Today through July 30 is the Early Bird Special part of the 19th annual Scovie Awards Competition, which means $10 off each entry.
5 Great Articles for Fledgling Barbecue Smokers
Over the years Dave DeWitt has collected more hot and spicy stories than a Las Vegas escort service. That’s part of being the Pope of Peppers– you don’t get to wear the name without learning a ton about chile peppers, capsaicin, and, in this case, smoke cooking. Although a lot of Dave’s knowledge makes it into his books, there’s great advice to be had at the Fiery Foods & Barbecue Super Site. Here are just five of the ones good for anyone new (or intermediate) to the sweet art of smoke.
Hot News
Interesting week for news. With summer in full swing, we have three of the season’s big B’s represented: beef, beer, and boats. Having just enjoyed all three on my recent visit back home to Alaska, this seems strangely appropriate somehow.
Capsaicin: Living Hot is Living Healthy
Yet again it looks like the spice is right as recent research suggests an incredibly wide scope in health benefits associated with the consumption of hot chile peppers. Not only do many varieties of fresh chiles contain considerable amounts of fiber, antioxidants, and vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, C, and E, it’s also been found that capsaicin (the active chemical component responsible for the fire in chilies) contributes positively to human health on its own.
3 Great Salsa and Hot Sauce How-to Articles
Why wouldn’t you try making your own salsa or hot sauce? Our cousin, the Fiery Foods and Barbecue SuperSite, has all kinds of useful information on smoke, spice, and heat. Here are three articles from it to get you started cranking out your own custom fire.
Hot News
This week’s Hot News is all about beer dog chow, Mexican pepperoni, and a sandwich recipe contest that could nab you $25,000. One of those other two items might go pretty good on a sandwich, come to think of it. The other? Not so much unless your name is Fido.
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Memorial Day sits in our rear view mirror as barbecue season drives forward, pedal to the metal. We’re not even a week out and a fair amount has happened in the world world of heat and smoke.
