Primal Grilling Blog

You see, I love to barbeque and I especially love to barbeque for my family and friends. Last summer on a regular night after work I decided to grill some chicken thighs on my beloved Big green Egg. I prepped my grill as normal which involves cleaning the grates with my grill brush and continued on to cooking the chicken. Once dinner was served I sat down pretty hungry and started into the chicken. All was normal until about my third piece I bit into something very hard. At first I thought it was a chicken bone but once I...

Grilling has long been a favorite American pastime, and goes without hesitation on holidays like Memorial Day or the 4th of July. It’s also something Americans use to gather the family together over the weekends and share in festivities. Much of this love of barbecuing links back to our forefathers but to one especially. George Washington, our first president was our first great barbecue enthusiast. He was known to host, attend and even crash any and all barbecues he could. George Washington was adamant about his diary and recorded many barbecuing events he attended or hosted. In fact he loved...

Lighter fluid and instant start charcoal have been widely used in barbecuing for a very long time.  I know when I first started grilling it’s what I used and I thought nothing of it.  As I spent more time on the grill and learned more about the art of barbequing I discovered there was a much better solution to getting the fire started and for many reasons.  This better way was through the use of a really awesome tool called a charcoal starter, or some call it a chimney starter.  Whatever you refer to it as, it’s a necessity in...

We all can remember when we started grilling and it is fun to think back to those days.  There is one memory that sticks out in my mind very vividly and I thought you might enjoy the story as it is pretty funny.  Feel free to comment below with your most vivid memories and experiences on the grill.  I started grilling around the age of 13 on my homes classic 18” all black weber kettle.  At this time grilling was more of a chore than a hobby, so I wasn’t always thrilled when my parents told me to get the...