Thursday, August 9, 2012

August 2012 Newsletter

August 2012 Newsletter
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Gadget of The Month
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    Attention pizza lovers!!!! Big Green Egg has finally released their Deep Dish Baking Stone and we couldn't be happier. With a 14" diameter and 2" depth, the Deep Dish Baking Stone is ideal for pizza, cinnamon rolls, quiche and whatever else your creative cooking brains can concoct.

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This bad boy works great on your gas grill too. Just sayin...


Buckeye Barbeque Battle 2012 / Big Green Egg Raffle
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    Now that I have your attention....

     Are you ready to put those Summer Grill Cooking Classes to the test? It's time for the 2nd annual Buckeye Barbeque Battle!!!  This year's competition is being held on Saturday, August 25 and cooking begins no earlier than 10:30 am. Sign ups have now begun and spots are limited so make sure to get registered soon. Email us at specialtygashouse@sbcglobal.net or call us at 614-261-0824 for further details.

    Don't think you've got the chops? (ha ha) Out of all of our competitors last year, both professionals and amateurs alike, the backyard grillers actually took the top three spots. All the judging is blind so no one will know if you're a head chef at a fancy restaurant or simply a Saturday Sear-Magic Super Hero.

    Scott Torgerson and The Fan Girls from 97.1 will be back out this year to support us and keep things rolling. In addition to that good news, we will also be raffling off a Big Green Egg!!! Raffle tickets are a but a mere $5 and ALL proceeds are going to Operation Injured Soldier. O.I.S provides cost-free assistance to our disabled veterans to aid them in their recovery. So liberate those Lincolns from their leathery prisons and let's all have good time and help an extremely worthy cause while we do it.

    If you still don't feel like you'll be wrestling in your own weight class, you won't want to miss a chance to sharpen your grill skills at our last free Grill Cooking Class with Chef Rich Flagg on Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 pm, or the Bob Nurmikko BBQ Boot camp (see article below).


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   "BBQ" Bob Nurmikko BBQ Boot camp
    We get questions all the time about how to properly cook brisket and pork shoulder. For those people, this one's for you...

bob-grill-3-230x300BBQ Bob Nurmikko, host of The Grillin' Guys radio show, is next in the line up of experts hosting our BBQ Boot camp series. This is a participation based class in which you will be cooking with the experts. The last bootcamp, with Chris Marks, was a huge hit and those in attendance went home with not only their own prepped rack of ribs and bellies filled with competition cooked bbq, but an education from a life-long bbq expert.


    Bob's class is on Tuesday, August 21 at 5:30pm here at the shop. Cost is $90 and seating is limited so be sure to secure a spot soon. Email us at specialtygashouse@sbcglobal.net or call 614-261-0824 to reserve a seat. Bob will be showcasing the big fan favorites: steak, pork shoulder and beef brisket. I scream, you scream, we all scream... for brisket.
 
   J.J. Walker's Dyn-o-mite Deep Dish
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Pan Dough
1 cup warm tap water (110-115 degrees)
1/4 ounce active dry yeast
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup course ground cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Pizza Topping
1 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
1 lb Italian sausage, removed from the casing and crumbled
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
5 fresh basil leaves, chopped fine
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Directions:
1 Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast with a fork.
2 Add 1 cup of flour, all of the cornmeal, salt, and vegetable oil, and mix well with a spoon.
3 Continue stirring in the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. Flour your hands and the work surface and knead the ball of dough until it is no longer sticky.
4 Let the dough rise in an oiled bowl, sealed with plastic wrap, for 45-60 minutes in a warm place, until it has doubled in size.
5 Punch it down and knead it briefly.
6 Press it into an oiled 15-inch deep dish pizza pan until it comes 2 inches up the sides and is even on the bottom of the pan.
7 Let the dough rise 15-20 minutes before filling.
8 Preheat the grill to 500°F.
9 While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.
10 Cook the sausage until it is no longer pink and drain the excess fat.
11 When the dough has finished its second rising, lay the cheese over the dough shell.
12 Distribute the sausage and garlic over the cheese.
13 Top with the tomatoes.
14 Sprinkle on the seasonings and Parmesan cheese.
15 Bake for 15 minutes at 500°F, then lower the temperature to 400°F and finish baking for 25-35 minutes longer.
16 Lift up a section of the crust from time to time with a spatula to check its color. The crust will be golden brown when done.
17 Serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy of www.food.com
 
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