Project Fire will introduce new foods from unfamiliar cuts of steak to eco-friendly seafood, and new twists on popular classics such as entire meals cooked on the grill, from breakfast to paella to clambakes. And, as usual, there will be a jaw-dropping collection of new tools, fuels, and grills.
From wood fires to caveman grilling, from hay smoking to reverse searing. Think grilled avocados with salbitxada (Spanish grilled vegetable sauce). Think Lowcountry oyster roast and spicy Korean short ribs. Think hickory-smoked whole beef tenderloin, a wood-fired crab boil, and smoked strawberry-rhubarb crisp for dessert. Plus grilled citrus sangria and smoky dragon’s breath cocktails to slake your thirst.
What if there was a ham you could cure in just 4 days and smoke in just 2 hours?
Well, there is, and it was inspired by my friend Vitaly Paley. Vitaly runs one of the top grill restaurants in North America: Imperial in Portland, Oregon. He invigorates the traditional brine with cinnamon, star anise, and fennel. Fresh orange juice and Jack Daniel’s pump up the traditional brown sugar glaze. Thanks to the lack of bones, you can slice it as easily as you would a pork loin. In fact, it starts with a pork loin, which adds a degree of speed and convenience not associated with traditional ham. I call it Ham in a Hurry, and you’ll definitely want to try it
For what seems like a friendly pursuit—cooking hefty hunks of meat over live fire to be eaten mostly by other people—barbecue has long been besieged by controversies. Among them: Is it sacrilege to sauce brisket? Are fall-off-the-bone-tender ribs the mark of an amateur? Is brining for the birds?
Add to the list: Should you wrap meats like brisket, beef shoulder clod, pork shoulder, ribs, etc., in aluminum foil or unlined butcher paper hours into the smoke, or leave the meat “naked”?
There are several BBQ controller configurations out there, but the Smartfire 5.0 eschews extensive piping and bulky external hardware in favor of a compact and durable unit that slides into the appropriate adaptor for your smoker. When you order your Smartfire adaptor, you select the adaptor for your preferred cooker. The company has purpose-built adaptors for most popular brands like the Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe or Primo Grills kamado-styles, your Weber Smokey Mountain bullet-style cookers and even barrel cookers like the Pit Barrel Cooker and Gateway Drums. The adaptor simply slides into your smoker’s intake vent, and then the controller fits snuggly.
It’s official! Steven Raichlen’s Barbecue University™ returns to luxurious Montage Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina’s Lowcountry over the Father’s Day weekend, June 17 through 20.
Weather folklore predicts, “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” But as anyone who’s lived in northern climes knows, it’s impossible to predict what face March will show us on any given day. Shirt-sleeve, spring-like temperatures one day can be followed by a foot of snow the next.
As a consequence, adaptability is key when planning menus for this volatile month. That’s why we’ve juxtaposed warming shrimp chowder with a beautiful salad featuring tender stalks of fresh asparagus.
The best way to cook “yard birds,” as they’re called on the competition barbecue circuit, is rotisseried on the grill over a wood fire or a fire that’s enhanced with wood chunks or smoking chips. The slow, gentle rotation promotes even cooking and bastes the bird with its own juices, both inside and out. Plus, roasting chickens at higher heat ensures crisp—not rubbery—skin.
What do the words arrachera, fleica, or ahnchangsal have in common? Respectively, they are Spanish, Romanian, and Korean terms for one of the beefiest-tasting cuts of meat on Planet Barbecue—skirt steak. We’ve put together can’t-miss tips for the best skirt steak on your grill.
Of course, you don’t need an excuse to clear a path to your grill or smoker and make something wonderful to lift spirits and nurture the soul. Check out these seven recipes for some of our favorite February dishes to give you the perfect excuse to do some winter grilling.
This February we’re helping you conquer those mid-winter blues with a sweepstakes! With the right tools and a brand new grill, you can power through the last days of winter. Enter our sweepstakes for a chance to win!
The current situation just affirms what we’ve always said, and that is, the best place to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday is in your own home where there is comfortable seating (and convivial seatmates), fewer distractions, cheaper parking, shorter lines to the bathroom, and above all—better food, preferably hot off the grill. Here’s what we’re grilling for Super Bowl Sunday in honor of the Chiefs and Buccaneers.
