Welcome to Bobby Flay Everyday!

I am not an expert. I have never even taken a class. I have no formal training - but I love to grill. I love the food off the grill and I just like the idea, the fun and the relaxation of grilling. So naturally Bobby Flay is a hero. I have his books, I watch his shows and I try out his recipes. So my idea is to grill one of Bobby's grilling recommendations everyday and see how it goes. Bobby Flay Everyday!

The idea to grill and blog is not original. Julie Powell wrote a blog that became a book and then a movie when she cooked all 524 recipes from Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. But this is not French Cooking - this is backyard, after work, tailgate, American male grilling. I grill outside in a man-cave in every kind of weather. There is no "grilling season" for me - its everyday, year-round. We will skip around through Bobby's books and TV shows and grill what we like. But grilling is more than food, its an experience - so we will also report on what music we listened to or what ball game was on while we were grilling. We will keep track of what we were drinking during the grilling and later with the food. I'll try to figure what went wrong when we fall short of Bobby's perfection and pass on any tips I know about or discover along the way. Maybe it will give others some ideas as well.

The photo is of me and two of my brother-in-laws roasting the Thanksgiving turkey on the grill last year. That's me on the far right. In real life I am a college professor and pilot. I have written 12 books, but they were all about flying - here we write about grilling. We write about Bobby Flay Everyday!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Signature Burger

Crunchburger (aka the signature burger) from Burgers, Fries and Shakes page 40. This is the house burger at Bobby Burger Palace, also known as BBP. Now take a moment and go see Bobby talking about burgers on the BBP website http://www.bobbysburgerpalace.com/

This burger was terrific. I started with high quality ground beef, cooked the Bobby Flay way - with a crater in the middle to prevent "flying saucer" patties and with only canola oil, salt and pepper as the seasoning. The American cheese was melted using the Basting Pan method. You can see me using the basting pan method on my Super Bowl grilling video: http://www.youtube.com/user/dvcraig1101#p/a/u/1/UBPkkIKK99k

After the burger was done, I added a think tomato and a grilled red onion slice. Now what makes this burger the BBP Signature Burger is the potato chips - that's right, potato chips go right on the burger. You get a mouthful of juicy burger and salty chips in every bite. The reason that this is the Signature Burger is because it comes with potato chips standard. But every other burger at BBP can also be "crunchified." Bobby will add potato chips to any burger for no extra charge and there is even a "Get Crunchified" t-shirt.

Other websites and YouTube. Check out Tim's website at http://www.chillwineandliquor.blogspot.com
and also, if you haven't already seen it, check out three Bobby Flay recipes on the grill at once at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9f1oW5uuE

Chips on a Burger from the grill - hardly anything is better!
Paul
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