How To Grill Asparagus Grillaholics, what I’m about to say is not easy for me to write, but it is unfortunately true: you shouldn’t eat ONLY meat. As a Grillaholic, I can’t even recall all of the times where I considered becoming a pure Meatatarian, before unfortunately realizing that epic amounts of protein cannot possibly replace the essential vitamins and nutrients found in fruits and vegetables that the body needs to stay healthy. Luckily, being the grillmasters that we are, getting these nutrients doesn’t ha...

How to Grill Salmon Alright Grillaholics, let's switch it up a bit! Let's try something that, in the US, is not as common to see on a grill as hamburgers and hot dogs... But is equally delicious when cooked over a flame. I'm talkin' about salmon! It's delicious, flaky, and tender but can be difficult to grill, and has been known to scare off more than one would be grill master.Thankfully, there are a few tips and tricks that are super helpful when grilling it! Let's dive in! Step 1:...

How To Make A Foil Smoke Ball Before we get into the specific steps on how to make a foil smoke ball, it's important that we know the in's and out's of smoking with wood chips. One of the most important pieces of advice I can give you is to NOT soak your wood chips! This method can cool the coals and be very counterproductive in your smoking process, and wet wood chips produce more steam than they do smoke. Dry wood chips will always smoke better, produce more smoke and overall is the better way to smoke with...

5 Tips For Grilling Perfect Kebabs Grillaholics, as amazing as burgers and hotdogs are, the world of grilling is just too exciting to stick to the basics. From time to time, we like to spice things up, and one of the best ways that we at Grillaholics know to do that is with kebabs. Kebabs are great because the combinations of skewered, bite-sized ingredients is as close to infinite as food can possibly get, meaning that as Grillaholics, our experience is different and exciting every time. From meats to vegetables to fruit, al...

Keep Summer Going With These Island Grilling Vibes For most of us, summer is coming to a close (depending on when you're reading this). As September approaches, the weather cools down, and the beach looks like less and less of an option. For the casual grilling sort of person, that might mean time to put away the grill altogether. But not for us, and probably not for you. We’re Grillaholics for a reason, after all. As the weather cools down, we don’t stop grilling. In fact, we’re here with a last-ditch, hail-mary effort to keep the summ...

4 Tips For Grilling Chicken Perfectly Grillaholics, September is national chicken month, and because of that, we wanted to take some time to talk about one of grilling’s most fickle beasts. When we say that grilled chicken is extremely fickle, it’s not because it’s an overly complicated or time-consuming meat to grill. It’s actually pretty straightforward. Rather, grilled chicken is fickle because it is SO easy to mess up. For every time that I’ve had grilled chicken that was tender, flavorful, and juicy, I’ve had just as many...

5 Steps To Prepare Your Grill For Spring As the snow thaws and the patio beckons, follow these five steps to make sure your grill will be open for business. Starting the year off right means starting it with BBQ! Step 1: Clean Your Grill There are so many steps to cleaning a grill that we broke the process down into these 10 mini-steps. Check for leaks. Put soapy water on hoses, tubes, the regulator and the valves. Turn on the propane tank and look for growing bubbles. Try tightening the connections. If the bubbles still stick ar...

The Science of Smoking: The Brisket Stall Whether you’ve smoked one brisket in your life or a hundred, you know what we mean when we say “The Stall”. You may have learned it the hard way (like some of us here), or maybe you did your research and knew what to expect (good on ya). For the unindoctrinated, the ‘Stall’ (or the Zone, or the Plateau, depending on who taught you) is a temperature dead zone that happens when cooking brisket. Your brisket will be coming up in temperature, perfectly on track to be done when and how you want ...

4 Ways To Amp Up Grilled Chicken Ahh- the notorious boneless, chicken breast. If you're anything like me and eat a copious amount of chicken, you get extremely bored, FAST. Honestly, think about the last time that you were excited to eat some bland chicken, because I can't! However, what if i told you that I have a couple tips and tricks that will make your chicken great again? 1. Marinate, Baby! This is probably the easiest thing that you can do to amp up your chicken! Just throw some chicken in a delicious concoc...

Grilling On Valentine's Day Valentine's Day is almost here, and you know what that means! That's right, it's once again time to dust off the grill. If you're a little confused, you obviously haven't learned all about the (many, many) reasons to grill on the Day of Love. Allow us to enlighten you by showcasing a few Valentine's Day scenarios where the grill is the main character: When Should You Grill? When You're On A First Date So, you're on a first date, and you somehow roped yourself i...

The Importance of Letting Meat Rest It’s a classic rookie mistake -- one that we’ve certainly made, so you’ll find no judgement from us. In any case, picture this: We’ve got this great ribeye just finishing up on the grill. We’ve been eyeballing it since we picked it up from the butcher that morning, and now it’s time to eat. Pulling the steak off the grill, we toss it on our cutting board and immediately get to the slice-n-dice. We cut that first slice, and see the perfect hot red center. But then -- it happens. Juices a...

How To Brine A Turkey Thanksgiving at your house this year? No idea how to brine a turkey? We have you covered.

9 Tips To Amp Up Your Grilling Are you tired of your barbecue being the same old same old? Add a dash of “wow” into your cookouts this season. We have a list of great ways to amp up your grilling game that would ensure that your family and guests leave with an overwhelming sense of satisfaction. 1. Take a Different Approach We need to take a different look at how we grill this season. Here’s an idea, how about pulling out that aluminum foil and doing something creative with it? Grilling with aluminum foil has so many bene...

12 Tips for Winter Grilling As Grillaholics, we take pride in the fact that no matter what Mother Nature throws at us, grilling is still our #1 priority. While many across America pack up their grills for the year as soon as the temperature dips below 60° Fahrenheit, true Grillaholics understand that grilling is a year-round sport. Winter grilling is not for the faint of heart. It’s cold, it’s potentially snowing or hailing. Yet it’s the perfect time to grill because these weather facts mean that you are even more awes...

5 Tips To Becoming A Better Griller Becoming a better griller is part art, part practice. Fall is a great time to become a master griller, as there are many recipes that fit the season. Use cookouts and tailgate parties to practice on corn, chicken and tri-tip steak. Backyard BBQs and family gatherings are perfect for the last summer peaches, pineapple you can add to rice dishes, and zucchini, peppers and onions from produce stands. Here are 5 easy grilling tips to provide you with hot, juicy and delicious grilled meat, veggies...

5 Tips For Perfectly Grilled Fish Grilling is one of the best ways you can cook fish because it creates a crispy crust on the outside of the fish that covers the tender meat inside which has been cooked in its own juices making it a delicious treat to taste. There’s something about putting a thick fish steak directly over your grill’s fire that makes its flavor stand out and highlights the taste of its juices. Some people like to accompany their grilled fish with sauces to compliment the taste, but not even the most expensive...