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A friend took my son and I bass fishing on Sunday. We cleaned 10 bass (to fry in the wok on the grill) for another post. So while we are fishing he tells me that the bacon wrapped backstrap (deer meat/venison) marinated in Hoover sauce is the absolute best thing he's ever tasted. To our...

It's been a long time since I've been able to post. We're usually too busy caring for my daughter, however all these vacation posts were inspirational. We went to Gatlinburg TN and Dollywood earlier this summer. We rented a cabin with awesome views of the Great Smokey Mountains. A camping...

Started with a 9.5lb shoulder that was on sale for $0.99lb. Seasoned only with kosher salt and black pepper under cellophane overnight. My 14 year old and his buddies were out giggin frogs and killed a cotton mouth and a water snake behind our house as I was pulling the shoulder off. fat...

Your team has an 11am kickoff. You have not made any trips to the grocery store for weekend game fare. Your wife and son are away for a x-country meet. Your 5 month old daughter who requires round-the-clock care cannot be taken outside or left alone inside. What are you going to grill...

My wife and son asked for steak, potatoes and broccoli tonight. By the time my wife smelled the garlic roasting on the bed of salt along side the potatoes she changed her order to just steak and potatoes. Started with a 1-3/4" Porterhouse: Trimmed Filet for my wife. NY Strip for my son and...

I finally got around to making pastrami with some of the backstrap from my son's first buck he took last Jan. Here are some pics. He was impressed with how it turned out so we figured we'd share a post. Mini-WSM setup for low-heat smoking: Honey Pepper Glaze before smoking: 4 hours in...

I like idea of using the 12" terracotta diffuser because of it's thermal mass and it's ability to help regulate temperature fluctuations. It's radiating heat when the burn is cooler. This is something that you can't achieve simply using the steamer tray or the bottom of the steamer with holes...