If you are considering purchasing a new grill, or barbecue, you will be faced with a multitude of options to choose between. However, there is one choice which you will need to make fairly quickly in your quest for the perfect grill for you. That decision is whether to buy a charcoal or gas...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Flavor Smoking Foods On Gas Grills
Today’s grillers are hungrier than ever for more flavorful foods, as evidenced by the steady increase in the sales of wood chips and wood chunks over the last several years (according to the Hearth, Patio...
When Your Meal Bites Back: Tips For Avoiding Food Poisoning
Around the world, food-borne illnesses have become increasingly common. In the United States alone, millions of people get a food-related illness each year.
“Even the healthiest foods can make a person sick if they...
While some people really seem to have a knack for barbequing always grilling up a perfect meal for the rest of us, it is something that must be learned, not something that just comes naturally. Believe it or not, there is technique involved. Its not just a matter of following your cooking...
Let’s talk about meat fondue recipes and what you need to know first. Meat fondue also known as oil fondue is a method of cooking all kinds of meats, poultry, and seafood in a pot of heated oil.
Each person participating in a fondue experience, cooks his/her meat by placing a small...
What To Serve As The Main Course For Your Dinner Party
Choosing the best meal to serve as the main course for a dinner party is often a dilemma. Hosts and hostesses want to make sure that they do not serve foods to which the guests may have an allergic reaction and when dealing with...
For many of us, summer will forever be associated with grills. Grills mean Fathers Day cookouts, graduation parties, and relaxing family get-togethers. You may think that the scent of bratwurst on the grill is one of the best aromas around. Therefore, if youve just moved into a home with a...
Whether you barbecue on a popularly priced grill or a top-of-the-line, stainless, multi-burner behemoth, there are some things that don’t change. Sparks, spills, grease and flare-ups are inevitable when cooking and eating in your backyard, whether it involves feeding the family or...
As I walked through the grocery store aisles a few weeks ago, I noticed the increase in prepackaged slow cooker meals. Ive been using my slow cooker and reaping the rewards for years, so it was no real surprise to me when others started proclaiming the benefits of cooking with a crock pot. Why...
When he entered the cooking appliance market, George Foreman ended up delivering a knockout punch in terms of sales. A number of peoplewhether theyre seasoned chefs or novice cooksrave about the George Foreman grill. Still, you may be wondering whats so special about this popular...
Cookware is always a rather contentious subject. I have seen chefs turn up to even the simplest of cooking jobs carrying more than it would take to maintain your average oil tanker (though maybe this is not the best use for your cookware), when all that was really needed was a knife and...
A balsamic vinaigrette dressing is not some closely guarded secret made mysterious by a celebrity or gourmet chef. A good tasting vinaigrette is easy to make, and healthy for you. Oil and vinegar salad dressings or vinaigrette recipes can be made by those of us who have not attended the culinary...