Grilled Hot Dogs — Spiral Cut, Charred, Better Than You Remember

by Off the Galley Mike | Dec 15, 2023 | Family Friendly Recipies, Grilling & Smoking, Quick & Easy

Spiral cut, grilled until charred. Sounds simple because it is. Execution matters. Hot dogs are the most underestimated item on any grill. People treat them as an afterthought — throw them on, roll them around, toss them in a bun. But a properly grilled hot dog with a...

Grilled Tri-Tip — Reverse Seared, Santa Maria Style, West Coast BBQ

by Off the Galley Mike | Dec 4, 2023 | Beef, Grilling & Smoking

Reverse seared: low heat first, then a hard sear. California BBQ at its best. San Diego style. This is how they do it on the West Coast, and after my first liberty in San Diego, I understood why Californians are so obsessed with this cut. Tri-tip is the West Coast...

Smoked Sausage Links — Smoke Until They Snap, Sear Until They Char

by Off the Galley Mike | Nov 27, 2023 | Grilling & Smoking, Pork, Quick & Easy

Smoked until the skin snaps when you bite it. Simple and perfect. Sausage links on the smoker are the easiest thing you can cook — almost impossible to mess up, done in about 2 hours, and they produce that satisfying snap and burst of juicy flavor that makes everyone...

Dry Rub Ribs — No Sauce, Just Smoke, Let the Meat Do the Talking

by Off the Galley Mike | Nov 20, 2023 | Dinner, Pork

No sauce. Just rub and smoke. Let the meat do the talking. If 3-2-1 ribs are the crowd-pleasing, saucy, fall-off-the-bone style, then dry rub ribs are the pitmaster’s choice — where the quality of the meat, the rub, and the smoke have nowhere to hide. The bark...

Jalapeño Poppers — Cream Cheese, Bacon, Grill, Gone in Five Minutes

by Off the Galley Mike | Nov 13, 2023 | Appetizer

Cream cheese, bacon, grill. I’ve been making poppers for cookouts since before they were trendy, back when you could mention “jalapeño poppers” and people would think you meant the frozen kind from the appetizer section. The homemade version is so...