Grill

Last year’s unsold grills might mean better deals for this year’s shoppers. The latest grill test results from Consumer Reports can help shoppers find the best model for their dollar. After spending nearly 600 hours searing hundreds of steaks and cooking 89 pounds of chicken, testers found that major grill brands showed mixed results. Some Weber models were strong performers, but some of the larger and even a few smaller ones were less than impressive. Both Kenmore and Char-Broil have models on the recommended list.

Serves 4 with leftovers SAUCE 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 fillets anchovy, chopped ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano ¼ cup red wine 1 tablespoon capers ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped ...

When you grill them, big, earthy portobello mushrooms have such a meaty texture that they often end up on a bun like a burger. But Elizabeth Karmel, author of three cookbooks, including Pizza on the Grill, has another idea. She uses portobello caps as little pizza crusts, loading them with toppings and cheese. Borrowing Karmel’s concept, we present three options for simple portobello “pizzas” on the grill. I drain the tomatoes of excess liquid and brush the mushrooms with a flavorful garlic oil that I use for regular grilled pizzas, too. Portobellos and potatoes also make great partners, paired here on grilled...

Courtesy of the Boston Harbor Hotel The Boston Harbor Hotel has opened its newest dining option, Sea Grille To Go, featuring an outdoor-friendly menu from chef Daniel Bruce. Sea Grille To Go is located outside on the waterfront, and customers are welcome to enjoy their to-go meals on the hotel's harborside lower terrace. The menu of traditional New England cuisine features soups, salads, and sandwiches, perfect for summertime al fresco dining. Open daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rowes Wharf, Boston.

Fight the urge to reach for your fondue pot at your next gathering and instead serve the sociable Alpine dish called raclette, the name for which derives from the French word racler, to scrape. Raclette refers to both the cheese, a semi-firm cow's milk cheese from Switzerland, and the dish, consisting of the melted cheese scraped over boiled potatoes, and served with gherkins, pickled onions, black pepper, meats, and other condiments. Karls Sausage Kitchen & European Market sells, as well as rents, raclette grills.

Being a good cook runs in my family, and for some of us, a kitchen is strictly optional. Years ago, on a camping trip along the Oregon coast, my brother set the bar for outdoor cooking when he made an impressive cioppino on a small portable grill on the beach. Move over, burgers and dogs! The little Weber Smokey Joe I bought after that trip has been my beach and camping companion ever since. It’s a miniature kettle grill with many of the same strengths as other, bigger versions – the 14-inch grill grate easily accommodates six or seven burgers, a dozen cherrystones, or two small...

We take it for granted, but the hamburger may be America’s supreme culinary achievement. It’s certainly the first thing that friends visiting from Europe want to eat. That’s not to say that Europeans can’t be snobbish about our handheld edible icon. We’re still smarting from a 1985 exhibition on cultural identity at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. The curators chose the hamburger to epitomize the United States. “Mass-produced, cheap, efficient, but essentially juvenile,’’ they noted.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- "Mirabelli, I'm a businessman," Manny Ramírez yelled across the clubhouse to Doug Mirabelli with a smile. "Got to make a little money. " Ramírez sat down at his locker, laughter and incredulity still marking the faces of his teammates. And then it came, the first words spoken by the enigmatic Red Sox slugger all spring to a member of the media, "My neighbor's. " There's shock, there's confusion, and then there's Manny Ramírez acknowledging that he's helping his neighbor by selling a Jenn-Air grill on eBay . ...

Most cooks are timid when it comes to pork loin, and it stifles creativity. They are generally worried they will dry out the meat. This dressy cut is usually sent into the oven for a slow roast. It’s time to try pork loin on the grill, which means you do a kind of grill-roasting. First, you set it on hot coals to add a pleasant smokiness, then replicate oven heat by finishing the roast over a cooler spot on the grill. To start, stud the pork with slivers of garlic, sprinkle it with a little cumin and fresh thyme, and then halfway through grilling, rub it with...

