Steelhead salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are commonly known as trout, but in fact they are a species of salmon native to the Pacific region. Land locked steelheads are also known as rainbow trout; in fact that is their common name. The term steelhead is used to differentiate between those rainbows that stay in fresh water permanently and those that go out to the ocean. Both rainbow and steelhead trout will return to the place where they hatched in order to spawn; therefore, steelheads are an anadromous species. Unlike their Pacific salmon cousins, steelheads and rainbows can spawn numerous times before dying. — gosalmonfishing.com
I stop into my local supermarket this morning to pick up some salmon for dinner and left with steelhead instead. I guess, based on the paragraph above I did actually get salmon but since I’ve never grilled steelhead I figured I’d try something a little different. It really wasn’t all that different, the taste was slightly different but most people at the table didn’t really know the different.
Continue reading Steelhead with Salmonberry Glaze
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GRAIL Note: I came across this story in my email this afternoon and thought I’d share it. Standing up in the back of pick-up truck holding to keep the BBQ from sliding around is probably not the smartest thing to try and do. Come one people, let’s be careful out there.
(Originally published in Wenatchee World)
WENATCHEE — A 39-year-old Cashmere man suffered multiple broken bones when he and a barbecue that he was holding on to fell out of the back of a pickup about 12:25 p.m. Thursday.
The accident happened on Highway 2/97 about two miles west of Wenatchee, according to a State Patrol report.
Kyle J. Stewart was transported to Central Washington Hospital, then was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he was in serious condition.
The accident happened when the barbecue and Stewart, who had been standing in the back of the pickup, fell out of the pickup and landed on the highway, according to the report. Sgt. Mike Harris with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Stewart suffered multiple fractures.
The pickup was driven by Wayne P. Warren, 74, of Cashmere. Another passenger in the vehicle, Dale J. Stewart, 70, of Cashmere, was not injured. He was riding in the cab.
Sgt. Leon Leyde with the State Patrol said the barbecue, which one of the men had just purchased, was not tied down.
Over the holidays my friends at Mr. Bar-B-Q offered to send me out one of their grill accessories to use. They also offered to give another set of whatever they sent as a giveaway on the blog. I couldn’t pass up a chance to get my readers something nice so I accepted. (Note: This is my way of saying, so I’m in compliance with all stupid laws and rules, that the pizza grilling kit I’m going to talk about here was free to me.)
This isn’t so much a review of the Mr. Bar-B-Q Grill Stone Pizza Set they sent me, but a review of my pizza making skills, which are somewhat lacking. The pizza stone and giant pizza spatula, I hesitate to call it a pizza peel, worked great. Mrs. Grail bakes an awesome pizza in the oven so I attempted to duplicate her efforts on my 26 inch Weber Kettle. Take a look at how I did it and offer up some suggestions at the end in the comment section for your chance to win your own Mr. Bar-B-Q Grill Stone Pizza Set.
Continue reading Pizza on Weber Kettle with Mr. Bar-B-Q (and giveaway)
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The “Airing of Grievances” is an important part of the annual Festivus celebration. So, it is with great anticipation I present you with the opportunity to air your 2011 Festivus BBQ Grievances.
To air your grievance, leave a comment below. Please remember this is all in good fun and all grievances should be ”Family Friendly.” Grievances will be moderated and any inappropriate comments will be deleted. Mean-spirited grievances will also be deleted.
Check out the Grievances so far and be sure to add your own.
Have fun with this…
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If you’ve read this blog for very long you know that good reviews of BBQ restaurants are few and far between. As an official “BBQ Snob” I just don’t come across restaurants that warrant praise very often. This weekend I’m in Des Moines, Iowa for the 14th Annual Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner and tonight I had the good fortune to eat at a wonderful BBQ restaurant. Smokey D’s…
Smokey D’s has everything a good BBQ restaurant should have. You can smell the wonderful sweet aroma of good BBQ from a block away and you can smell the wood smoke in the parking lot AND the restaurant smells like BBQ. Everyone that knows good BBQ knows you can tell you’re going to have at least a decent dining experience before you’ve left the parking lot.
Continue reading Smokey D’s: Great BBQ and Cornbread Crack!
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Earlier today as I was spending a little time on HootSuite managing my Twitter account I came across a Tweet from @ManUpTexasBBQ about a recent post on his blog. The Tweet and blog post concerned a recent stop at a Lampasas, Texas BBQ restaurant and the possible use of a microwave to warm-up BBQ sandwiches.
This one simple Tweet got me to thinking. What are the 25 Undeniable BBQ Truths? Certainly “No microwaves in BBQ restaurants” must be considered one of them. Right? So, the BBQ Grail is out to find out what are the 25 Undeniable BBQ Truths?
Leave a comment below for you nomination. One Truth per comment, please. This is serious stuff, so give it some thought. You’re truth can be about restaurants, backyard grilling/BBQ or even competition cooking. What’s YOUR undeniable BBQ truth?
On July 17th I’ll set up a poll with all the nominations. If you’ve submitted the #1 Truth you’ll win a prize. I don’t know what the prize will be yet, but you’ll get something.
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