food prejudices are sure to come out.

I know foods today don’t have

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“She-Smoke: A Backyard Barbecue Book”

When Julie Reinhardt offered to send me a copy of her new book She-Smoke: A Backyard Barbecue Book I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Over the past month or so I had gotten to know Julie in a “Twitter” sense, but really had no idea how extensive her experience and knowledge in the BBQ world

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Got Wood? Baxter's Original

I love to smoke ribs with peach wood.  So when Baxter’s Original offered to send me out some chunks of of Georgia peach wood to try out I jumped at the chance.

But how does a person review wood?  Well, let’s see…

Funny Farm Original Competition BBQ Sauce

There must be a huge demand for BBQ sauces.  Stop by any grocery store and you’ll see shelve upon shelve of commercially produced sauces.  If you are fortunate enough to have a large regional grocery store chain, near by, you might find some local sauces, but for the most part you’re just going to get

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Ham: An Obsession With The Hindquarter

I have a new favorite cookbook!

Okay, so I have a new favorite cookbook every couple of weeks but this week it’s Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter. Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough have come up with a well written, enjoyable book to read If you enjoy ham as much as I do, you’re

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Sticks & Stones: The Art of Grilling on Plank, Vine and Stone

I’ve been reading a great deal about wood plank grilling lately, in preparation for a blog series on the subject.  There are several great books on plank grilling, but without a doubt the foremost authority is Ted Reader.   His “Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet” cookbooks are a must reader for the backyard grilling enthusiast.

Last year Ted published,

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“Savage Barbecue”: The etymology of the word BBQ

Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, and the Invention of America’s First Food by Andrew Warnes is not your normal everyday BBQ book.  And it’s certainly not a BBQ cookbook.  With words like etymology, and quoting the plays of of 17th century English playwright Aphra Behn, this is not going to be a book you’re going to

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