Tips On Indoor Grilling and BBQ

Can't get to your charcoal grill because there's a foot of snow outside? Ran out of propane for the gas grill? Or, worse, does your apartment building disallow grills altogether? We feel your pain. Grilling is a primal human activity that many of us can't live without. Don't despair. The good news is that you can cook and enjoy most of your favorite grilled and smoked foods indoors, year round.

Think about it. Do you have a fireplace? Stick a grill grate in it! Does your oven have a broiler? That works like an upside down grill. The heat of a broiler is still intense like grill heat - it just comes from above instead of below. Even on a cold February day you can serve up Better Than Steakhouse Steaks from the broiler. Or, let's say you're craving some smoky meaty goodness. Do you have wood chips or wood shavings? Then you're all set. Set up a stovetop smoker like the Nordic Ware or Cameron and cook up some smoky foods indoors. Or if you're looking for the easy way to a plate of BBQ ribs or pulled pork from your oven or crockpot, we have recipes for cooking those indoors too. There's just no reason to give up your favorite grilled and smoky flavors when you're housebound. Take the party inside! From the techniques to the equipment to the recipes, find everything you need below to enjoy grilled and barbecued food 365 days a year.

Smoky Indoor Ribs Recipe

By Meathead Goldwyn

Here's how to make ribs in your oven that most folks will think you nursed for hours in the smoker. Just because you don't have a smoker or a grill or are waiting out a blizzard doesn't mean that you can't make tender, juicy ribs indoors with a flavor that might fool you into thinking it was cooked outdoors. read more

The Thermodynamics of Cooking and How Different Cooking Methods Work

By Meathead Goldwyn

Learn about thermodynamics: the basis of all cooking! Find out how heat transference works by conduction, convection, radiation, induction, and infrared heat in your grill, bbq, and smoker. read more

This Chinatown Char Siu Ribs Recipe Tastes Great Cooked Indoors or Out

By Meathead Goldwyn

Everybody loves Chinese restaurant "BBQ" ribs. They have a distinct pork flavor, a glossy sheen that implies the sweet glaze beneath, and a glowing red-pink color that penetrates the surface. Here's a simple recipe for making Chinatown char siu ribs at home on your grill or in the oven featuring a flavorful marinade. read more

Slow Cooker Ribs And Instant Pot Ribs For Cabin Fever

By Meathead Goldwyn

If weather or other impediments prevent you from making the real thing outdoors, you can make pretty tasty ribs in a crockpot with this recipe. The idea is to braise the meat until very moist and tender, cooking the meat in a closed pot over a low temp in a flavorful liquid that covers the meat only about halfway. read more

Love Me Tender Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe

By Clint Cantwell

Just because you don't have time to fire up the smoker or grill doesn't mean that you can't enjoy full flavored BBQ pulled pork thanks to this simple set-and-forget slow cooker recipe. Cooked indoors over low heat for several hours, the seasoned pork butt emerges moist, flavorful, and fall apart tender. read more

Simple Boston Baked Beans Recipe, As Easy As They Are Delicious

By Meathead Goldwyn

Looking for the perfect side dish for your next cookout? Nothing screams BBQ more than a sticky and smoky bowl of Boston baked beans. It was in Beantown that the notion of mixing dried beans with molasses was conceived. This flavorful recipe is an ode to the original while offering suggestions for amping them up. read more

BBQ and Grilled Turkey Recipe: The Ultimate Turkey Easily Adapted To Cooking Indoors

By Meathead Goldwyn

Better your bird! Here's everything you need to know about making the ultimate turkey, smoked, grilled, or barbecued. We cover shopping, thawing, prep, injecting, cooking, gravy, and carving. And we bust the myths about brining and resting, and explain how to spatchcock (butterfly). Plus a recipe for stuffing muffins! read more

Paella Recipe: The National Dish Of Spain Began Outdoors And You Can Cook It Outdoors

By Meathead Goldwyn

Paella, the national dish of Spain, is a fabulous dish for preparing on the grill. A fabulously flavored rice dish, paella has many variations including this chicken and sausage paella recipe. Presented with fanfare and flourish with a pinwheel of colors and shapes, paella is a sure fire showstopper for your cookouts. read more

Hot Dog Heaven: How to Cook Frankfurters

By Meathead Goldwyn

Many ways to skin a cat and many more ways to cook a dog. Here's how to grill, griddle, split griddle, dirty water, steam, nuke, and deep fry franks. read more

Diner Burgers Recipe (a.k.a. The Quarter Pounder a.k.a. The J. Wellington Wimpy Burger)

By Meathead Goldwyn

Create the skinny, crispy edged burgers that you love at diners with this simple recipe for the Wimpy burger. Infinitely better than any mass produced quarter pounder, these homemade diner-style burgers are small disks, 4 ounces or less, pressed flat and cooked on a griddle to maximize the flavor and crispness. read more

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