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  • SensorPush – Best Wireless Thermometer for Your Home or Restaurant

    Want to know how cool it is inside your refrigerator?  Or your freezer? Maybe you want to keep tabs on the conditions in your humidor from anywhere?  You need a wireless temperature sensor or wireless humidity sensor. Enter SensorPush. All of the reviews I’ve seen on the SensorPush have been from the point of home or…

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    My Favorite BBQ Tools

    Have you been to a restaurant multiple times ordering the same dish, yet they taste slightly different every time? Once in a while you might even catch the chef’s taste-bud off day and end up with a meal that’s either too salty or too bland.   The reason for this kind of hit and miss is…

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  • Does BBQ Sauce Need To Be Refrigerated? 

    Chances are you’ve seen bottles of barbecue sauce on picnic tables or in a restaurant.  But does it need to be refrigerated? Most barbecue sauces you buy in a store are pretty shelf stable.  They don’t need to be refrigerated until they’re opened. You can keep them in the refrigerator if you want, but unless it…

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  • How Long Can You Store Meat?

    Like many folks, we usually keep our coolers and freezers full of meats to have ready to cook when needed.  Mostly because we buy a bunch at a time to save money, but also to have it on hand, just in case. So, how long can you store your meat? Anyway, the question comes up…

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    What to Bring to a Barbecue Potluck

    Imagine being invited to a BBQ party.  Now, you are probably wondering “What should I bring?”, you definitely don’t want to go empty handed unless the event is a catered event where all the food is being taken care of. Here are some of the items that my friends and I brought to a recent…

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  • 3 Delicious Smoked Barbecue Food Ideas

    The first thing people think of when they hear BBQ is the brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken or even fish.  Many forget that some of most out-of-this-world delicious sides come smoked as well.  And I am sure you don’t want to leave your vegetarian friends out of the fun of your BBQ party too! In…

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    Using a Mustard Binder – Trendy or Useful?

    Over the past several years, it seems like every time I see an ad or a video of another smokehouse, the person is slathering on mustard as a binder for their dry rub.  It’s usually mustard and it started with ribs. Now, I’m seeing folks covering every meat they can get a hold of: brisket,…

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  • Smoker vs Grill – Brothers of the flame

    The smell of meat cooking outdoors is a strong memory of mine coming up.  I grew up where hunting and eating what we brought home was common and something shared.  I still go back in my mind to watching my father grill and smoke beautiful cuts of beef, venison, quail, dove, pork, even fish. It…

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