After Thursday Blog about Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst, I recieved a bunch of emails regarding sausage casings and where to get them. FYI- I started to make my own sausages a couple of months back after receiving the sausage making attachment for my Kitchen Aid Mixer, and also after taking a sausage making class at the [...]
Tips and Tricks
November 9th, 2010
Where to get Sausage Casings
Posted in BBQ, Helpful Hints, Sausage Making, Tips and Tricks 
Tags: casings, kitchen aid, Sausage 
2 Comments »December 11th, 2009
Top Grilling Gifts
Every Friday I usually list the events occurring in DC over the weekend. But with Christmas so close I had to take a break and list the top gadgets and presents for home grillers. Granted in a majority of the country it is snowing, but if your friends, spouses or children are anything like me, [...]
June 25th, 2009
Butt in a Bag
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a cookbook by Ardie Davis on barbecuing. In the book he had a recipe for butt in a bag. Due to the name alone I had to make it. Basically you smoke a pork butt like normal, but halfway through you place it in a paper bag. The [...]
Posted in BBQ, pulled pork, Recipes, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, bbq rub, butt in a bag, homemade rub, paper grocery bag, pickles, pork rub, pulled pork, sandwich, sauce, smoking with a paper bag 4 Comments »June 22nd, 2009
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
I grill and barbecue all of the time, but I usually don’t make my own sauce. It is quite easy to do, but I never seem to use the right ingredients to make it tasty. I have done it in the past and it really hasn’t turned out that great. I usually make the sauce [...]
June 1st, 2009
Barbecue Sans Barbecuing
In the last two weeks I have been getting a lot of emails regarding my rib recipe. The number one question is, “How do I do this in my apartment”. To get the real deal, there really isn’t a shortcut. However, I do have a great rib recipe for making ribs in the oven. Yes, [...]
Posted in BBQ, pork, Recipes, Ribs, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, barbecuing indoors, indoor barbecuing, indoor ribs, oven ribs, Ribs, ribs without a grill, smokey ribs, tender ribs 2 Comments »May 9th, 2009
How to start your grill/smoker without lighter fluid
When I started grilling I grabbed a bag of kingsford charcoal and lighter fluid. I doused the charcoal with the fluid lit a match and watched as my eyebrows dissapeared in mushroom cloud. I knew that there had to be a better way. Adding lighter fluid causes crazy fires and further adds unpleasant flavors to [...]
Posted in BBQ, Smokers, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, chimney, grill, how to barbecue, how to smoke meat, lighter fluid, smoker, starting a fire 3 Comments »April 29th, 2009
Review: 25 Essential Techniques for Smoking
Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing 25 essential techniques for smoking by Ardie A. Davis. I love barbecuing and this seemed right up my alley. Artie A. Davis Artie is an award winning expert with his own barbecue university. [...]
Posted in BBQ, Book Reviews, Tips and Tricks Tags: 25 essential techniques for smoking, Barbecue, BBQ, Book Reviews, Grilling, help, how to barbecue, meat, Recipes, smoking No Comments »April 4th, 2009
How and where to get good meat for BBQ and Sausage Making
When I started BBQ’n and making sausage I had no idea where to find good meat. I started by going to the Safeway grocery store by my house and picked up prepackaged Pork Butts and Briskets. Then I went to a specialty butcher which cost two to three times as much. I decided to call the butcher [...]
