How to Use a Charcoal Chimney

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 18th Oct 2022

A charcoal chimney starter is the correct tool for lighting lump charcoal or briquettes. A chimney starter is fairly simple to use once you know the proper way to light charcoal with it. The biggest thing about using a charcoal chimney starter is to practice safe handling when using it to prevent …

How to Cook Indirect Heat on a Big Green Egg

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 14th Oct 2022

The Big Green Egg is an incredible and versatile tool for grilling, barbequing, and smoking. Its simple-seeming design is deceptively clever because of the numerous ways you can use a Big Green Egg to prepare delicious meals. The Big Green Egg is a type of kamado grill that has been adapted to meet …

The Best BBQ Tools and Grilling Gadgets

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 30th Sep 2022

The best BBQ tools and grilling gadgets won't instantly make you the next Grill Master, but having the right tools for the task might just make you the neighborhood hero. One thing that we can say with confidence is that there are a lot of junk grilling tools and accessories that are frustrating …

The Best BBQ Method: Hot and Fast vs Low and Slow

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 6th Sep 2022

One of the great things about barbecue is that just about anyone can quickly and easily learn the basics and cook good meals right away. There is also the fact that barbecuing is as much a science and an art as it is a method of cooking meat. Learning the techniques that take an average bar …

Guide to Slow Cooking: How to Barbecue Low and Slow

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 11th Mar 2022

Most of the time when we want to cook something like beef brisket or a pork roast, we use a pellet smoker to get the flavor and texture we are after. We also realize that not everyone has a pellet smoker, so we want to talk about the best ways to cook low and slow on a charcoal grill. The comm …

How Do I Clean a Grill Brush?

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 8th Mar 2022

The weather outside is finally warm enough to get the cover off the grill and barbecue some chicken. With excitement, you get the grill opened only to remember that the last time you used the grill was last Fall and the grunge from those giant ribeye steaks is still hanging out on the grill grate …

The Best Grilling Basket for Vegetables, Fish, and Small Items

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 21st Jan 2022

What is a Grill Basket? Grill baskets come in a lot of different shapes and sizes to serve different purposes. They all use some type of screen, mesh, or ventilated surface to allow you to put things on the grill that would otherwise fall through the grates. The grill basket also opens u …

Why Medium Rare is Always the Perfect Steak Temperature

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 21st Jan 2022

Some strong opinions can come out when you're at a restaurant and someone at the table orders a well-done steak. You might see the look of disgust on another person's face, the shocked puzzlement of why anyone would ever order an overcooked steak. It might seem funny or even over the …

Griddle vs Grill: What You Need to Know

Posted by Bearded Butcher Blend Seasoning Co. on 15th Dec 2021

Grills are one of the most iconic American cooking instruments that are practically a requirement for outdoor get-togethers. Most people are more familiar with griddles at diners and restaurants where the flat surface sizzles and sears in the background all day long rather than a tool for cooking up …