Posts Tagged ‘rubs’
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Enhance Your Barbecue Library
The introductions to recipes featured on Project Smoke, Season 3 were filmed in my office in Miami. In the background is a portion of my embarrassingly large collection of cookbooks and culinary references, proving I am an incorrigible bibliophile. Each spring, there is more temptation to add to my library of grilling, smoking, and barbecue books. Here are my top picks from the new crop. They make for perfect reading as you sip a cold one and wait for that brisket or pork butt to cook to perfection. Pitmaster: Recipes,...
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10 Awesome Gift Ideas for Dad on Father’s Day
Compared to moms, dads are notoriously difficult to shop for. One thing’s for sure: a bouquet of flowers won’t cut it. But if your father enjoys grilling or barbecuing (and few dads don’t), you don’t need to stress out. Which brings us to one of our most popular blogs of the year: our annual Father’s Day Gift Guide. We’re publishing it well in advance of June 18th this year, to give you a full month to shop for a gift for that most important man in your life. And if you’re a father yourself and see anything here you’d like . . . well, no one would blame you for printing out this list and...
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JUST RELEASED! Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades
You’re likely well-acquainted with Steven Raichlen’s larger than life approach to live-fire cooking. He never misses an opportunity to add flavor using world-influenced sauces, wet and dry rubs, spice pastes, brines, slathers, marinades, glazes, cures, and singular condiments. Never has interest been keener in the components that take grilled and barbecued foods from good to great. Want to know his secrets? We are thrilled to announce the release today of Steven’s latest book, Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades—Bastes, Butters,...
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NEW! Steven Raichlen’s World-Influenced Barbecue Rubs
Just in time for grilling season, we proudly announce Steven’s new line of innovative spice rubs: Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke World-Influenced Barbecue Rubs. We know that’s a mouthful, but just wait until you taste them. Inspired by regional grilling cultures here and abroad, these six unique blends debuted last month at the International Home and Housewares Show to rave reviews. Created by Steven in partnership with Camerons Products of Colorado Springs, Colorado, these vibrant...
Read more →6 Homemade Holiday Gifts from Your Grill or Smoker
Bumping up against December’s “order by” deadlines? Running low on funds? Or just tired of the mall scene? Find respite by using your grill and/or smoker to make homemade gifts for the important people on your list. In the process, you might even recapture some of that old-fashioned holiday spirit. Here are six worthy projects, most of which not only require very little hands-on time, but that travel well, too. So relax: We’ve got you covered. Bacon Bourbon: What happens when bourbon...
Read more →Make Any BBQ Rub with the Rub Matrix
OK, folks. Back to school? Back to chemistry class. I promise to make this painless. You already know the formula to Raichlen’s Rub (a.k.a. the only barbecue rub you will ever need in this life), right? Well, here, in easy-to-understand chart form, is how to customize that rub to produce a wide range of flavors and ethnic character. In other words, by subtly varying each core ingredient—and adding strategic aromatics—you can create an infinite variety of rubs. Master...
Read more →Organic Spices to Flavor Your Meats
This blog post is brought to you with support from our sponsor, Spicely.com, who provided the samples and advertising support. "Where your meat comes from and how it’s raised matters as much as how you smoke it.” This is the mantra of my new Project Smoke show on Public Television, where we try to use only grass-fed beef, heritage pork, and organic chicken and vegetables. And so it goes with the spices you use to flavor your meats. In a world of spices...
Read more →Home(made) for the Holidays: Do-It-Yourself Barbecue Rubs
Barbecuers are easy to shop for. There’s always a new accessory, grill, or smoker that’s guaranteed to delight during holiday gift-giving. What other subset of the American population would actually welcome coal in their stockings? Especially if it’s binchotan, a premium charcoal from Japan. But you don’t have to battle crowds or burden your credit card to please the grill buff on your gift list. Give him or her something you’ve made...
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Homemade for the Holidays—Barbecue Rubs
Sure, you could buy that grilling fanatic on your holiday gift list a new smoker or cutting-edge grill accessory. (For some suggestions, check out our barbecuers’ gift guide.) But sometimes, the most meaningful gifts are the ones you make yourself. Homemade gifts help you stretch your holiday shopping dollars, and in inclement weather, they’re a great way to channel your inner pit master without having to don your parka or fight for a parking spot. Which...
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Steven returns to the View On Thursday, July 20, Steven will return to The View--this time to tackle the subject of rubs, marinades and barbecue sauces. Some of you may remember his last appearance, which focused on burgers. So what's on the menu? Ribs with Raichlen's rub. Bananas with dessert rub. The only marinade you'll ever need, and much more. Tune in: EST from 11 to noon.
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