Learn the Craft

Techniques, recipes, and notes about the work

Techniques

How to work with meat—knife skills, breakdowns, and fundamentals.

Recipes

Simple ways to cook better meat at home.

From the Shop

Notes on sourcing, craft, and the work behind it.

Recipes, From the Shop Rusty Bowers Recipes, From the Shop Rusty Bowers

The Art of the Mixed Grill:  More Cuts, More Fun, Less Stress

A big board of grilled steak, chicken, pork, and sausage lands in the center of the table—surrounded by chimichurri, romesco, and green goddess—and the whole dinner party comes alive. The Mixed Grill is our favorite way to entertain: it stretches your best cuts further, gives every guest something they love, and looks stunning without asking much of the cook. Here's how to build one.

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From the Shop Rusty Bowers From the Shop Rusty Bowers

Roast Chicken or Die

“I think we’re going to starve.”

He said it quietly, trying to hide it, but I could hear the doubt. We had been handed a whole raw chicken and told to cook it over an open fire. I was twelve, on my first Boy Scout survival trip in the sandy woods of North Florida, standing there with a kid who clearly didn’t think we were going to make it.

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Press & Writing

Articles, features, and selected writing.