Smoking food is an art to be mastered; just ask anyone who’s spent countless hours tending meat in their cherished drum, kettle, egg, electric, or any other style of smoker. For true devotees, it’s way more than a pastime or a…
From smoky kebabs to colorful vegetable skewers, there’s something truly delightful about those grill marks and the charred flavor of skewered treats. Moreover, the beauty of skewering is its simplicity. It allows the heat to circulate evenly, cooking each piece…
Named for its gargantuan size, elephant garlic has characteristics of both the garlic and onion family. Elephant garlic is technically an onion, falling under the genus Allium, but it also produces allicin, the compound in garlic responsible for its rich…
A thick, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth glazed donut can only last for so long. Technically you can keep it in the fridge for up to a week, but its freshness can start to decline quickly — and for a dessert where the…
When regional American barbecue is brought up in conversation, Texas, the Carolinas, Kansas City, and Memphis styles are among the most well-known. Since each is great in its own right, it can often be difficult to choose between them. If…
When you have a sizzling, perfectly cooked steak with a crusty exterior of spices in mind, it’s upsetting to see your favorite dry rub slide off the sides of the meat while it’s heating up. So how do you ensure…
When it comes to your weekly grocery haul, protein is one of the biggest pain points for your budget. As an essential part of any omnivore’s meal-prep routine, meats like beef, chicken, lamb, and pork have always been among the…
If you’ve ever cooked a steak on an open-flame grill you may have experienced a sudden and alarming flare up of flames engulfing your steak. Not only can these flare ups be unsafe, but they can also impact the cooking…
Your next campfire is about to get even hotter. As you pack supplies needed to make s’mores in the great outdoors, don’t forget to stash a bottle or two of bourbon. Bourbon and chocolate are a match made in gastronomic…
As the sun sets behind the rugged mountains and the crackling sound of a campfire fills the air, after a long day of hiking, everyone is (seriously) hungry. While there are recommended foods to enjoy on the trail and some…