Saturday February 19, 2011
The top 10 gas grills under $250 on the market for 2011. If you are looking to purchase a new grill for no more than $250 (based on typical sales price) then these are the ones you should be looking at. You get what you pay for, so don't expect these grills to last forever or cook well, but they should serve you for a couple of years and do an okay job of grilling burgers and hot dogs.
Photo: Onward Manufacturing Company
Friday February 18, 2011
Over 14,000 votes have already been cast in the 2011 Barbecue & Grilling Readers' Choice Awards, but this election isn't over until March 8th, so there is still plenty of time to help your favorite product win.
Right now we have a neck and neck fight in the Charcoal Grill category between the popular Big Green Egg and sensation of the year the Carson Rotisserie. Over in Gas Grills the Holland Legacy has taken a commanding lead, but the Weber Genesis E-320 is hanging in there. The Cookshack Smokette has the lead in the Backyard Smoker but the eggheads have been rallying behind the Big Green Egg and it has been gaining ground. Similarly Cookshack's Fast Eddy Cooker, the FEC-100 has a lead in the Competition Smoker group but no one is out of that race yet. Down in Barbecue Sauces it has been a fight between Uncle Sunny's and Burnt Fingers, but lately Blues Hog has been gaining ground. Barbecue Rubs have been a real fight between Dizzy Pigs and Bad Byron's Butt Rub.
So join the excitement and vote now, and again tomorrow, and the day after that, because you can vote every day until March 8th.
Thursday February 17, 2011
With 2011 the popular Weber Genesis line of Gas Grills there have been a number of changes. The most noticeable is the move of the control valves from the side to the front. What you may have not noticed is a drop in the maximum BTUs from 42,000 to 38,000. How has this affected the way the Genesis works? Does this grill still produce great heat?
Photos: Weber-Stephen Products Company
Wednesday February 16, 2011
You almost only see Boston Butts on the competition circuit (KCBS Rules of course), but that doesn't mean that the Butt is the easiest of best cut to smoke, just the most consistent. So, for those of you, serious about smoking pork, what cut do you use for your Pulled Pork?
POLL: What part of the pig do you use for your Pulled Pork?
1) Boston Butt
2) Picnic
3) Whole Shoulder
4) Whole Hog
5) Something Else (please specify in the comments)
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