Chili Soup

Chili Soup

The main difference between “Chili” which is actually a stew…and “Chili Soup” that some folks favor is a little more marked difference that just adding water… I typically default to the “normal” chili as I learned how to make it back in the late 1980’s with “Carroll...
How to Cook the PERFECT Ribeye at Home

How to Cook the PERFECT Ribeye at Home

We still get a lot of questions about how to cook the perfect steak. Of those questions, the most common is….”How long should I cook it?” Frankly, there are very few questions which frustrate me more…  Cook Time: Cook time is irrelevant. Cook time...
Why is Beef Jerky So Expensive?

Why is Beef Jerky So Expensive?

What was once a gas station staple snack product in the bulk bin has somehow grown into a C-store monster that sits at the top of the “premium snack” category. In the process, beef jerky has alienated a lot of consumers due to its seemingly ever increasing cost… Let’s...
Try a Tri-Tip!

Try a Tri-Tip!

Quite possibly the most underrated cut of beef is the Tri-Tip.  Lots of folks in the Midwest have never even heard of a Tri-Tip due to the demand for this cut on the west coast – and there are only two Tri-Tips per critter…so there’s not a lot of it to go...
Great Balls of Meat

Great Balls of Meat

Everybody knows meatballs are Italian and were invented for the sole purpose of making spaghetti awesome, right?? Nope… Meatballs actually date back to sometime around 210 BC and are credited to a cat named Marcus Gavius Apicius who is responsible for a fairly famous...