BBQ

The New Eat in OC Ugly Drum Smoker!

Tagged as: BBQ, How Do I Cook?, Smoked Meat

For the past year I’ve read a number of forum posts and blog posts from many people that use BBQ Smokers, one particular topic stood out, building their own smoker. Although I’ve been very happy with the side box smoker that I purchased over a year ago, I’ve wanted to go to the next level… [...]

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More Smoking in Orange

Tagged as: BBQ, Cooking With Dan

Last week was my birthday, I celebrated it as any american male would, by cooking large amounts of meat for others to enjoy! The cooking included slaving over my side box smoker for 10 hours smoking a 5 1/2 pound beef brisket that I procured from El Toro Gourmet Meats. I woke up at 7:30 [...]

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Beach Pit BBQ To Donate a Portion of Chili Cheese Fries Proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Tagged as: Alisio Viejo, BBQ, Charity Events, Costa Mesa, County Wide, Huntington Beach, Laguna Niguel, Orange, Press Release, Southern, Special Events, Tustin

I got this press release last week and I wanted to share it because I thought it was cool. All Beach Pit BBQ’s in Orange County will be donating 25 cents of every $5.95 order of Chili Cheese Fries to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. A side of Chili Cheese Fries for a good cause? Yes, [...]

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Eat in OC in Charlotte, North Carolina!

Tagged as: American, BBQ, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Burgers, Southern

So I got back from Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I had some amazing food, including one of the best burgers I’ve ever had at Penguin Drive-In (RIP). Here are some quick hits on the places I visited followed by a slide show of some of the great food [...]

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Eat in OC in Austin Texas!

Tagged as: American, BBQ, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Sandwich, Southern

So my work sent me to Austin Texas for the week, fortunately my nights were free, which allowed me to check out some great Austin area establishments. First we went to The Salt Lick in Round Rock, TX. Had the family style meal, which came with beef, sausage , and pork ribs, served with potato [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

Tagged as: American, BBQ, Cooking With Dan, Holidays, Special Events

I know what I’ll be eating! Have a safe Independence Day from the Eat in OC family.

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Smoking in Orange

Tagged as: BBQ, Cooking With Dan, Favorites, How Do I Cook?, Recipes, Save Money

Talk about slow cooking. This past weekend we purchased a Brinkman Smoke’n Pit grill from Home Depot. I’ve been very interested in trying to smoke true BBQ so I got a multitasker for the job. Not only can this grill smoke meat but you can also use it for regular grilling as well. So I [...]

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Pressure Cooker Shredded Beef Sandwiches

Tagged as: Bakery, BBQ, Cooking With Dan, Eat in OC Feature, Recipes

Image via Wikipedia We purchased a pressure cooker a couple of months ago and I have become obsessed with it. The fact that I can take a piece of meat that normally takes 3-4 hours to cook and cook it in about an hour has charged me up to find more things to cook in [...]