A few weeks ago my best friend gave me a Magic Bullet blender. I laughed. He said seriously, just try it and then see if you’re laughing.
Now I’m hooked. I have a lot of expensive fancy cooking equipment. I also really enjoy cooking. But this one little gimmick might be the [...]

We did Thanksgiving a little early this year, so I cooked the bird early this Sunday.
First things first, brine:

2 gallons water
2 cups kosher salt
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup dried tarragon

I brined the 15lb bird from Friday night to Sunday morning. At 7am on Sunday morning I put her in the egg, at 325 with some [...]

I love grilling. I’ll fire up my Big Green Egg just to cook a couple chicken breasts. Part of the reason is that the BGE just makes food so unbelievably good that its worth it. However the other integral part is the amazing series of rubs I’ve found. Dizzy Pig makes, [...]

I have this wicked cool device for my Big Green Egg (ceramic grill/smoker for you uninitiated people) that monitors and controls the pit and meat temperature for perfect low & slow cooks. I’m cooking a big fat pork butt for UFC 74 and I’ve got the Stoker hooked up. Check out the real-time [...]