Found this photo of Jeff and his Char-Broil Commercial Series Grill on Flickr the other day -

Photo by Jeff the Trojan

For the last few years my old grill has been falling apart, so for our anniversary Trish and I decided to get a new grill (Hey, it’s not just for me! She eats the food I make on it!). We had some friends over the night we got it and my friend John and I were thinking up names for the grill. He came up with Gretchen, so now that’s what I call my grill. Gretchen the Grill.

Uh. Thanks Jeff.

Happy Grilling!

Hiya CB –

As promised I wanted to show you what a nice job the Char Broil Double Door Smoker does with smoking jalapeños

I took the fresh jalapeños and cut the tops off the peppers and had them hollowed out no time. A simple rinse and all the seeds were removed and ready to be stuffed. I started out simple and bought some cream cheese and squeezed the cheese into each opening leaving room at the top for a fresh clove of peeled garlic. (more…)

CB’S EZ GUIDE TO ROASTING CHILE PEPPERS

Roasting chile peppers on your outdoor grill brings out a smokiness that deepens the chile pepper’s flavor. This method also adds flavor to common bell & red peppers. Roasting outdoors will allow the aroma from the chile peppers to dissipate and not overwhelm the kitchen. Your goal is to blacken and blister the skin without burning the flesh - as burnt flesh will be bitter. (more…)

A curious man appears to be testing to see if his hand will “fry” in the oil-less infrared turkey fryer, The Big Easy…uh, yikes if that was on it would be HOT! Warning - never try this! While the lady in the background is attempting to place her crutches into The Big Easy cooking basket. Uh…not recommended. (more…)

“An Abundance of corn.” You’re likely to hear that statement made by my closest friends to describe my sense of humor. However at this time of year it better describes the quantity of quality sweet corn that is appearing in road-side stands, farmers markets and in grocery stores across the country. I find I always buy more than I can eat. Unlike my friend Jess who lives in Western Wisconsin amidst the sweet corn fields and called this past weekend to tell me: “On Friday I grilled and ate 8 fresh ears of sweet corn. On Saturday I grilled and ate 6. And tonight I’m going for a personal best of 10 ears.”

CLICK HERE for 4 different grilled corn recipes. (more…)

Last year about this time Char-Broil introduced a product that has totally revolutionized the way folks fry turkey. And chickens, leg of lamb, roast beef, meat loaf, vegetables and more!

The Big Easy oil-less infrared turkey fryer is easy to use, no messy oil to buy or dispose of, has an “instant on” infrared cooking feature and is versatile for cooking up to a 16 lb. turkey and many other types of large cuts of meat.
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What is it they say about those dogs and the bell ringing? After a while every time the dogs heard the bell their mouths began to water anticipating being fed. When I see I have an email from the “Gals” my tummy growls anticipating the tasty recipe they are sending my way. This week they hit the jack pot, or should I say “jerk” pot - with some amazing grilled jerk pork chops.

Grilled Jerk Pork Chops

“Hiya CB - The quality of flavor of any dish you make is dependent on the quality of the (more…)