This is no ordinary turkey preparation, pilgrims. Follow these detailed steps and you will never have a dry, stringy, cardboardy, boring bird again.

If you like grilled chicken with golden crispy skin, say "thank you, to Bob Baker."

I call this my "Controlled Burn Hot Sauce" because it has a serious kick, but it also has strong pepper flavor, is very complex, and it works well as an ingredient in barbecue sauces or other dishes.

The Wisconsin brat tub combines two local faves: Brats & beer. In the typical brat tub the meat is simmered in beer, then grilled. But so much flavor is left behind in the beer. READ MORE How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky The Most Wonderful & Unusual Pie: Purple Passion Concord Grape Pie

The thought of storebought jerky and all its preservatives is almost as unappetizing as eating the well-worn gown from the Gaga collection. So here's how to make your own simple and delicious jerky.

Concords are vitis labrusca, the grape variety that was found growing wild in North America by the Native Americans. It has a powerful, distinctive flavor that we all know and love.

Here's what you need about the most popular cuts before you fire up the grill this Labor Day.

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If you love "Eggplant Parmesan" as served in most Italian restaurants, you are in for a treat, because this simple grilled version just runs circles around it.

An old fashioned down home Southern barbecue for a highpoint climax to an uneven series. READ MORE Gaga's Dress Jerky? How to Make Real Beef Jerky Purple Passion Concord Grape Pie

"Why aren't Italians famous for barbecue? The spaghetti keeps falling through the grates." Anonymous It is August and the world is awash in tomatoes....

Will I change the world? No chance. But this meatlover's voice is one more in a growing chorus and perhaps together we can change farming in the US.

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Regardless of what cut of steak you cook, there are some basic tips and techniques that can raise your game, and when you master them, you will have your guests reeling in deliria.

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Barbecue has evolved along disparate paths around the nation, led down these trails by the racial and ethnic immigrants. Indeed, barbecue sauce is a purely American cultural phenomenon.

In the tradition of the French giving gifts to America to celebrate its freedom, I give you my tips to free yourself from unnecessary barbecue worries and unhealthy barbecue habits - right in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

Wave the flag, light the sparklers, and start the grill. Here are links to some recipes and tips on how to amp up your Fourth of July.

I got together with Chef Jamie Purviance to answer the kind of question that keeps steak lovers like us up all night: When is the best time to sear a steak, when you start cooking, or at the end of the cook?

Most outdoor cooking goes best if you use a 2-zone setup. Even if you are only cooking hot dogs.

We're talking Southern ribs here, a style probably created by African slaves and as uniquely American as their other great contributions to our culture.

The process, which can take 8 to 12 hours or more, is the quintessence of Southern smoke roasting. Lazy, slow, easy, fragrant.