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Salting And Wet Brining: Flavorize, Moisturize, Tenderize

Poutry in a brining liquid with a bag of ice.

Achieve juicy, tender, and flavorful meat every time you hit the grill thanks to one simple ingredient: salt. Sprinkling salt on finished meats helps amplify the flavor on the surface but brining helps bring the benefits of salt to every bite. Here’s how salting and brining can significantly improve your cooking.

This Perfect Neapolitan Style Pizza Dough Recipe Needs No Kneading

pizza Margherita

Create delicious Neapolitan style pizza on the grill thanks to this no knead pizza dough recipe. True authentic Neapolitan pizzas have a tender, pillowy bottom with big blistery bubbles in it after cooking very quickly over extremely high heat. When cut, it is pliable and bends easily under the weight of toppings.

Cooking BBQ Hot And Fast, Low And Slow, And The Reverse Sear Method

Smoked pork butt on a pellet grill.

What is the right cooking temperature for barbecue? It depends. Not all food should be cooked low and slow or hot and fast. Sometimes, a combination of both is best, as seen in the reverse sear and in sous-vide-que. Read more about 2-zone cooking and when to grill with the lid up or down for perfectly cooked BBQ.

Get A Taste Of Morocco With This Grilled Leg Of Lamb, Mechoui Style

Close up of cooked lamb legs.

In Morocco, Mechoui means ‘roasted on an open fire.’ Whole lamb is usually roasted on a spit, and often the cavity is filled with organ meats, herbs, or fruits. In this twist on the traditional mechoui, a leg of lamb is marinated overnight in charmoula. It is then seasoned, grilled, and served with harissa hot sauce.

Perfect Grilled Sous Vide Chicken Breasts

Three chicken breasts cooked with sous vide at different temperatures.

Ensure moist and tender boneless chicken breasts on the grill every time with this ultimate guide to the sous-vide-que cooking method. By starting the boneless chicken breasts in a low and slow sous vide water bath then finishing them with a flavorful touch of smokiness on the grill and you’ve got chicken perfection.

Griddled Salmon On A Salad Is Simply Simple And Delicious

Griddled salmon and salad in a bowl.

Take ordinary salads over the top with this tested recipe for crispy crusty salmon. Fresh salmon is cooked on the grill with a griddle until it’s interior is perfectly cooked and buttery while the skin is crackling crisp. The fish is then served on dressed romaine lettuce along with grated parmesan and garlic croutons.

Fluffy Old Fashioned Skillet Cornbread

Skillet cornbread topped with butter

Cornbread is a classic sidekick for BBQ with good reason and this is the perfect recipe for your next cookout. Classic cornbread is baked in a cast iron skillet greased with bacon fat, lard, or other meat grease. The hot black metal creates a brown crunchy crust that really amps up the flavor and texture.

Refreshing Gazpacho Recipe

Gazpacho soup with matchstick cucumbers, and parsley in a white bowl.

Perfect for a warm weather cookout, this flavorful Gazpacho recipe is a modern twist of this classic Spanish cold raw vegetable soup. Sometimes called liquid salad, this well rounded Gazpacho recipe features tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, jalapenos, croutons, yogurt, scallions, honey, and more for farm fresh flavor.

Elevate Your Cookout with Mayo Mojo Potato Salad

A fork lifts a potato covered in spicy mayo

Take boring potato salad and make it extraordinary for your next cookout with this recipe for mayo mojo potato salad. This really easy potato salad recipe is just as delicious when served warm as when it is chilled. It uses mayo mojo, a spice mix you can make in quantity and leave it on the shelf until you need it.

Piccata Sauce Recipe for Grilled Veal, Chicken, or Pork

Veal piccata with lemon and capers.

Piccata is a classic Italian restaurant dish traditionally made with pricey veal. But many chefs have adapted it easily to chicken breasts or pork chops. This simple, yet full flavored, recipe for piccata sauce is perfect for taking virtually any grilled meat over the top at your next dinner party or backyard cookout.

What’s A Proper Sear And Why Grill Marks Are Overrated

Seared filet mignon on a plate next to grilled asparagus.

Stop trying to get perfect grill marks! Yes, grill marks make us drool, but they are a sign of lost potential. Fact: the most flavorful meat has the most browning across its entire surface, not just a few browned stripes. Let’s bust that myth. Read on to find out how to make the most flavorful browned crust on meat.

Zombie Blood: Homemade Ketchup Recipe (Or Is It Catsup?)

Ketchup in a dish alongside fries.

Why rely on sub-par store bought bottled ketchup when you can impress your BBQ and grilling guests with your own homemade version (a.k.a. zombie blood). This ketchup recipe is made by reducing ripe tomatoes to a thick paste, and adding vinegar, sweetener, herbs, and spices until it is thick, rich, and oh so flavorful.