Posted in bbq, books, marinade, recipes, tips on Jun 12th, 2008
Smoke & Spice, by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison (authors of Born to Grill), was my first ‘cue cookbook that I got when I bought my first smoker (that has long since succumbed to the salt air here at the beach), but it’s the book I cut my teeth on for barbecue, smoking and [...]
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Posted in bbq, books, recipes, tips on May 20th, 2008
Mastering Barbecue by Michael H. Stines is chock full of great grilling tips, recipes and techniques. Chef Stines convinced me of the awesome value of brining poultry to keep it moist, and prevent drying out. His “Spicy Poultry Brine” recipe combines salt with pickling spices, peppercorns, vinegar and 10 other everyday spices from your cabinet. [...]
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Posted in recipes, tips on May 14th, 2008
Arrange your taco shells like this, so they don’t collapse while heating.
Seems kinda trivial or silly, but this really works! By interlocking 4 shells, like you would fold a cardboard box, they each hold the next one open - the shells don’t collapse. This makes them much easier to fill with all your goodies.
Be [...]
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