Similar to the Big Green Egg, the Kamado is a highly versatile BBQ unit that can smoke, BBQ, smoke, and grill. Ranging from $400 to $1800 depending upon size, finish, and accessories, they are a long lasting unit and can do justice to your best BBQ recipes. We've had ours going on 6 or 7 years and the exterior looks as good as the day we bought it. In fact, the picture of … [Read more...]
Essential Outdoor Cooking Gadgets: Marinade Turbocharger
There is no shortage of gadgets for outdoor cooking, probably because it's a somewhat male-dominant activity ,and we have about as much resistance to toys and gadgets as the ladies have to tolerating our messes! However, most of them range between superfluous and useless. To marinade for the best taste, this gadget will make your end product more tasty while saving you … [Read more...]
Smokers and BBQs–Buying and Building
First, some terminology.Smoking is normally done from 150 deg to 200 deg, never higher. Cold smoking, a process used for lox, cheese, and bacon, is done at 80 degrees and takes special equipment to smoke at or below the outside ambient temperature. Smoking uses wood in chip or chunk form for home smokers, usually with a primary heat source of an electrical element, or … [Read more...]