The Grillin Fools went down to the dome downtown St. Louis for the Mizzou/Illinois border war game on September 5th. We hauled down four grills, 15 slabs of ribs, 20 pounds of chicken, five fatties, close to 300 bacon wrapped stuffed peppers, and enough ingredients for about 100 crostinis. I realize that doesn’t really make [...]
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In an effort to show that not all grilling is fatty pork or cholesterol filled red meat the Grillin Fools are trying to tackle the lighter side of grilling. We’ve been doing more veggies and fish lately and Dad decided to do this old favorite – Smoked Turkey Breast. Click below to see step by [...]
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One of my favorite pub appetizers is scotch eggs. Simply put they are hard boiled eggs wrapped in a layer of sausage, deep fried for a bit, split down the middle and served with a honey mustard dipping sauce. Not great for the arteries unless you are doing the Atkins thing, but delicious. I decided [...]
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Spatchcocked? What the heck is spatchcocked right? When I first heard that someone I knew spatchcocked his chicken I thought he was doing something dirty. Not so. Spatchcocking poultry is simply butterflying a bird prior to cooking it. In my quest to try everything on the grill at least once I decided to give this [...]
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Are you in a rib rut? Do you have your method down to a science so your ribs come out perfect every time? While the ribs are perfect are you starting to get tired of cooking them the exact same way every time? Want to grill outside the box and try something new? Then I [...]
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For those that don’t know me, I have a penchant for food on the spicier side. I used to have a motto, “if it don’t make you sweat, it ain’t worth eating.” I have mellowed on that quite a bit but I still get a craving for the heat every now and again. And one [...]
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The art and science of smoking meat on a grill centers around the smoke. In particular what to use to produce the smoke that imparts that wonderful flavor to meats, fish, and cheese. Not all wood is suitable for smoking and not all types of wood are suitable for all types of meat. [...]
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