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Today I went to order some Fire Liter charcoal starters and discovered that they're now a flat shape instead of the traditional block style. I have an email into the company for more details, but those of you who use Fire Liters might want to stock up on the old ones if you can find them.

This is NOT a job for me... https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/invasive-and-delicious-the-federal-government-is-begging-people-to-eat-this-massive-harmful-rodent-species-202015284.html

<RANT> I'm about ready to strangle the next person who calls NFL/football game officials "refs". "Ref" is short for "referee", and there is *ONE* referee on the field. Period. Read here: https://operations.nfl.com/officiating/the-officials/officials-responsibilities-positions/ Want to...

Apparently they're going to rework one of their big hits from the '70s...it's going to be called "Detroit Choke City"! And that's the truth...I'm not Lion!

Fort 88 Smokehouse in Fort Atkinson has been around since 2017 but it took me until last month to finally get there, when my wife and I stopped in for lunch on a dreary Sunday. We only live about 30 minutes from Fort (as the locals call it) so I can't claim distance as the reason it took me so...

Last summer my wife and I met some friends for lunch at Beach Avenue BBQ, located on the square in Brookfield, IL. And while I got a photo of the square I forgot the building...oops! This is what greeted us when we entered. Nice! The special that day was a smoked double/Iowa pork chop. A...

It was bound to happen eventually, no matter how many times my wife said, "No!";) Back in November I finally convinced her to let me try a piece of American Wagyu (birthday money came in handy). This is an A5 rib steak that was cut to spec at the Hy-Vee in Janesville, WI. Because of the...

This afternoon I got a text from my younger daughter: "Alex and I will be stopping by after dinner. We have a gift for you." So I'm puzzled. I replied, "It's probably not as nice as this steak." Hey, it's a pretty nice rib steak! And she wrote back, "It'll go well with that." So they...

In about 6-8 months. I suddenly came into a good supply of oak...:(

Is anyone here familiar with Mer Soleil Silver chardonnay from Monterey County, CA? I won a bottle at a fundraiser last weekend but my wife and I can't stand chardonnay, so I'm wondering if it might taste a little different because it's unoaked. Thanks! And if anybody's interested, I'll trade...

I'm the recipient of some bone-in, skin-on turkey breasts that've been wet-brined in a salt/sugar/MSG mix. Right now I have them drying in the fridge in an open 9x13 dish, and I plan on grilling them tomorrow (which could very well be today by the time some of you read this). I'm leaning hard...

I was too young to see Willie Mays in his prime but I've been able to see a lot of his highlights over the years, and from them I learned that baseball is far, far more than just hitting (although that's sadly lost on a lot of modern players). Know a kid who's expressed an interest in the game...

My 12" Cuisinart skillet has pretty much lost the "non" part of "nonstick", so I'm in the market for a new one. Does anyone have any suggestions? Gordon Ramsay's now shilling for Hexclad and there's always a Gotham Steel infomercial somewhere on the air, but I'm looking for real-world...

I'm not quite sure how I stumbled across this, but it's interesting. I don't know how much stock I'd put in it, but the description of Sagittarius fits me pretty good! https://www.tastingtable.com/1551469/steak-cut-zodiac-sign/?zsource=yahoo

Does pork fat from a pastured animal have a different taste than if it came from a commodity animal? We were given some pork chops recently and after grilling them I thought the fat had a stronger, maybe slightly gamey flavor. The meat smelled fine raw and after cooking, so I don't suspect any...

Thought I'd pass along one of my kettle hacks... I like to use B&B Char-Logs to help establish my charcoal burn zone. If I'm grilling direct and using almost all of the grate, I'll make a ring of Logs around the perimeter. I don't need fire all the way to the edge and it keeps hot coals off...

I hope you're able to make it happen. Getting out on the road is one of my favorite things to do when I have the time.

I spent last weekend out of town, and as I'm wont to do in that sort of situation I picked out a couple of local places to eat along the way. The first stop was at a Bar & Restaurant in an unincorporated community. When I parked I noticed a fair amount of vehicles in the lot, but that's not at...

When I make hamburgers I grind my own beef. I cube the beef a day or so ahead of time, salt and season it, and leave it in the fridge to dry-brine before grinding. Recently, I did this with a store-bought seasoning, or to be more specific, a seasoning and tenderizer. When I ground the beef it...

While I'm still grilling and smoking I've really fallen off with photos, but I did document some pork chops a few months ago. I started with some really nice rib chops that I seasoned with S&P. Then I split them, seasoned the inside, and added some Koops' yellow mustard. Then I stuffed them...