What Grilling Tips and How-To Guides Does Grilling Companion Offer?

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Grilling Companion is an online grilling and barbecue resource built around recipes, guides, tips, and first-hand equipment insights. If you want to cook in your own backyard and are looking for practical how-to content rather than restaurant-style theory, the site's "Featured News and Tips" section and its recipe categories are the most direct places to start. The guides are written by two self-described technology and food geeks who turned a small "try something" idea into an obsession with outdoor cooking.

What the "Featured News and Tips" Section Covers

This is the section to check when you want technique or gear guidance instead of a recipe. Based on the site's featured content, it includes:

  • How To Cook BBQ Ribs — a step-by-step guide aimed at getting ribs right on the grill.
  • Looftlighter Charcoal Lighter Review — an equipment review covering a charcoal lighting tool.
  • I Switched to a Pellet Grill — a first-person account of changing grill types.
  • Thermoworks Smoke Review — a review of a temperature monitoring device.

The pattern here is useful: the how-to guides teach a cooking method, while the reviews and personal accounts help you decide what equipment to use or whether to change your setup. If you are troubleshooting a specific cook or considering a gear purchase, this section answers those questions directly.

Recipe Categories for Guided Practice

The site organizes recipes into featured categories — Beef, Chicken, Seafood, and Vegetables — so you can find a dish that matches what you already have on hand. Each category page lists specific recipes with links to the full method.

Chicken Grilling Recipes

  • Grilled Curry Chicken Breasts
  • Grilled Chicken with Creamy Poblano Sauce
  • Citrus, Garlic and Chipotle Marinated Chicken
  • Beer Can Chicken

Steak Recipes

  • How to Grill Filet Mignon
  • Tri-Tip Roast on the Grill
  • Top Sirloin Steak on the Grill
  • Flat Iron Steak

Notice that several steak entries are framed as "How to Grill…" rather than just a recipe name. That means the cut-specific pages double as technique guides — useful if you want to learn doneness and timing for a particular steak rather than just follow a list of ingredients.

Featured and Recent Recipes Worth Trying

The homepage highlights a rotating set of featured recipes and a recent recipes list, which gives you a sense of what the site is actively publishing:

  • Dry Rub Chicken Wings on the Grill
  • Grilled Ribeye Steak
  • Marinated and Grilled Pork Tenderloin
  • Beef Jerky on a Pellet Grill
  • Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe
  • Jerk Marinade Recipe
  • Smoked Beef Short Ribs

The mix of grilled and smoked items, plus supporting recipes like marinades and sides, means you can assemble a full meal rather than just a main protein.

How to Use the Site to Actually Cook Tonight

  1. Pick your protein first. Go to the matching category (Beef, Chicken, Seafood, or Vegetables) to narrow the options.
  2. Choose a guide over a plain recipe if you're unsure about technique. Pages titled "How to Grill…" walk through method, not just ingredients.
  3. Check the tips section for equipment questions. If you're deciding between charcoal and pellet, or wondering whether a thermometer is worth it, the reviews and personal accounts give you a real user's perspective.
  4. Use the search function. The site has a content search, so if you already know what you want to cook, search the dish name directly.

What to Expect and What to Watch For

The content is written from the authors' own outdoor cooking experience, so expect opinionated, experience-based guidance rather than neutral test-lab data. That is an advantage for practical backyard cooking but means equipment reviews reflect one team's usage. The site does not present itself as a structured course, so if you want a linear curriculum you will need to assemble your own path from the guides. For most home cooks, the fastest route is: pick a recipe from a category, read the related how-to if one exists, and check the tips section when a piece of gear or a technique is holding you back.