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Pork roast, whether a loin or a Boston butt, is a popular choice for grill cooking. The keys to a good grilled roast are building a good fire and cooking the roast over indirect heat until the...

A simple homemade foil device joined with wet wood chips and indirect-heat grilling transforms propane grills into barbecue smokers at minimal expense. Anyone with a multiple-burner propane grill...

Summer squash makes the perfect vegetable complement for grilled meats and poultry, absorbing the smoky flavors of the barbecuing process. Proper cutting to the right thickness is key to...

Over the years more people have dared to try deep-frying turkeys, with the unfortunate results of spilled grease, fires and burned hands. A safer option is gaining popularity: the infrared turkey...

Weber gas grills with multiple burners offer users two basic ways to organize the grilling chambers for two styles of cooking. Indirect grilling--keeping the meat or poultry away from direct...

The techniques used for starting and setting up the inside of barbecue grills depend on the type of meat being prepared and the desired duration of cooking time. Charcoal grills impart more...

Gas grills with multiple burners offer grilling enthusiasts two ways to organize the grilling chambers for two styles of cooking. Indirect grilling--keeping the meat or poultry away from direct...

Gas grill cooking surfaces require preparation in two phases. The first entails curing the cooking grates of a brand new gas grill, a process that essentially burns a protective grease coating...

Preparing a gas grill for use requires a combination of proper curing, or seasoning, right after purchase and assembly and proper cleaning and lubrication of cooking grates before grilling. The...

Liquid smoke flavors your meat without extended cooking in a smoker or using an outdoor grill. This all-natural product comes from the condensation inside of a hickory or mesquite smoke-filled...

Outdoor gas grills are available with a staggering array of features in styles to suit almost every conceivable patio design. To make sense of it all --- BTUs and burners, ceramic versus steel...

Ceramic bricks are used in outdoor gas grills to absorb and reflect heat from the propane burners for cooking. Ceramic bricks are a popular alternative to lava rocks used with traditional gas...

Wood smokers collect a significant amount of grease, ash, soot and creosote during a long, slow, smoking session. Cleaning the smoker of ashes and any remaining small chunks of burned wood helps...

When hunting season comes around each year, homes across the country prepare to have plenty of venison, or deer meat, to cook in their kitchens. Unlike processed meat, fresh game never eats...

Outdoor cooking requires basic precautions for the safety of the chef and guests. Since preparing food outdoors almost always involves grilling, heat and fire are the main safety issues. Perhaps a...

Charmglow is a line of outdoor propane cooking appliances sold exclusively by Home Depot. As with any brand of gas grill, properly preparing the Charmglow for its first use will improve the...

Not many people enjoy gnawing on an overcooked steak. They're out there, but guests will likely be more appreciative of a juicy, well-cooked steak that doesn't require a chainsaw. Grilling a...

Pork can be cook in various types of different waysm well one way I know is that I am very good at cooking is an Filipino cusine called "Porl Apritada" This cusine taste so good...

This "how to" guide is intended to make your Outdoor Grilling easier, safer, more efficient, and taste better.

Are you a hunter or know someone who is? Have you ever been given a package of venison and not know how to cook it? Venison is easier to cook than fried chicken. Here's how...

Charcoal smoke imparts flavorful tones to barbecued meat, making it the preferred cooking method of many grilling purists. Gas grills effectively cook meat with more even temperatures than...

Before ordering out for dinner tonight, consider cooking a roast in an electric skillet. An electric skillet is simple to use and distributes heat evenly. These skillets are a great backup source...

Large grease buildups on grill grates and anywhere else inside grilling chambers cause unwanted flame flare-ups or even raging conflagrations inside charcoal grills. Clean grills generate...

Pork shoulders are the large and typically inexpensive cuts from the upper foreleg of a hog. Shoulders, sometimes called pork picnics in the grocery or butcher shop, are an excellent choice for...

The Char-Broil QuickSet Grill is a 2-burner outdoor cooking appliance powered by propane gas. The grill is marketed with the benefits of portability and fast setup without tools. Cleaning the...

