Ask The Grill Guy – Sponsored by Capital Meats

Well, the snow is melting and this weekend I’ll be outside grilling like crazy! The weather is suppose to be a nice 50 degrees – a heat wave in the making. A friend of mine asked me recently how I season my steaks. Personally, I don’t like marinades for steaks. Save the juice for chicken or pork. For me, steaks should be given a nice dry rub and left alone for a bit for the seasoning to sink in.

There are plenty of recipes online for homemade spice rubs, if you want to go that route. It takes a little more time, but they are very flavorful. For me, I like to cut corners when I can and go with spice rubs developed by the professionals. Two rubs that I always have on hand are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Magic Salt Free Seasoning (a great pepper blend for those who can’t have too much salt), and Chef Emeril Lagasse’s Steak Rub (really adds a punch of flavor).

Just take your steak and cover on both sides with whichever rub you choose. Do exactly what it says and rub the spices gently into the meat, then let the meat sit for about 5-15 minutes while you heat up the grill. The rub will help keep the steaks juicy on the inside while you are grilling. I’ll make sure to add some photos this weekend of me adding the rub.

-The Grill Guy

So, last night I had all intentions of grilling outside, but the wind with this storm kept blowing the fire out… Oh well, I can still grill inside on my griddle. Doesn’t have the nice charcoal flavor, but I’m going to add my homemade garlic butter. I found the recipe for it a couple years ago on all recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sirloin-Steak-with-Garlic-Butter/Detail.aspx

I used it on the NY Strips that I got from Capital Meats and they turned out perfect. These are really great steaks. Very tender and hardly any fat. I’m definitely going to order from them again. -GG

Hey, my friend and his niece and nephew made me a new logo for the blog. What do you think?

I love to grill! If it’s raining, I’m grilling. If it’s cloudy, I’m grilling. If it’s snowing, I’m grilling. If it’s sunny and hot and I’m at the beach, I’m definitely grilling!

Since I’m grilling all the time, I’m always getting questions like; “How do you know when the steak is done?” “Charcoal or gas?” “Should I use lighter fluid?” “How long does it take to for eyebrows to grow back?”

So, I’m going to help y’all out as best I can. If you have a question, then I’ll answer it. Even if I don’t have the answer, I’ll find it, or make something up!

It’s winter now. Tailgating is over (for football at least). I’m sitting here watching it snow another 10″-20″ on top of the 30″ it already dumped on the North East. And of course, my friends are asking me… “Are you grilling?”

Heck yeah I’m grillin’!

“Outside?”

Oh yeah!

Short public service announcement… NEVER USE AN OUTDOOR GRILL INSIDE!!! Just don’t do it. Carbon Monoxide poisoning is no fun. Neither is burning down your house. However, singing “Burning down the the house!” while grilling outside, perfectly okay, and highly recommended.

So, what am I grilling today? I’m going to try some steaks from Capital Meats. I don’t know if you’ve seen these guys driving around your area, but they do home deliveries and door to door sales. It’s like the ice cream truck, only full of meat!

Their van pulled up to my house the other day. They said they had a great deal on steaks because of the snow storm coming, so I gave them a look and was surprised. Their steaks looked really good compared to what I usually see in my grocery store. Of course I haven’t tried them, yet, so I’ll see later today and give you a full detail.