How Long Can You Keep A Barbecue Sauce?
When it comes to storing sauces, we have two concerns: Safety and flavor. We don’t want any microbes setting up housekeeping in our sauce, and we want the flavors to remain bright and fresh.
Freezing and Reheating Leftovers
Don’t throw it away! Leftovers are just future meals waiting to happen. Here’s what you need to know about freezing leftover meat, thawing, reheating, and using a vacuum sealer, along with some meal planning tips. Yes, it is possible to freeze and reheat leftover barbecue ribs.
Amazing Ribs Defined: Kissed By Smoke, Hugged By Sauce, Licked By Fire
What are amazing ribs? When I judge barbecue, here’s what I look for: Appearance, scent, pork flavor, seasonings, smoke, sauce, texture, and balance.
Charcoal Science: How Charcoal Is Made And How Charcoal Works
Ever wonder how barbecue charcoal is made? Here’s an inside look at the manufacturing process for pillow shaped charcoal briquets, hardwood lump charcoal, bone charcoal, and other forms of charcoal such as binchotan. We also explain which kind of charcoal is best and how to use it.
A Hot Dog Road Trip: The Country’s Best Regional Hot Dog Recipes
Where did the hot dog get its start? Back in Europe if we’re being honest. But as sausages came to America, these singular tubes of meat evolved into several regional specialties such as the Coney Island Hot Dog, the New York Streetcart Dog, and the Chicago Hot Dog. Here is the unvarnished history of them all.
Charcoal And Wood Smokers: A Buying Guide And Reviews
Ratings, reviews, and recommendations on what to look for and what to buy when shopping for charcoal or wood fired barbecue smokers.
Hot Dog Links
Here are links to some of our favorite hot dog websites.
What is Bark, and Why It Makes Us Howl for More
Bark is that sweet, rich, crusty surface on low and slow cooked meat, and for many of us, the best part. It is part pellicle and part spice crust, but how does it form? The Maillard reaction, polymerization, and evaporation are key. Find out how to get better bark on your brisket, ribs, and pork shoulder.
My Most Memorable Hot Dog: The French Chien Blanc
Hot dogs are a staple at many backyard cookouts but all too often they can be rather bland and boring. Learn how the French make hot dogs, saucisse, chien blanc, with Dijon mustard, in a warm crusty baguette. Once you try this French twist you will never look at tradition American hot dogs the same way.
Pellet Smokers And Grills: Buying Guide, Ratings, And Reviews
Ratings, reviews, and recommendations on what to look for and what to buy when shopping for pellet barbecue smokers and grills.
Barbecue History: Outdoor Cooking Through The Ages
Barbecue was not invented in America. Here is the true story of where barbecue came from and how it evolved, including the evolution of BBQ cooks, cookers, restaurants, and foods. You may be surprised to learn that the history of barbecue goes further back than China and even further back than homo sapiens.
2013-04-04 Analysis: Easier meat labels? My butt.
In April 2013 the meat industry renamed scores of beef and pork products and introduced new labels “to make meat buying easier”. And to make more money.
2009-02-17 Best Hot Dog Gone
Best’s Kosher Hot Dogs will be missed.
Turducken? Don’t Bother.
Turduckens are turkeys stuffed with chickens stuffed with duck breasts and cornbread and andouille sausage and spices and, well, it is a Birdzilla and just not as good as it sounds.
New York Hot Dog With Classic Onion Sauce, A Bite Of The Big Apple
As anyone who has had a classic New York hot dog then you know that there are few things better than the simple combination of mustard, sauerkraut, and Sabrett’s onion sauce. Here’s the recipe you need to make your own onion sauce for a bite of the Big Apple.