A day without grilling is like a day without sunshine.

  • New Charcoal Container

    I’m tired of my charcoal collecting moisture in the basement so I constructed a small wheeled rubber container today. I picked up a 10gal/50lb rubber container, 4 casters and some nuts, bolts and washers at Lowes yesterday. The finished product. The wheels. Ready to go!

  • Rob’s Ribs Take 5

    Today I made ribs on the BGE. I used basics from my Take 4 setup and tried to add more flavor to them. I think I accomplished that. The rub: 1/2 C turbinado sugar Just under 1/2 C kosher salt 1/2 Tbsp paprika 1/2 Tbsp hot hungarian paprika 1 Tbsp onion powder 1 Tbsp freshly…

  • Hurricane Grilling

    Hurricane Irene blew through yesterday and this morning. Thankfully we are West enough and high enough to not have any significant issues. We definitely got our share of rain and wind. All of the bridges and a lot of the roads that lead to our house are flooded out. It could take days for the…

  • Triple Digit Grilling

    It reached 100 degrees F. today. That’s pretty hot if you ask me. So why not celebrate the head buy firing up the grill. Tonight I did a basic chuck roast cut in half (to keep the cook time down thus not burning the outside) with a horseradish mustard glaze. Horseradish Mustard Glaze Two heaping…

  • Quick Grill Day 2

    Its very hot out so long grilling sessions are not in the cards. Tonight was pineapple and cheesy bread.