Kitchen Upgrade

Its been a long time coming but I had a new kitchen floor installed this weekend; Chef Rico's outdoor kitchen that is. We have this super large tree in our backyard that shades most the back, but the down side is nothing will grow underneath it. The shade extends to the side of the house where I spend a lot of time grilling and cooking. The area was just a muddy mess after all this past rain. So, I recruited the help of my awesome wife and youngest son. We laid down some netting to keep the weeds out and then laid down 24 bags of pea gravel. This made all the difference in the world and we love it.
I woke up to rain this morning on Memorial Day 2016 but had smoking plans to I started anyway. By noon the clouds and rain left and the skies are blue again in Texas. A perfect time for Chef Rico to be grilling in his new outdoor kitchen. No mud and no mess at all now. As you can see I use several types of grills for that just right taste. Gas grills are great for quick grilling but little to no smoking flavor. Everyone has to have a Weber charcoal grill for those tasty burgers and maybe some chicken. The smoker is my passion and love. I use hickory and mesquite the most and some oak for long term heat.
While you are here check out some of my recipes. All of them are family secrets that I started sharing plus this blog is a great place to store them for later. Alright, lets get smoking....
Chef Rico is in the house.......

Comments! What is your fav type of grilling?