Melissa Cookston, the “winningest woman in barbecue,” the only female barbecue world champion, and author of Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room, is bringing the heat with her second cookbook. Smokin’ Hot in the South explores how to use fire in all its forms to craft more than 85 Southern-influenced recipes enhanced with the cultural flavors of Mexico, France, and Asia.
With the grill and smoker as her go-to tools, chef Melissa Cookston—named “One of the most influential pitmasters in America” by Fox News, and one of the “25 Super Women in Business” by the Memphis Business Journal in 2015—shares her all-new, modern interpretations of traditional Southern ingredients and recipes. Melissa explains how the culinary traditions of the South—long a bastion of slow-simmered vegetables and deep-fried everything—have expanded in the last decade to embrace Southwestern flavors, Asian spices, and the French palate.The nine chapters venture beyond the competition and barbecue principles of her first book and focus on instilling flavor with fire, using fresh herbs, and diversifying seasoning components in recipes that reflect the New South. She fire-roasts homegrown green tomatoes for a spicy take on a traditional pizza sauce and uses a barbecue smoker to add Southern nuance to porchetta. Also includes recipes for Butterbean Pate, Asian Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon Rind Pickles and Minted Watermelon Salad, Deep South Burgers with Pimento Cheese and Fried Green Tomatoes, Bacon-Wrapped Scallops with Blood Orange-Jalapeno Glaze, Mini Sage Biscuits with Homemade Sage Butter, and Caramelized Fig Clafoutis. She also covers the tools, techniques, and ingredients needed to be successful grillling or smoking at home. This book will not leave you hungry!
Monthly Archives: January 2016
firemizerTM Stainless Steel Heat Grid Fire Optimizer
Make your fire last longer, whether in a fireplace or wood stove. Place firemizer on the base of your fire or stove, then build your fire with wood or coal as usual. The Firemizer will spread heat more evenly to make your fire burn longer and use less fuel. Simply brush ashes off between fires, and start enjoying your fires more. Dimensions 14″W x 20″L, 1 sheet in package. Usually* lasts up to 6 weeks!
Product Features
- Firemizer fire optimizer flexible heat grid
- Maximize duration and efficiency of your wood or coal fire
- Reduces fuel usage by up to 33%
- Minimizes creosote in chimney by up to 57%
- Can be used with firewood, coal, or wood pellets
A.1. Steak House Favorites
Satisfy your passion for a great steak with these simple ways to serve tender, delicious steak house style steak at your own table, courtesy of A.1. Steak Sauce. In addition to steak house classics, you’ll find recipes for the best burger and barbecued beef ribs ever to hit the grill. And while the meat’s cooking, you can whip up a salad or dessert to round out your steak house meal.
Char-Broil Deluxe Digital Electric Smoker, 725 Square Inch (14202004)
The Char-Broil Digital Electric Smoker Deluxe is the perfect smoker for the smoker enthusiast with the space to cook for large groups. Char-Broil Digital Electric Smoker gives the outdoor chef complete control over their smoked food via fire access doors, air dampers and 4 smoking racks smoker has a whopping 725 sq. in. of cooking space over three different cooking grates – that’s more than enough space to cook for a party of 8 or more! The insulated double wall construction makes this smoker truly the finest. The hassle free construction makes the Char-Broil electric smoker 10 times more efficient with the wood chips – meaning you can fill the box once compared to 10 times with the leading electric smoker and still get the same amount of smoke. Also, this smoker makes smoking your favorite foods error free by turning off automatically when the food is done cooking. The warming feature keeps the food warm inside the smoker until it is removed and ready to be served. The locking latching with a smoke tight seal ensures the flavor and smoke stays inside (try Char-Broil’s flavored wood chips for a tasty treat) and indirectly cook your meal to a juicy, Smokey and tender perfection. Using the removable temperature gauge, you can easily control the heat you cook at by monitoring it on the advanced control panel with easy-read, blue LED display. The Char-Broil Digital Electric Smoker features wheels and an integrated handle for easy mobility. A high capacity grease tray is located underneath the smoker for easy grease removal and clean up. Measures 18.1 W x 16.5 D x 32.5 H.
Product Features
- Insulated, double-wall construction
- Advanced control panel with easy-read, blue LED display
- Removable food thermometer
- Glass door and stainless steel, dual-tone finish
- Large, stainless steel locking latch for smoke-tight seal
T-fal GC702 OptiGrill Stainless Steel Indoor Electric Grill with Removable and Dishwasher Safe plates,1800-watt, Silver
T-fal introduces OptiGrill, the first electric grill with Precision Grilling Technology which cooks food to your preference based on the program selected (burger, poultry, sandwiches, sausage and pork, red meat or fish) and by measuring the thickness of the food. The T-fal GC702D53 OptiGrill automatically adapts its grilling cycles to the thickness of the food. Thanks to a unique cooking level indicator, it lets you know the cooking progress and beeps at Rare, Medium and Well-Done so you know when your meal is cooked the way you like it! The OptiGrill also features a defrost setting for cooking food from frozen to perfect in minutes and a manual setting for vegetables and personal recipes. The T-fal OptiGrill has a powerful 1,800-watt heating element and die-cast aluminum, non-stick coated plates. The plates are removable and dishwasher safe, for easy clean-up. The T-fal OptiGrill comes with a recipe book and a 1-year limited warranty. If the grill goes into Manual mode (white light) and is not preheating it is because the consumer is opening the lid during the pre-heating which signals to the grill that you are putting food on. When you don’t put food on or put it on the grill before the pre-heating is done then the grill goes into Manual mode since it is not fully pre-heated. To prevent this always keep the lid closed, turn on the machine, select the desired program then press okay. The light will flash purple as the grill pre-heats. Keep the lid closed during this time. Once the light goes solid purple and beeps you can then add the food.
Product Features
- Sensors: automatically adapts cooking time to the thickness of any food; 6 cooking programs: Burgers, Poultry, Sandwiches, Sausage, Red Meat, Fish
- Cooking indicator light changes from yellow to red to signify the level of doneness; audible beeps alert you when food is at rare, medium and well-done
- Frozen food function to defrost and cook all types of food; manual function for cooking vegetables or personal recipes
- Interface on handle for improved ergonomics; Angled plates for fat release; Drip-tray and plates are removable and dishwasher safe for easy clean-up. 1,800 watts of power; Brushed stainless steel housing; 1-year limited warranty
- When you don’t put food on or put it on the grill before the pre-heating is done then the grill goes into Manual mode since it is not fully pre-heated. To prevent this always keep the lid closed, turn on the machine, select the desired program then press okay. The light will flash purple as the grill pre-heats. Keep the lid closed during this time. Once the light goes solid purple and beeps you can then add the food.