I bet anyone reading this far is saying “geez, when is this guy going to get around to smoke and whiskey?” It turns out, right now, in this recipe. This is one of my favorite recipes. I first cured my own bacon in 2016 and I’ve been adjusting and tuning […]
After experimenting for the past year with making beef jerky, this is the recipe that my family likes the best. It reminds me a lot of the stuff we used to get when I was a kid. You know, the kind you got at the butcher shop, not the grocery […]
I’ve spent a while coming up with what I think is an easy weeknight burger. Nothing special or fancy. No need to “grind your own”, mix in ground bacon, use expensive grass fed or wagyu ground beef, etc. Just a simple burger that comes out juicy and flavorful. You can […]
Earlier this summer, I was looking for something to take a burger up a notch. Not just the old ketchup, mustard, mayo thing …. or the KC style BBQ sauce for a Western Burger. I started with this copy cat Shake Sauce, an imitation of the sauce used at the […]
We are mostly known for salmon, halibut, teriyaki and the American Wagyu coming out of Snake River Farms. But, there’s some great BBQ happening here, too. Just that it is almost all in the backyard, not in BBQ joints with lines around the corner. And some of the BBQ happening […]
Probably 10 years ago, I started using Meathead’s Memphis Dust, fondly known to many as MMD. Over the years, I made a few changes to it, enough so that I think I can call this version “Eric’s Rib Rub”. Still layers of sweet and savory in it, but a few […]