Missy McCabe·
Fall Yard Maintenance for an Easier Spring
The summer season always goes by too fast, don't you think? By the time you get your spring projects and maintenance out of the way summer is in full swing and before you know it POOF gone! Although you may need to mow less this time of year, don't pack all of your yard gear away yet! Here are a few chores that you can do in the fall to not only make your lawn the healthiest it can be, but also lessen your chores in the spring, giving you more time with your family or relaxing on your patio!...
Missy McCabe·
How Great are your Grates?
When you buy a new grill, how much thought do you put into the grill grates that come with it? Probably not much, right? You buy the grill, bring it home, set it up, and get to cooking your BBQ favourites. For the most part, stock grates that come with your grill get the job done and don’t give you any reason to question what they bring to your cooking experience. What if we told you that there is SO much more you could be getting out of your BBQ cooking surface? An option that adds incredible versatility to the...
Melissa McCabe·
Sometimes the grill is GREENER on the other side! - Green Mountain Grills
Everyone loves a quickly grilled steak, but some of the best meats for grilling require a vastly different method of cooking than the more common “hot and fast” method. Cuts like brisket, pork shoulder, beef & pork ribs, and pork belly (the list goes on) need to be cooked for a long time at lower temperatures. This process breaks down connective tissue and renders out a lot of the marbled fat throughout the meat - resulting in a tender, juicy, DELICIOUS end product. To purists - ‘low and slow’ is true BBQ - anything else is just grilling. For many...
Melissa McCabe·
The Homemade Pizza Revolution - Ooni Pizza Ovens
Pizza is amazing. Homemade pizza is amazing, too. For the longest time, unless you were going to build a wood-fired oven yourself, or fork over thousands of dollars to have one built/installed for you - true wood-fired pizza was out of reach for the typical home cook. Over the last decade, a handful of brands have sought to bring a modernized version of this ancient cooking technology to the home. A few have done it successfully, but none have done it quite like the folks at Ooni. Their line of wood and gas-powered pizza ovens have completely revolutionized the way...
Melissa McCabe·
Getting your BBQ Ready for the First Use! - A Quick Start Guide!
You’re driving home on a gorgeous spring day and you smell it; your neighbour broke out his grill! Not to be outdone yourself, you pull your grill out of the shed, lug it up onto your deck and get ready for a feast… of hot dogs and patties left in your freezer from the season before. Days like the first grilling day of the year sneak up on you, amiright?! Nevertheless, you got your grill out and tonight you’re grilling! Here’s a few things you may want to do before you turn that first burner on! *These tips are...
Melissa McCabe·
Kamado Joe Vs Big Green Egg: What's the big diff?
If you’re familiar with the Kamado style grill, you know the subject of Kamado Joe (KJ) versus Big Green Egg (BGE) grills is a hotly debated one. At first glance, they’re similar looking enough to think it might not matter which one you choose. Colour scheme and minor body shape differences aside - cooking inside those big ceramic chambers must be just about identical, right? In asense - they do have much in common - but we’re going to dive into what sets them apart. Kamado Joe Classic and Big Joe grills are uniquely innovative, opening up a range of...