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Buffalo wings were made famous by the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY. They are traditionally made by first baking the chicken wings to cook them and then deep frying them and tossing them in a vinegar based cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. Since then, hundreds of variations have been made and even entire restaurant chains have sprung up focused on Buffalo wings. Our version is much healthier, as they are NOT FRIED. NOTE: If you would like to learn more about different types of foods to barbecue, grill or oven roast, please read the “Recommendations for selecting your Beef,...

  NOTE: To review and/or select the meat you wish to use, please refer to the “Recommendation Guide to selecting your beef, pork, chicken, turkey or seafood” PDF, located in the Recipe link in the heading at the top of the Home page.   1) Soak the cedar planks in water for at least one to two hours in a sink or clean bucket. NOTE: We also sell three sizes of cedar cooking planks here on the website. Click on GRATE PLANKS on the Home Page.   2) Place your salmon or fish filet, skin side down, on the cedar...

Grate Grinds Cinnamon Sugar:   Cinnamon Sugar Toast with your morning fried eggs and cheddar. Try it on…. • Cinnamon Toast – Toast your favorite bread then immediately spread it with butter and then generously grind it with the Cinnamon Sugar. • French Toast – Grind it on you French Toast with Maple Syrup. • Pancakes – Grind it into your pancake batter and then make your pancakes, then top with butter and Maple Syrup. • Hot Cereal – Grind the Cinnamon Sugar on your Hot Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat or Grits. • Cold Cereal – Grind some Cinnamon Sugar...

Marinade Ingredients: 1 whole chicken cut into eight pieces: 2 legs, 2 thighs and cut the chicken breasts in half (substitute bone-in or boneless chicken breasts or thighs) 2 cups buttermilk NOTE: If your buttermilk has a consistency that is thin (like regular milk), add 1 cup of flour to the buttermilk. 4 tbsp. Grate Grinds American Fried Chicken Seasoning, ground Comfortably serves 8 portions. Method: 1) Combine the buttermilk and the American Fried Chicken Seasoning and stir to completely mix together. NOTE: The buttermilk marinade should have the consistency of pancake batter. The buttermilk used in professional kitchens and...

This is a specific regional BBQ rub which originates from the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County, which is on the Central Coast of California. This Santa Maria tradition started around the mid-19th century and beef sirloin tri-tip is classically used and grilled over California oak. This rub is very simple, but very direct with flavors of: black pepper, garlic, hickory smoked sea salt and onion.   NOTE: If you would like to learn more about different types of foods to barbecue, grill or oven roast, please read the “Recommendations for selecting your Beef, Pork, Chicken, Turkey and Seafood”...