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32 Things I’ve Learned About Outdoor Cooking

Scott — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:05:23 +0000

I've been outdoor cooking off and on for a long time. But I've been doing it in earnest the last 10 years. I've almost always owned some type of grill, but got my first smoker about 8 years ago and my first Dutch oven about 12 years ago. While I've still got tons to learn, …

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Cedar Planked Salmon and Mashed Potatoes

Scott — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 03:49:35 +0000

Cooking salmon on the grill using cedar planks makes a delicious dish. Adding mashed potatoes on a cedar plank makes it spectacular!

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New Weber Smoky Mountain (Video)

Scott — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 04:39:31 +0000

A few month ago, I wrote about getting my replacement smoker, the Weber Smoky Mountain. While it's a few months late (there was snow on the ground then and now it's June!), I've a got a video showing the events of that day. I show an accelerated view of putting the smoker together, along …

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Bloomin’ Onion Dutch Oven Bread Video

Scott — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:53:05 +0000

Last year, I posted about making the copycat Bloomin' Onion Bread in a Dutch oven, based on a recipe by The Girl Who At Everything. You've read about it, now you get to see it! Enjoy watching how to make this fabulous dish.

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My New Weber Smoky Mountain

Scott — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:12:47 +0000

Last year, my grill went belly up. Admittedly, I use it pretty hard, cooking on it multiple times a week, probably more than the average person. When one of the propane hoses split and had fire coming out of it, I looked into what I would need to spend to bring the whole grill back …

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QOTM: What Charcoal Grill Should I Buy?

Scott — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:44:18 +0000

Yep, there are two questions for this month--I've not sent one out for awhile, and now there are two. I'm looking for a new charcoal grill. I currently have a Char-Griller Duo 5050 model, which has a gas chamber, charcoal chamber, and a side firebox. It's been fun to grill on over the past 5 …

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QOTM: What Gas Grill Should I Buy?

Scott — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:43:24 +0000

I'm looking to buy a new gas grill (really propane). What Gas Grill should I buy and why?

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Delicious Dutch Oven Veggie Chili

Scott — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:09:12 +0000

There are so many good food bloggers around with fabulous dishes. One that I really like to peek in on is Ree Drummond at The Pioneer Woman. This Dutch Oven Veggie Chili is patterned after her Veggie Chili recipe, but cooked outdoors in a Dutch oven, of course! It's completely vegetarian, with a delicious mixture of vegetables …

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12 Ways to Make the Juiciest Burgers On The Grill

Scott — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 04:28:14 +0000

Grilled hamburgers are a favorite of everyone. But you want them to be juicy, not dried out! Here are 12 ways that you can use to get some of the juiciest hamburgers that you have every had.

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Three Easy Dutch Oven Desserts

Scott — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:31:48 +0000

Dutch oven desserts are one of my favorite and easiest dishes to cook in your dutch oven. Here are three easy dutch oven desserts to get you started.

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Ten Outdoor Cooking Ideas for July 4th

Scott — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 06:17:57 +0000

Looking for some fabulous ideas for cooking outdoors on the Fourth of July? We've got you covered! Here's some great tasting, great looking, and fun-to-make delicious food that that will fit right in with all the festivities that are going on that day! BBQ Ribs If you have some time, you can put these on …

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QOTM: How Do You Cook Outdoors For a Large Group?

Scott — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 04:20:33 +0000

I have really been out of it. I love hearing your responses to our Question of the Month, but it's been awhile since I sent something out. Recently, I sent an email to my email newsletter group asking what their one biggest outdoor cooking challenge was right then. I got some great responses, but the one question that …

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Bloomin’ Onion Dutch Oven Bread

Scott — Sat, 23 May 2015 04:32:34 +0000

Once in awhile you come across a recipe that is so darn delicious that it becomes a family favorite, one that everyone loves. The Bloomin' Onion Bread from The Girl Who Ate Everything is one of those recipes. I decided to try it in my Dutch oven outdoors and the results were fabulous. You may …

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Dutch Oven French Onion Soup with Smoked Beef

Scott — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 18:52:10 +0000

Do you like French Onion Soup? The delicious onion flavor, the Swiss cheese, the French bread! Mmmm! So I decided to try an outdoors version with a few different twists and the result was delicious. Since I was doing this mostly in a Dutch oven, I got some coals going first. The next thing to …

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QOTM: How Do You Cook a Turkey Outdoors?

Scott — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 14:11:31 +0000

It's time for another Question of the Month. Things got super busy and we were out of town for a trip to Yellowstone (great time of year to go, by they way) and I just plain forgot last month. But all is ok, and we still have time for the answers to this month's question …

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Thai Chicken Soup – An Exotic Dutch Oven Dish

Scott — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:27:33 +0000

I'm not sure why, but I decided to try a pretty exotic dish last week. It's not my normal fare for cooking outdoors, but I saw this recipe for Thai Chicken Stew from Three Many Cooks and decided to give it a try. The results were delicious. Getting there was the challenge. First off, Pam …

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Decadent Dutch Oven Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Scott — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:53:39 +0000

I have this dream about making a dish so scrumptious that I can cook on a camping trip and almost no one will believe that I made something so fabulous. I think I might have found that dish. Double chocolate caramel brownies in a Dutch oven. Oh. my. I found this recipe from BakeAt350; thanks …

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Grilled Smoked Planked Monterey Chicken

Scott — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:16:45 +0000

I was looking around on some of my favorite food blogs for something fabulous to tweak and cook outside. I came across this delicious looking chicken dish on The Girl Who Ate Everything. Chicken, bacon, cheese, it sounded great. So I took off trying to give it my own outdoor cooking twist and ended up with …

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake – An Easy Dutch Oven Dessert

Scott — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:49:38 +0000

One of the most popular and easy dutch oven desserts to make is pineapple-upside down cake. It looks great, tastes delicious, and is super easy to make. The only difficult thing is figuring out how to flip it over when you get done! To start, get your coals going and your Dutch oven heating up. …

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Cooking Tuscan Kale Bean Sausage Soup from SeasonsAndSuppers.ca

Scott — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:03:15 +0000

Thursday was a nice warm day, probably one of the last really warm days that we'll have for awhile, so I decided to leave work early and have a lazy afternoon. I work a 4-10 schedule, so it also meant an early start to the weekend. I wanted to cook something outside, since it's been …

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