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    Home » Recipes » Ramblings

    Five Fun Food Finds - July 2015

    Published: Jul 28, 2015 · Modified: Apr 26, 2017 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Mountain Goat, Glacier National Park

    I am writing this from part two of my vacation, at my family’s cottage on Lake Erie.1The mountain goat is from part 1 of my vacation, while visiting Glacier National Park. No, we don't get mountain goats in Ohio. It’s probably good for me to disconnect for a while - no wi-fi, spotty cell phone coverage - but as a food blogger who loves grilling, I feel like I’m missing Prime Time.2I’m a blogger. Internet connectivity is like air - without it, I start gasping and my eyes bug out. Kind of like Arnold in the Martian atmosphere at the end of Total Recall. Here are some great posts from the last few months to keep you entertained while I sip a delicious beverage and watch the sun set over the lake.

    1. ChefSteps: A Complete Guide to Sous Vide Packaging

    Whenever I post a sous vide recipe, I get questions about the safety of cooking in plastic. Is it safe? With the plastics used for vacuum bags (and freezer zip-top bags), at sous vide temperatures, yes, it is safe.3At higher temperatures, like when my microwave melts one of my plastic storage containers while defrosting? That’s where it gets iffy. For more details, see this fantastic guide from ChefSteps, answer questions about all sorts of sous vide packaging:

    • A Complete Guide to Sous Vide Packaging [ChefSteps.com]

    2. Weber Blog/Mike Lang - Rotisserie Grilling for Entertaining

    Friend-of-the-blog Mike Lang of AnotherPintPlease.com is guest blogging at Weber. You know me and rotisserie - how could I resist his Rotisserie Grilling for Entertaining post?

    • Rotisserie Grilling for Entertaining [Weber.com]

    Bonus! My Weber Blog posts

    Mike isn’t the only Mike around here guest blogging on Weber.com:

    • How to Set Up Your Rotisserie [Weber.com]
    • How to Truss and Spit Poultry for the Rotisserie [Weber.com]
    • How to Truss and Spit a Roast for the Rotisserie [Weber.com]

    3. Grillocracy: 10 Simple Hacks to Help Step Up Your Grilling Game

    I met Clint at Certified Angus Beef’s #GrillTalk class; here he is with ten great grilling tips. My most used one is #2, create a grilling brush with herbs, and I plan on trying some of the others, especially #4, grilling fish on slices of citrus.

    • 10 Simple Hacks to Help Step Up Your Grilling Game [Grillocracy.com]

    4. MexicoInMyKitchen: You say Skewers… I say Alambres!

    Mely is another friend-of-the-blog from Twitter; here are her gorgeous ribeye kebabs:

    • You say Skewers… I say Alambres! [MexicoInMyKitchen.com]

    5. Hell’s Handle Perforated Spatula

    Dad! That’s a bad word!

    My kids are scandalized by my new grill spatula - but I like it so much that I don’t care. I prefer the 8“ by 3” perforated turners for flipping my burgers, and the handle on this spatula feels right in my hand. (Plus, the handle is rated up to 450°F, no small thing when I’m working on a hot grill.)

    • Hell’s Handle Perforated Spatula

    Bonus: Dad Spotlight podcast

    Tooting my own horn again: When Chris Lewis and Don Jackson asked me to do a monthly “Cooking for Dads” segment on their Dad Spotlight podcast, I jumped at the chance. Check me out on Episode #2, talking about 4th of July grilling, and Episode #9 (I think - as I wrote this, it hasn’t posted yet), talking about quick weeknight meals at the last minute.

    • Dad Spotlight Podcast
    • Dad Spotlight Episode 2: Nicole Smaglick of Cooper & Kid, Grilling, & More
    • Dad Spotlight Episode 9: Brent Almond & Cooking Quick and Healthy Meals

    What do you think?

    Questions? Any fun food finds I missed? Leave them in the comments section below.

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