Barbecue Master

Ho! Ho! Ho! Who forgot to check the weather forecast so grilled in the rain?

2009-12-25T19:48:00.004-05:00

Yes! This was my idea. I thought it would be so much easier to grill for Christmas. OH yes. Forget the marathon in the kitchen. Toss some chicken and hot dogs on the grill and spend the day hanging with the fam instead of cooking, cleaning, and stressing. Did I check the weather report before I tossed out this idea?OH NO! Of course not. Ever the optimist, I anticipated one of those North Carolina

Dysfunctional Family Christmas - Take it Outside and Grill!

2009-12-24T20:34:00.012-05:00

There are some questions that have obvious (but not so true) answers like, "How was your Christmas? (or fill in your holiday) We all know that a warm, fuzzy response is appropriate and called for. "Christmas was lovely. And yours?"On the flip side, we all know you do not get family near and far together and have a totally harmonious celebration. In fact, I'd wager most families have some of their

Melanie's Big Acres Perfect Poultry Barbecue Rub - Going Gourmet BBQ Tonight

2009-12-20T18:15:00.006-05:00

Today I broke out the good stuff for some chicken on the grill - Melanie's Big Acres Perfect Poultry barbecue rub. Perfect Poultry is a gourmet poultry spice rub for serious foodies and includes sea salt, rosemary, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, tarragon and sage. When you open the can, you get this amazing smell of fresh seasonings. Ah bliss!Since my boys have grown up rural Southern, they

Barbecue Boston Butt - North Carolina Smoked Pork with Vinegar Sauce

2009-12-19T20:23:00.005-05:00

Mom and Harry (my new step dad) got a barbecue Boston Butt today from the local Lion's Club. It's North Carolina barbecue pork shoulder, but the butt is the top part and smaller than a full shoulder. The name comes from the names of the barrels they were stored and sent in. So, NO, you are not eating butt when you get Boston butt. Butt is the ham (-: Sorry to have to tell you that.North Carolina

Grilling in the Snow - Polar Bear Barbecue Club - Join Us

2009-12-19T18:56:00.006-05:00

Yes! We do grill in the snow. In fact, last year I grilled almost every night all winter to test grills for Consumers Digest. But, I always did some cold weather grilling and smoking, and today was no exception.The coals were super easy to get started with a chimney starter. If you don't own one, I strongly suggest it. You never have to buy lighter fluid again, and the coals are hot and even in

Save Money - $6 off $6.99 and free shipping - Wild n Mild Barbecue Sauce 9-18-09

2009-12-18T17:25:00.004-05:00

Thought the GREAT online deals were a thing of the past?Think again.Get a bottle of Wild n Mild barbecue glaze sauce for only 99 cents with a $6 off coupon from OpenSky. Just place your Wild n Mild order and put SAUCE99 in the coupon field on the last page where you finalize the purchase.There are 240 bottles of barbecue sauce up for grabs, and this is one of my very favorite barbecue mop sauces

Great Online Coupon Deal for Wild n Mild Barbecue Glaze - Great stuff!

2009-12-18T08:39:00.012-05:00

OpenSky is sponsoring a Wild n Mild SUPER COUPON DAY so everyone can try out one of my all time favorite barbecue glazes. Wild n Mild is a mop style BBQ sauce or glaze and very versatile.Hang on to your chef hats or your toboggan as we say in the South!You get a $6 coupon off a bottle of Wild n Mild grilling glaze which means you only pay 99 cents. Now, that's one heck of an online deal.Details .

