Wanna grill up something a little different this summer? How about some good old fashioned llama patties. Or better yet, a double bacon llama cheese burger. Just like Quetzalcoatl used to make. If you don’t have a llama dealer in your neighborhood (the local H.E.B. is suspiciously out of llama) you can still get your [...]
Saturday, October 8, 2005
No, I haven’t actually watched this DVD, but I stumbled across it the other day on Netflix and about died of laughter. This is a guide to the art of barbequeing that you won’t want to miss! The lovely Hot Rod Honey imparts all her secrets, joined by her hot stoner friends in some meat-grilling, [...]
Friday, September 2, 2005
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As well all know, the one true measure of someone’s skill in any particular area is how much equipment they own. Barbecue is no exception. That’s why I can’t imagine any real barbecue master not owning a pair of these babys. Cowboy boots or sneakers just won’t cut it these days down at the VFW [...]
Monday, August 29, 2005
Too cheap to buy one of them fancy store bought Weber smokers? Got a trash can (or a neighbor with a trash can?) and a hot plate? You are all set buddy boy. Following the plans on this link you can build your own trash can barbecue for less than $50. A few tips for [...]
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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Cooking.com and The Texas Beef Council bring us this unusual recipe. I’m not sure what to make of it. It’s a cocktail, no wait its an appetizer. Kinda scary. Somehow I don’t see cowboys sipping, er chewing, these around the campfire. It looks kinda foo-foo, yet strangely compelling. It starts with a medium-rare flat iron [...]
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
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The smoldering coals of a tailgate barbecue ignited a fire that destroyed six vehicles in the parking lot at Qualcomm Stadium during a Charger’s game. The blaze also damaged four other nearby vehicles. Shortly after kickoff of the exhibition game between the Chargers and the St. Louis Rams, the hot coals of a barbecue left [...]
Sunday, August 21, 2005
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If you think I’m a nerd for blogging about barbecue, you have to check out this excerpt from the ExtremeTech book, Geek House, published by Wiley Publishing. In this project a couple of hardware hackers hack a barbecue pit with computer sensors and a DC fan in order to automate the 10-16 hours process of [...]
Friday, August 19, 2005
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I stumbled across a segment on home shopping channel QVC the other day where the item up for sale was Corky’s BBQ Ribs. They were laying it on pretty thick, and I don’t mean the barbecue sauce. I thought this was pretty unusual fair for a company that normally sells excercise equipment and breadmakers. They [...]
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Ok guys, now who doesn’t want one of these bad boys… Unfortunately, it’s still in the “concept” stage at this point, but I’m glad to see someone’s putting their brains to good use. I wonder if the grease could somehow be recycled back into the oil pan? From: Gridiron Gadgets
Monday, August 15, 2005
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Lately there has been a rash of reports about the carcinogens present in overcooked meat. The burning fat and char on well grilled meat may indeed pose some sort of health risk it appears. But never fear, scientists have discovered a way to possibly neutralize these harmful effects — drinking beer! Now that’s a sign [...]
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
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You just can’t get more manly than a 5.7 liter V-8 HEMI powered, stainless steel barbecue grill can you? Tim Kowalec recently fired up this baby while announcing the five finalists in the Chrysler Group’s “What Can You HEMI?” contents. It used to be that the Chrysler HEMI was used only for mundane tasks such [...]
Monday, August 8, 2005
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Burnt bums, bungled bungee barbis, bursting Bollinger, melted bikini top straps and a python in a barbi are among the top 10 BBQ bloopers reported by respondant’s to Britain’s National BBQ News poll for the biggest grilling blunders of the year. “Fortunately almost all had a happy ending,†says Brian George of the National BBQ [...]
Saturday, August 6, 2005
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Adventure Alliance in Georgetown, Texas owns and operates what they claim is The Ultimate Smoker and Grill. The grill is the size of a tanker trunk and hauled by a semi. It is 55 feet long and can cook 2000 pounds of barbecue, 200 steaks, or 1000 hot dogs at once. This monster barbecue is [...]
Sunday, July 31, 2005
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Ok, this is just nasty. The Udder Delight Ice Cream House in Deleware is now offering a barbecue flavored ice cream. The ice cream is made with a North Carolina style, vinegar based barbecue sauce mixed in with the more traditional ingredients. Wearing a denim “Cackalacky” logo apron and a white 10-gallon cowboy hat, Skelton [...]
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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Wow, ick. Believe it or not, according to this article there’s been a number of people seriously injured by injesting metal bristles that have dislodged from their BBQ brush: In the last year, doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have had to remove broken-off wire bristles from the throats of three patients, and in [...]
Monday, May 22, 2006
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