But First, What Is Corned Beef? Glad you asked. Corned beef is a cut of beef—most often brisket—that’s been cured, or preserved, with salt. It’s usually seasoned with sugar and other spices (like ...

Beef brisket and corned beef can be related, but they're not the same. The main similarity between them is that they can share the same beginnings — both sourced from the lower chest of the cow — but ...

As soon as it's warm enough to fire up the grill, cookout season has begun. Turn on Wendy Rene's "Bar-B-Q" (the ultimate outdoor cooking song) and dig out that bag of woodchips. It's time to smoke ...

St. Patrick’s Day is this week, meaning it’s almost time to don your best green suit, set a leprechaun trap and cook a festive Irish meal. The holiday celebrates the patron saint of Ireland who, ...

About six weeks before St. Patrick’s Day each year, Steve “Schmitty” Schmidt starts wearing his green leprechaun hat and blinking shamrock bowtie to work. Not that he cares much about St. Patrick’s ...