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Using your barbecue to create fantastic meals can be fast and easy or a gourmet experience (and sometimes both). However, did you know that by adding one accessory, you can take your grill from a fantastic meal machine to a beautiful baking beast?

When you are cooking any meal, adding a splash of wine, beer, or spirits like whiskey can deepen the flavor and bring out the bouquet of the food. But what form of alcohol should you use? The booze that you choose depends on the effect you are going for.

A wonder for the whole house may be lounging in your pantry. Do you have a box or tin of baking soda? It has many uses, from making your baked goods light and fluffy faster than using fermentation-raising techniques to cleaning and deodorizing. The uses of baking soda are many and varied.

Ingredients have power over the way your meal tastes. The quality of not only the base components but the tools, like your beautiful Napoleon BBQ, will have a direct impact on the final product. This is where adding alcohol to the lineup of your ingredients comes into play.

You’ve heard the term brining. While not terribly complicated when you consider the basic steps, using the brine technique before cooking your meals does come with inherent drawbacks. Is there a better way to achieve the amazing results of brining with less effort?

Did you know that your gas barbecue is the perfect way to cook on school nights and not just for the weekend? Create beautiful meals quickly and easily without making a huge mess inside.

Besides barbecue, cheese is possibly one of the best things that you can eat on the planet. There are so many varieties and flavor profiles that the combinations of food, drink, and cheese pairings are nearly infinite. The question is, how do you pair cheese with meat, especially barbecue?

While bumbling around the internet looking at recipes one day, I came across a secret. The secret to the crispiest skin on poultry. The secret to tender meat. The secret to how baking works. What is the secret you ask? Baking powder.

Being knowledgeable in the tools for cooking is a necessity when it comes to preparing a good meal. However, you also need to eat that meal. That’s where a good steak knife comes in. In this article in the Know Your Knives series, we explore everything you need to know about steak knives.

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Selecting the perfect knife for your needs is integral for those who like to spend time in the kitchen or in front of the barbecue. We’ve reviewed the materials, different construction methods, balance, and even what each kind of knife specializes in.

There is nothing more delicious than a juicy meal prepared using your grill and the rotisserie. However, if you have a Napoleon or any other BBQ without a rotisserie burner, you may feel like you are missing out on a great way of preparing meals.

If you have decided to buy in bulk or found an excellent deal on meat that you can’t pass up, it may be hard to eat it all before it spoils. If you package this food properly, it can last for weeks and months in your freezer.

Part of choosing the best knives for your collection is knowing the kinds of knives and what they do.

Selecting knives for your kitchen is a big decision. It can change the way you view the task of cooking entirely.

When it comes to eating foods, there are just too many sources that say to do this and not that, eat this and not that, and never, ever, eat this, that, or the other thing. And then, the next time you look, they are saying the opposite is true.

Pork is a staple in many households, but is often met with groans of dismay. Why is that you may ask? Pork has a tendency to be overcooked, left dry, and flavorless, and not even the thickest dousing of sauces will save that leathery mess on your plate.

People tend to have a general negative reaction when discussing fat. However, fat isn’t as negative as you would think. There were campaigns and fad diets saying that all fats were bad for you.

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First-time barbecue users and grilling gurus alike can agree that the right tool for the job is important. Follow this guide to Napoleon’s Top 7 BBQ Accessories. These are the ones you need.

The Science of Barbecue is about so much more than just flame and smoke. Food is an integral part of the barbecue and a gill-centric lifestyle. And what food is more amazing than cheese?

It’s the middle of winter and there is no end in sight to the drifts of snow and freezing temperatures. While others are still sticking it out with their new years resolutions, I am warming myself with comfort food (in moderation).

You just got a new barbecue and naturally, you need to break it in. This would be the perfect time to host a party and feed your favorite people. But, how do you figure out how much food to serve?

While it is generally accepted that going against the grain is to cause one hardship or difficulty, you actually want to go against the grain when you cut meat to serve it.