Backyard Barbecue Pitt in Durham, NC - Had to Go Back

2009-12-14T20:08:00.004-05:00

My younger son and his dad had been wanting to go to Backyard Barbecue Pit after the older kid and I went there and had a great real wood smoked barbecue sandwich and real home cooked Southern sides. Since, West Rowan High School was playing in the state championship football game (and won - yay), and we were headed up to Raleigh, we timed it for a dinner stop at Backyard BBQ in Durham, NC. Last

Great Coupons for Christmas Shopping - Snag Coupons by Dec 9, 2009

2009-12-07T17:01:00.006-05:00

Check out Open Sky for small personal shops with hand selected products ranging from cooking and grilling to beauty and fishing. Go to the Open Sky holiday page to get great coupons for Christmas shopping through Dec 9, 2009.Put in your email and Cyndi, and you'll get a shopping coupon by email.The first 50 under Cyndi get $15 off $20. All others will get some kind of shopping coupon, but the

Grilling Out for Christmas - No Kitchen Marathon Here

2009-12-07T10:35:00.004-05:00

It's offical. We are having a cook out for Christmas instead of the traditional mega meal that takes several days to cook.We grilled at the Bull Hole the day after Thanksgiving, and it was so quick and easy to pull together. I did the burgers and hot dogs, and everyone else pitched in with sides. It wasn't a load on anyone.So . . . I got to thinking.Why not grill on Christmas day and save the

Best Barbecue Smoker - Weber Smokey Mountain Bullet

2009-12-05T10:41:00.005-05:00

I'm often asked what's the best barbecue smoker to buy. Barbecue smokers are used to cook low and slow with larger cuts of meat typically like pork shoulders but are also great for beer butt chicken and for ribs. Heck, bbq smokers are super for a lot of outdoor foods, but those tend to be the most popular anyway.Grilling is direct heat (hot flame) though it's possible to offset the charcoal and

Good Barbecue Sauce Makes a Nice Hostess Gift

2009-12-05T10:08:00.004-05:00

If you're looking for a nice hostess or housewarming gift, consider a tasty barbecue sauce. After all, everyone can use some good barbecue sauce even if they don't grill (though they ought to be thinking about getting a grill - for sure).Last night I went to a fabulous work party at a mansion. Seriously, the house had three kitchens and a back porch room looking back across 300 acres of prime

Tools of the Trade are Important for Outdoor Grilling Too

2009-11-30T17:17:00.005-05:00

I find many folks end up thinking they are grilling failures, because they do not invest in the right equipment. Even if your barbecue "base" is a standard grill and not a fully equiped outdoor kitchen (which includes most of us), it's still important to have the correct grill gear. You don't try to paint your house without drop clothes and rollers and line tape (or I hope not), so dedicate some

Perfect Flame Barbecue Grills - Recall - Fire Hazard

2009-11-29T18:07:00.004-05:00

If you bought a Perfect Flame SLG series barbecue gas grill (sold only at Lowe's), double check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and also Health Canada.There are around 663,000 of these dangerous grills out in the United States and 1,700 in Canada. The problem is that the burners break down and can cause the lids to catch on fire. They've have 40 reports on this problem and are

Fried Turkey in the Masterbuilt ButterBall Indoor Turkey Fryer

2009-11-29T10:24:00.005-05:00

We had a fried turkey breast last night made in the Masterbuilt ButterBall indoor turkey fryer. As you can see, it turned out beautiful, and it tasted great too.We wore out the old turkey fryer which as the outdoor type with a stand and a fire under. We never had any problems with our old turkey fryet other than just wearing it out, but they are considered dangerous. Easy to tip over. Lots of

Barbecue Cook Out After Thanksgiving - Nice Change of Pace

2009-11-28T10:34:00.005-05:00

Thanksgiving leftovers are terrific, but we were ready for a change of pace. So, we packed up the Portable Kitchen grill and headed out to the Bull Hole River Park in Cooleemee, NC for a "day after" cook out. With the temperatures in the lower 50s, it was a good day to get outside and burn off some holiday calories. Plus, I love to grill, so it was an easy meal after turkey day which is pretty

Photos from a Real North Carolina Pig Pickin'

