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Grilled Buffalo wings are the undisputed kings of Super Bowl wings season, and every year they dominate game-day tables across the country. On Super Bowl Sunday the grill ends up being the second screen, and nothing empties a room faster than a platter of crispy grilled chicken wings, coming off it hot. Recent Super Bowl...
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Pastrami, roast beef, brisket and corned beef all start from the same few cuts of beef. What separates them is curing, spicing and how they are cooked. That is worth knowing at the counter, because it explains why corned beef and pastrami taste so different despite coming from the same brisket. Each one below, with…
Eggnog descends from posset, a medieval English drink of hot milk curdled with wine or ale. The eggs and the spirits came later. It has been a winter drink for centuries, and the modern version is a good deal younger than most people assume. Below: Eggnog History and Recipes from its medieval roots through to…
Your Thanksgiving deep-fried turkey awaits A deep-fried turkey cooks in about 45 minutes and comes out crisp-skinned and juicy. It is also the most dangerous thing most people cook all year. The speed is the appeal: roughly three and a half minutes per pound against several hours in an oven, and the skin is better…
Chow Chow relish is a tangy, Southern BBQ gem that’s used as a condiment. It’s rare outside the Deep South, and even here in Alabama, it’s not at every BBQ spot. My first taste came at Full Moon Bar-B-Que. Not a plug—just a fact: with 16 locations and a solid reputation, they set the bar….
Cookies on a grill sounds like a stunt and is not. On a soaked plank over indirect heat they pick up smoke that an oven cannot give them. Which is the case for bacon chocolate chip cookies. Except, hold up, there is! When you grill these bad boys low and slow, you get that smoky,…
As autumn paints the leaves in vibrant shades of orange and gold, ain’t nothin’ warmin’ the soul quite like a hearty outdoor chili recipe bubblin’ away over a cracklin’ fire pit. This here cozy fall favorite don’t just bring comfort—it’s the danged centerpiece for roundin’ up friends and family. Whether you’re pitchin’ beans in the…
USDA Prime is the top grade, awarded on marbling and the age of the animal. Only a small share of graded beef reaches it, which is why it costs what it does. Marbling is the flecking of fat inside the muscle rather than around it, and it is what keeps a cut juicy through a…
10 Badass Creative BBQ Recipes to Wow Your Crowd Ten recipes that are not burgers, ribs or brisket: porchetta, lamb kleftiko, grilled gumbo and seven more worth the effort. Here are 10 Creative BBQ Recipes for anyone whose cookouts have settled into a rut. They range from Italian porchetta to grilled gumbo, and…
A barbecue sauce is a base, a sweetener, an acid and a spice blend. Once you know the four parts, every regional style is a ratio rather than a recipe. That is why a homemade sauce is worth learning: you stop following recipes and start adjusting. This homemade barbecue sauce recipe is gonna flip your…
Pork shoulder, dry-rubbed overnight, seared then held at 210 to 220°F until it pulls. That is the whole of this easy pulled pork recipe by Liz Evans! This here’s your ticket to a laid-back gathering or a cozy family supper where folks’ll be linin’ up for seconds, guaranteed. Ingredients for Easy Pulled Pork Recipe 3.3…
Competition pork butt is scored on one bite, which is why the technique differs from a backyard cook in ways that look fussy and are not. In competition BBQ, smoking pork butts ain’t just cookin’—it’s a gritty art form. You need precision, guts, and a hunger for perfection. Your goal? Craft a pork butt so…
Craving a burger that’s bursting with flavor? Ben Forte’s Smashburgers, straight from Ben Forte’s website work because of contact: a loose ball of beef pressed hard onto a hot flat surface browns across its whole face rather than in stripes. That is the entire trick. Single or double stack, you get crisp lacy edges, a…