The high heat and quick cooking achieved by using a gas grill can easily burn a thin piece of chicken breast before the thigh cooking next to it gets done. For best results, marinate your chicken...

Smoking as a method of cooking requires a steady, controlled, low temperature and indirect heat. Whether you choose to fuel your Brinkman All-In-One Smoker with gas or charcoal, it is well-suited...

A brisket is a piece of meat that came from the front end of a cow. It is often referred to as a corned beef brisket. Cooking briskets are ideal when cooking for a large group of people. Briskets...

Christmas is rapidly approaching! As we begin to start planning our menus for our Christmas dinner, Turkey is a popular item on a lot of Christmas Day menus across America. There are so many ways...

Cooking in a table or counter-top roaster is no different than cooking in a traditional oven as far as the cooking method. What the use of a roaster oven does is free the regular oven up for...

Cooking babyback ribs on a gas grill is fast and convenient, compared to the long smoking techniques typically used for grilling ribs over charcoal or hardwood. The trick to preparing juicy ribs...

Unlike charcoal grills, where wood chips sit directly upon hot coals to impart smoky flavors to meat, smoking with hardwood chips in gas grills requires a few extra steps. Simply throwing wood...

While many people are put off by the challenge, grilling a whole pig is an impressive and fun way to cook. Due to a surge of culinary exploration, grilling a whole or suckling pig has become more...

Slow cooking meat is not a new method for cooking but has been around for centuries. The benefit of slow cooking is that more of the juice stays in the meat due to the cell structure not...

Grilling produces bacon that is both chewy and crispy, perfect for accompanying eggs or topping a hamburger. Plan to grill the bacon for about 20 minutes depending on its thickness. To prevent...

If you enjoy cooking steaks on the stove, try cooking them in a cast iron skillet to give them a nice golden crust. Benefit from using a cast iron skillet when you cook various types of red meats....

Grilling a steak in a turbo cooker can be accomplished in minutes. Even if the steak is frozen, it can be cooked quickly in a turbo cooker. Turbo ovens cook by convection, meaning a fan blows the...

Weber gas grills need regular cleaning to operate at peak efficiency. The appliance will also last longer and be more enjoyable to use with regular, preventive maintenance. Plus, food tastes...

Brisket is a cut of beef that must be marinated to become tender and juicy. The marinade must be acid based using lemon, tomato or vinegar so that the collagen between the meat fibers breaks down...

Since they contain both the leg and thigh, quarter chicken legs should ideally cook long enough for the meat to cook through without drying out. Baking chicken in a conventional oven simply means...

The NuWave convection oven is a table or counter-top appliance that can help save energy and does not heat up the house the way a conventional oven does. A beef roast can be cooked in the NuWave...

Char-Griller brand charcoal grills incorporate the barrel style of barbecuing and often have offset side fireboxes for indirect grilling and smoking. Proper curing, grilling techniques and...

Weber kettle-style grills allow grill masters to prepare meat using charcoal fires--the purist's form of barbecuing. Using Weber grills as smokers takes barbecuing to a new level, offering...

Cooking a steak on a grill or searing it on a stove are the preferred methods by most home cooks, but trying something new is always a good idea. For those busy nights when you need your hands,...

Country-style pork spare ribs contain a lot of fat, and they may or may not have bones. The beauty of cooking country-style ribs is they are also loaded with meat, making them perfect for slow...

An electric grill heats up about as fast as a propane gas grill. Unlike a propane-powered grill, an electric grill never runs out of fuel so long as you pay the power bill. Grilling enthusiasts...

Water boils and converts to steam at a temperature of 215 degrees F, so reaching and holding this temperature is necessary to use steam with a smoker. The trick to sustaining steam and smoke (a...

Smoking a turkey undoubtedly requires the longest cooking time when compared to other cooking methods, such as roasting, deep frying or even using the barbecue. But the juicy and mouthwatering...

Creating moisture in a smoker helps prevent meat from drying out during the long smoke times required for this flavorful method of outdoor cooking. Perhaps the best part of creating and sustaining...

The Charbroil TEC is a four-burner stainless steel gas grill. The infrared burners are installed under several layers of stainless steel to produce radiant (infrared) heat. The advantage of the...