The Grillin Fools are big steak eaters. Rib eyes, NY strips, porterhouses, filets, whatever. You name it and we like to grill it and have even more fun eating it. Off the beaten path a bit is the flat iron steak. It’s not nearly as popular as its brethren mention above but we still love [...]
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In July the Grillin Fools and 30 of our relatives went up to Michigan:
It wasn’t all sunsets, swans and salmon. Of course we did some grillin, chillin, and thrillin:
We may not have had much to work with (wait to you see the grills) but we still put out a mean product. And if we can [...]
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I’ve been talking about brining a lot lately which is soaking usually chicken or pork in a salt water solution to make the meat more juicy, tender, and flavorful. How is this possible? Doesn’t salt dry things out? Well, yes if you use enough salt long enough. But if done properly salt can do some [...]
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Many people have asked me to be more quantitative in the posts I put on this site. I’ve been asked to give more exact times, temps and amounts. My Dad and Cousin are much better at this than I am. This is a hard thing for me. I don’t cook with [...]
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This is the first time I have ever done Bison steaks. I’ve had Bison burgers but only prepared for me at a restaurant. I’d heard good things about it and wanted to give it a try. And I have to say I was not at all disappointed. The steaks were very [...]
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Grilling is not a science. Some may call it an art. But one thing is for sure, sometimes things don’t go as planned and improvisation is required. This was one of those times. The conditions outside were not ideal for grilling. 40 degrees and the wind was blowing strong. [...]
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Normally this is just served on Christmas Eve but my dad broke this out for the SB. This is an excellent recipe for feeding a lot of people as it is simple and once the meat is cooked it can remain in a warm oven for quite some time while the rest of the meal [...]
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That hunk of beef may still be mooing. This is for all you folks out there that order a steak with the hooves and horns knocked off and warmed up a bit. This is one of those glorious steaks…
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Dad and I got together for Guy Night on January 9th. He brought the wine, I provided the steaks and potatoes and he also came through with a nice little bag of Royal Red Shrimps from the Gulf. Every year my folks go down to the Gulf of Mexico and pick up a cooler full [...]
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So, last Saturday, my son’s 7 month birthday we did Guy Night at the GrillinFool’s. For years guy night was just my dad and I. We would do this a few nights of the year: Steaks bigger than your foot, a good bottle of red (or two) and a guy flick – [...]
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