A good BBQ knife is an essential tool for anyone who loves to grill. Whether preparing meat, cutting vegetables, or slicing bread, a quality BBQ knife can make all the difference. This article will look at the different types of BBQ knives available and the factors you should consider when choosing one, even when on … Read more
Summertime is a popular time for grilling, and when done right, it can produce delicious cuisine. For the finest flavor and suppleness, the chicken must rest for a sufficient amount of time after grilling. Allowing the chicken to rest after grilling will maintain the juices in the meat. If the chicken is chopped into slices … Read more
BBQ gloves should be cleaned frequently because they are often in contact with dirt, bacteria, and food. When using a BBQ grill, gloves can help shield you against burns, wounds, and even foodborne illnesses. Cleaning your barbecue gloves will help them last longer and protect your hands from harmful bacteria and germs. It’s critical to … Read more
Knowing whether you flip meat when smoking is an essential part of smoking. We are always taught less interference, the better when grilling meat but is that the same when smoking meat? Whether you should flip or rotate depends on the food and the scenario. We’ve put together this short guide to help you judge … Read more
Brisket is the holy grail of smoked BBQ meat and many pitmasters spend years perfecting their recipes. Some choose to use a binder, and some don’t. Using mustard as a binder is a gold standard as far as binders go, but is it really the best binder for brisket? Well, yes it is! Maybe that’s … Read more
You’ve gone to get the charcoal out of the shed and it’s been stored for over 6 months or even as long as a year, sound familiar? It’s wise to check if charcoal does expire before you use it. Then all the questions follow does charcoal go bad? Can charcoal go bad? With this guide, … Read more
You may ask yourself if you should use foil on your grill. Grilling with foil over the grates would make for a much cleaner grill, but it has its dangers that should be considered. There are times when aluminum foil should be used, so don’t panic, it’s not a straight no. Why use aluminium foil … Read more
It may surprise that disposable BBQs are widely used even by avid grill masters. You may have some questions, such as how long disposable BBQs last. What can you grill on a disposable BBQ? and how best to use one? Well, they’re all covered in this short guide. You might be thinking, what’s the point … Read more
Following a recipe that says you should grill at medium heat but what is medium heat on a grill? Well, we think the temperatures below answer exactly that. These temperatures are a matter of opinion as to what is low, medium, and high. One grill master will say one thing another completely different. These temperatures … Read more
There’s so much conflicting information on what to do with a steak those final moments before it hits the grill. Should you pat steak before grilling being one of them, when should you season a steak being another, sound familiar? Well you’re not alone. I found an answer that looks right on a forum and … Read more
So you forgot to take the sausages out of the freezer to slap on the BBQ, Can you BBQ frozen sausages? Do you need to wait for them to thaw and what’s the fastest method to defrost sausages? All of these questions will be answered in this simple guide. First, can you BBQ frozen sausages? … Read more
You’ve grilled a nice pork chop or a peice of pork fillet cut into it and it’s a little bit pink in the centre, can pork be a little pink? The short answer is yes pork can be a little pink, but you should be a little careful not to confuse a little bit pink … Read more
Ribs are exactly like every other meat and require resting, Why should you rest ribs and how long to let ribs rest for are the questions covered below. We’ve added some extra tips to help you get the best out of this simple-to-smoke meat. A rack of ribs is one of the many delights served … Read more
Catching drippings in a smoker from nice cuts of meat makes for good dipping sauces. This article was put together to convince you that you should consider it and how to catch drippings in a smoker correctly. Before we go much further, not every smoker is designed so that you catch dripping quickly without them … Read more
It might sound a bit odd to use water in a smoker, when water put’s out the fire, I get the hesitation. But there is more than one reason why water pan in smokers has some great benefits that work. Some smokers even come with a smoker water pan as new. I hear you, yours … Read more
Once you’ve got the hang of smoking pork shoulder or pork butt, playing around with the flavors is the next step. In this guide, we will cover a few questions: should you inject pork shoulder the night before? What flavors work best, and how much to inject into pork shoulder? If you search the internet, … Read more
Pulled pork is one of the most beautiful tasting meats to smoke on the BBQ. In this article, we’ll be looking at how to store pulled pork overnight correctly and a couple of simple ways to reheat it. When smoking a pork shoulder or pork butt this big chunk of meat can yield enough pulled … Read more
It may surprise you that adding your meat to a charcoal smoker immediately is a big no no! “Ok so how long to preheat a smoker” I hear you say. Well there is a number of objectives that should be reached before adding meat to smoker. Time is not the only target you should set … Read more
After paying so much attention to grilling your steak to that perfect temperature, the last thing you want is to eat a cold steak while waiting for your sides to cook. Discovering the best way to keep steak warm is a trial and error process and what works for us may not work for you … Read more
Efficiency means several different things: cost, fuel efficiency, heat retention, etc. Comparing a charcoal BBQ to answer is oven more efficient than a BBQ maybe not be what you were thinking. However, in today’s, current economic climate comparing a gas BBQ and oven cooking is a little irrelevant. The cost of gas for both is … Read more
