In what was a record-breaking year for number of teams participating in the American Royal World Series of Barbeque Open, 618 teams (representing 39 states and 3 countries) vied for top spot at what is by far the world’s largest barbecue competition.
Read MoreAmerican Royal Invitational Results 2015
Each year, approximately 200 of the best competition barbecue teams converge on Kansas City for the invitational only American Royal Invitational barbecue cooking contest. Here's a full recap of this year's Invitational as well as the overall results!
Read MoreGrilled Spicy Chicken Wings: Smoke it Like a Pro
In the recently released cookbook Smoke It Like A Pro (Page Street Publishing, 2015), Eric Mitchell provides a comprehensive guide to using ceramic smokers, followed by countless mouthwatering recipes ranging from grilled Asian pork belly to beef brisket hash to blueberry scones to this simply awesome one for Spicy Chicken Wings.
Read MoreSmoked Coffee Ice Cream
Today is National Coffee Day and to jump start the facilities we are debuting one of the latest Grillocracy creations -- smoked coffee and chocolate chip ice cream.
The secret to this recipe is the coffee which has been cold smoked in order to bring a totally unexpected, but welcomed, layer of flavor to homemade ice cream.
Read MoreSmokey Poached Eggs and Grilled Asparagus
Recently I was asked to make a side dish for a dinner party and I decided to do some perfectly grilled asparagus topped with a poached egg that could be cut open to reveal the runny yolk just before serving.
Being addicted to finding new ways to amp up the flavor of the grill, however, I decided to add smoke directly to the egg, something that was originally inspired by watching Chef David Chang add smoke flavor to cooked eggs by placing them in smoked water during an episode of PBS's "The Mind of a Chef."
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