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  • Charbroil Buttery, Garlicky Oysters Over Your Charcoal Chimney

    Charbroil Buttery, Garlicky Oysters Over Your Charcoal Chimney

    Oysters are like grapes: The best ones come from rough homes. A grape from a warm, comfortable climate is fat and happy but watery and bland, and I’ve found the same to be true of everyone’s favourite slippery bivalve. Coming from Mississippi, the first oysters I tasted were huge specimens that hailed from the balmy…


  • Turn Your Glut of Spice Rubs Into Smokey Cheese Spreads

    Turn Your Glut of Spice Rubs Into Smokey Cheese Spreads

    If you are a grilling enthusiast, smoker joker, or BBQ dad, you probably get a lot of grilling related gifts, including cheeky aprons, personalised tongs, and lots and lots of spice blends and rubs. As someone who writes about grilling and smoking, I get a lot of those rubs sent to me by the people…


  • How to Decide Between a Gas and Charcoal Grill

    How to Decide Between a Gas and Charcoal Grill

    Grilling can be intimidating. It tends to be fairly male-dominated, though I will say that BBQ dudes are much more chill, welcoming, and helpful than sous-vide dudes, who tend to be pedantic and slightly unhinged. But community aside, it can be hard to know where to get started. The first question you need to ask…