2009-11-22T13:36:00.006-05:00

If you've never had a chance to see a whole smoked hog, this whole hog has been butterflied. That just means that the pig has been spread across the grate for quicker and more even barbecue smoking.I'm in the Piedmont of North Carolina where we more often smoke pork shoulders or Boston butts, but folks around here (especially in the country) often do full smoked pigs and often on homemade

Southern Pig Pickin' - Yehaw - That's Some Great Barbecue

2009-11-22T13:01:00.004-05:00

Ever wonder what a bontified Southern pig pickin' looks like?My buddy, Jim, put on one hot pig pickin' last night. Seriously, he pulled out all the stops. I'd have to say it's the best pig pickin' I've ever attended. Great company. Great barbecue. Great sides. Great fun. The guys had two big barbecue smokers going with whole hogs. The front smoker had a butterflied pig. In other words, the pig

Gearing Up for the Big Pig Pickin' for Jim's 50th Bday

2009-11-21T11:10:00.003-05:00

My college buddy, Jim, is gearing up for his 50th birthday pig pickin' which will be later today. He is going "whole hog" on the barbecue and the pigs were dressed and ready to be fired up early this morning at 2:30 a.m. Whew! That's an early wake up call, but it takes a long time to do a whole pig. I generally do shoulders or Boston butts, becuase whole pigs are heavy and hard to handle. Also,

I Knew We Should Have Grilled Out - Oh Well - Next Time

2009-11-20T17:54:00.007-05:00

I wanted to take my son out to eat for his birthday, since we usually cook at home - grilling or Southern home cooking. A change of pace is good from time to time especially for special occasions. I had the kid pick the restaurant, and he wanted to got to Monterrey's Mexican Restaurant in Salisbury, NC. That has been a family favorite longer than he has been living (17 yrs - his birthday), and

Break out the Barbecue Grill for the Holidays

2009-11-17T17:38:00.006-05:00

One of my friends, Make Over Momma, was asking for our favorite and most sinful holiday dishes. I knew, of course, that I had to sing the praises of grilling or smoking over the holidays. As far as one specific grill recipe or smoker recipe, that would be a hard call. Everything just tastes better cooked outdoors as far as I'm concerned, and firing up the grill or smoker makes cooking fun even

Grill Floss - Clean Your Grill Grates the Easy Way and Do It Right

2009-11-08T20:38:00.006-05:00

Cool grill tools are a good thing. They are fun, and it's also easier to get guys to help out with anything new in the tool category.As you can see, my son is cleaning the grill grate. Now, that's not usually a job that anyone likes to do. But, with Grill Floss, it's pretty painless to clean grates, and Grill Floss does a bang up job on dirty grills. Gotta love that. I guess you could say that

Holen One Farms Barbecue Marinade for Grilled Foods

2009-11-07T21:13:00.006-05:00

I've been on a quest to find the best barbecue sauces, rubs, and marinades. One company that caught my eye was Holen One Farms. I gave their bbq sauce the big five stars. Everyone here thought it was a fabulous barbecue sauce.Holen One Farms marinade is good. It's a mild and very non-offensive marinade. It would work for most any meats and for most any guests. The flavor is good, and it does add

Meat Off the Street for Grilling and a Bad Surprise to End the Day

2009-11-07T20:16:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I stocked up on meat when Omega Meats stopped by my house. That's a company based in North Carolina, and they deliver meats right to your door.The first time a meat truck stopped by, it did not have a sign on the truck. I'd read something about mad cow disease that week, so I was rather nervous on random meat. I called the local cops. This is a town of only 800, and the police station

Holen One Farms Dipping and Glazing Sauce - Yum!

2009-10-31T17:32:00.005-05:00

I love to try out new barbecue sauces and was excited to get the products I ordered from Holen One Farms. In addition to the Holen One barbecue sauce (dipping and glazing), they also have a marinade which I hope to try out tomorrow with steaks and a rub I want to check out on a smoked Boston butt. First I fired up with the Portable Kitchen (PK grill) and got out my new Cusinart silicone basting