Grilling & Cooking

Gas and electric griddles have started to increase in popularity as a fun, affordable addition to standard backyard grilling equipment. These griddles can offer over 700 square inches of cooking space, making them the perfect accessory to cook large meals for family and friends. We put together a list of 10 quick and easy foods to make the most of your griddle. Please navigate through the NEXT button at the bottom of each page.

You have planned Thanksgiving for months! Invites had been sent out to family & friends. Great Aunt Gina from Alaska booked her flight. You promised Uncle Bob from Mississippi that you would have a bottle of Whiskey on hand. All the food was bought days ahead. You planned and analyzed the recipes over and over. Thanksgiving day arrived and even with all your effort, the main course, the Turkey was ruined in spectacular fashion. Ride along as we laugh at others who had a devastating...

It is almost Thanksgiving, so although most of us will buy a turkey and keep it simple oven or smoker, let us give credit to those that go above and beyond! :D

Here is a quick walk through of how I do my best steak on the Big Green Egg. 1) Quality meat 2) Salt only before and during cook 3) highest temp on grill 600-700+ on BGE 4) check internal temps with gauge 5) Pepper only towards end or after so it doesn't bitter in heat 6) Let sit. Provide your feedback in the comments here or the discussion thread.

Here is one of my easiest favorites on the grill that everyone seems to love. The "Deer on a Pole" name was given to it by friends 15 years ago because it was so good. The real names are Jalapeño Poppers w/Venison and Armadillo Eggs. :D Jalapeño Poppers w/Venison (or any meat) Seasoned Venison Filets (or any meat) Half Jalapeño scraped out to your hotness liking Secret cheese filling (see below for recipe) Wrap everything with bacon Stick it with toothpick (stripper pole :D) Season...

How to put together the easiest best breakfast sandwich. What can go wrong open faced french toast, mounds of pork, runny eggs, plenty of cheese, and a secret breakfast sauce. :D French Toast Layer (soak) Texas cut thick bread Milk Sweet condensed milk Eggs Nutmeg Cinnamon Vanilla Breakfast Sauce (on French Toast & on top) Mayonnaise Louisiana/Mexico style red sauce Meat, meat, and more meat! Bacon Breakfast Sausage Egg & Cheese Layer Eggs (I like a little runny) Cheddar cheese...

Here is my take on KC Style Ribs smoking on the Big Green Egg. quality Spare or St. Louis ribs. rub brown sugar black pepper Meat Church - Honey Bacon Rub cayenne pepper onion powder garlic powder cumin powder paprika powder wrap and refrigerate overnight open and let warm back to room temp apply more rub Big Green Egg 225 through smoke Smoke 3-4 hours, Wrap 1-2 hours, Unwrap 1 hour (you can apply some more rub or just BBQ sauce). Remove with bend test as show in video, it should be firm...

Here is my take on fried fish. pre-soak buttermilk S&P eggs batter 3/4 part cornmeal 1/4 part flour sugar cayenne pepper paparika Meat Church - Honey Bacon BBQ

This is so simple, but arguably the best. 1/3rd part quality Vodka 1/3rd part Cointreau 1/3rd part sweet (simple syrup, fresh squeezed Lime, fresh squeezed Lemon) Mix and shake on ice!