Thanksgiving Grilling Tips from BBQ Pros

October 26, 2016

Whether a grill master or novice, you may find yourself standing by the flame this Thanksgiving with a variety of burning questions. If you plan to join the 14 percent of North American barbecue owners who will cook all or part of their Thanksgiving meal on the grill,* follow the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association’s tips from the pros for the best techniques and safest practices for the most crowd-pleasing holiday meal yet.

Calling it the first-ever Thanksgiving Barbecue & A, Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association offers these 12 expert answers to your most common holiday grilling questions:

How to Carve a Turkey

November 25, 2015

Whether you're frying, oven roasting, grilling, or smoking (you can find our recipes for smoked and grilled turkeys here along with several grilled side dishes and desserts), actually carving the bird can be an intimidating step in the Thanksgiving meal.

Fear no more, however, as we've got a step-by-step video to show you how to do it right!

Smoked Turkey Breast: Huntsville Restaurant Week, Part 3

August 12, 2015

From August 14-23, residents of and visitors to Huntsville, AL can take advantage of amazing fixed price lunch and dinner menus at over 60 of the city's eateries as part of the annual Hunstville Restaurant Week.

In advance of this year's festival of fine food, I was invited to try out a few of the featured restaurants including our first stop, LawLers Barbecue at 544 Hughes Road. In honor of my hospitable hostess at LawLers and The Year of Alabama BBQ, I am offering up my own recipe for smoked turkey -- a buttermilk marinated whole bone-in turkey breast smoked in the truly remarkable Pit Barrel Cooker.

Wine Smoked Turkey

March 30, 2015

In a recipe inspired by California wine country, Sunset magazine's The Great Outdoors Cookbook takes wine-infused wood chips, a heady herbal marinade, apples, and onions to take smoked turkey over the top. Wine shows up in the velvety Zinfandel gravy too!

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