Is any fuel better than charcoal to fire up a grill to make the most delicious barbeque? No, there is not. However, charcoal is a fantastic source of energy. It has a stable burn and creates a relatively small amount of smoke. Most people prefer charcoal...
Ever tasted a slab of ribs that was drier than dry can be. No one likes eating dry ribs; they are extremely tough. The 3-2-1 method is the perfect method for smoking ribs. It creates a fall-off-the-bone tender ribs that are definitely worth all of the...
Ever bought an eye of round steak on sale, seared them just like any other steak, and ended up with the toughest steak on the planet. No one enjoys eating a tough, chewy steak. It ruins the steak experience. The problem is most people assume all...
Walking into the meat aisle of your neighborhood grocery store or butcher shop, you will see an array of tenderloin, ribeye, Tomahawk, New York strip, or porterhouse steaks. However, these are not the only valuable steaks found on a cow. Ever heard of a or tried...
Ever scavenged the meat aisle and found the only cut of meat left was a bottom round roast. So now you are left with a big hunk of meat, and you have no idea how to prepare it. Though large cuts of meat can be intimidating,...
Let's be honest; brisket is a simple cut of meat. However, brisket is an intimidating tough cut of beef that is hard to extremely master. In fact, most cooks opt for easier tender cuts of meat. However, some of us have learned the tricks of the...
Ever found yourself in the meat aisle surrounded by a million cuts of beef, thinking, what the heck am I going to prepare for dinner? As if your day was not hard enough, now you have just spent twenty minutes in the beef section staring, hoping...
Brisket is the heavenly king of smoked meats. It is one of the most smoked foods on the planet. However, what exactly is this cut of beef, and where does it come from? What Is Beef Brisket? Brisket is a cut of beef carved from the chest...
Top round or almost roast beef, as I like to call it, is a lean cut of beef with a mild flavor. Top round comes from the portion of meat where roast beef is fabricated from, hence the name 'almost roast beef.' Top round is an...
Chicken is one of the perfect candidates for grilling. However, how long should it be cooked? Not all cuts of chicken are cooked in the same amount of time. Ever cut into an overcooked or undercooked cut of grilled chicken. Undercooked chicken is not safe for...