Learn how to cook specific cuts of beef, the science behind the effect of temperature on food, as well as simple temp tips to successfully cooking beef.
I feel like I could write an entire blog devoted to tacos and keep myself in material for years. Endless variations can be traced from region to region for authentic tacos, and those variations can be reshaped and reformed by fusing them with other cuisines and ingredients or methods to create yet more variations. I…
When you think of Italian food, what do you think of? Maybe lasagna? Maybe chicken Parmigiana? Maybe. But more than likely, the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the words “Italian food” is probably a heaping pile of spaghetti pasta, slicked red with tomato sauce, and topped with well-seasoned meatballs. While…
In the pantheon of iconic restaurant dishes there is a quiet, humble spot in the back corner that is reserved for the great blue plates of the American Diner. And in the center of that shrine, there glows one of the greats of that collection: meatloaf. Whether served fresh, maybe with mashed potatoes and some…
Sometimes we want some good, meaty BBQ beef but don’t have either the time or the money for a good brisket. That doesn’t mean we should despair, though! There are other cuts of beef that you can smoke for delicious beef flavor, and chief among these is chuck. Smoked beef chuck takes less time to…
If there is a food palate that pairs sweet and savory together better than Korean food, I’m not sure what it could be. Korean cuisine—and its American adaptations—joins the deep savoriness of soy sauce and fermented pastes with the pleasant sweetness of sugar, honey, and fruits like no other. And a prime example of this…
Pulled pork is a BBQ classic, and why shouldn’t it be? It’s (pretty) easy to get right, it’s infinitely customizable, and it’s as good on its own on a plate as it is in a sandwich. But if you want to throw a real twist into your pulled-meat sandwich cook, try swapping out the pork…