June 2005 Archives

Some books I've ordered from Amazon.com:

• Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses
• The Great Barbecue Companion: Mops, Sops, Sauces, and Rubs
• New Grilling Book

According to people that posted on a thread at Barbecuebible.com, the Char-Griller with the side firebox (SFB) is designed to use 16" split logs for the main fuel source instead of charcoal. (This is only for indirect cooking, aka "smoking" or "barbecuing". Use charcoal if you are cooking directly in the SFB.) I need to find a good source of wood now!

I created a "Listmania" list on Amazon.com with a few cookbooks that have gluten-free and dairy-free recipes. Hopefully this list will be useful to anyone needing to avoid gluten and dairy.

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cookbooks

I recently bought a new Char-Griller grill & smoker (Super Pro with the side firebox). So far, I have cooked hamburgers and steaks on the grill, and I did some smoked chicken breasts on Sunday. I haven't cooked with charcoal for several years, so it is taking a little bit to get used to it again. This is also my first experience with an offset firebox.

I have been using natural lump charcoal with this grill. It seems to be a little harder to light, but I'm getting that figured out. It burns hot and produces little ash. So far I have tried Cowboy Charcoal and Royal Oak hardwood charcoal.

Next weekend, I plan on cooking a beef roast in the smoker. I also want to try a turkey breast and beef ribs.