Fair-weather grillers don't venture out to cook once the temperatures drop. So fire up the grill before it's too late to make juicy burgers with toppings. Choose ground beef that's not too lean - 80 to 85 percent is best for flavorful burgers - and shape it into thick patties. Cook over high heat so the burgers get nicely browned on the outside, done to your liking on the inside. A few slices of sharp-flavored cheese, such as cheddar or blue, lend a savory contrast. Crumble leftover meat and add it to a chunky mushroom-pepper-tomato sauce to fill calzones.

WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens's lawyer toyed with Brian McNamee's memory and attacked him from several directions at once. The attorney even put an easel next to the witness with the words: "MISTAKE. BAD MEMORY. LIE. " Eventually, there came the inevitable question: "Do you sometimes just make stuff up?" McNamee frequently has taken long pauses before answering questions in three days on the witness stand, but he didn't hesitate this time. He leaned into the microphone and said softly but assuredly: "I didn't make it up. " Clemens's chief accuser was on the stand for two hours of aggressive...

Chocolate dog food. Old garden hose. Weirdly fishy. Take a panel of seven foodies and ply them with with exotic versions of popular American snacks from around the world, and these are the reactions you get. Tentative nibbles and scrunched noses. The taste testers gathered recently at the headquarters of The Associated Press in New York and represented varying levels of culinary pedigree. They included food bloggers, famed French pastry chef Jacques Torres and Marilyn Haggerty, an 85-year-old North Dakota newspaper columnist whose high praise of the Olive Garden went...

The four-alarm fire that destroyed much of an Uxbridge home Tuesday night was caused by a gas grill that was too close to the house's vinyl siding, the state fire marshal said today. "A portable gas grill powered by an eight pound cylinder ignited the exterior of the home," State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said in a statement. Uxbridge firefighters were first called to the blaze on Kasey Court at 7:14 p.m. "There was heavy fire showing at the back of the house," Fire Chief Bill Kessler said.

On High Street, in the space formerly occupied by Brigham's, the new Slate Bar & Grill doesn't mince words in describing itself: "Finally, a pulse in the heart of the financial district. " That might be overstating the case a bit, but those who work in the area are surely glad of a new watering hole and commissary. Slate Bar & Grill serves three meals a day, specializing in American comfort food, with a stated focus on bartending. Breakfast brings many riffs on eggs, from steak and eggs to three-egg omelets to egg sandwiches.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — It was literally a command performance in Iranian political theater: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dragged before parliament today to face unprecedented questioning over his policies, suffering another blow from hard-line opponents who now have the upper hand. The full hour of posturing, potshots and probing — broadcast live on Iranian radio — was a lesson in the unforgiving realities of Iran's two-tier political system and how it shapes all critical decisions, such as Tehran's nuclear program and its standoff with the West.

By Patrick D. Rosso, Town Correspondent The Ashmont Grill will be opening its doors every Monday in March to help raise money for the Codman Academy Charter Public School . Part of the restaurant's "Give Back with the Grill" fundraising program, $5 of every $38 spent at the Grill's Monday night "wine club" will be donated to the college preparatory charter school, which serves 145 students. The Codman Academy, formed in 2001, plans to use the proceeds to stock its new library, at the Codman Square Health and...

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent A good steak fills your belly. A great steak might fill your wallet, too. Beringer Vineyards is hosting its second annual  Great Steak Challenge , with a grand prize of $10,000. Making the cut of 10 finalists competing for it gets you an expense-paid trip to Napa for a grill-off, hosted by Food Network celebrities, Jamie and Bobby Dean, sons of southern cooking specialist and cooking-show host, Paula Deen. Entrants can also win a chance to be included in a virtual cookbook the Deens will compile based on their favorite recipes from the...

Flank steak is worthy of its own infomercial. It's superbly flavored, lean, and quick to cook. Alas, its popularity has made the price shoot up. And it's a chewy cut, a drawback for some, and an attraction for others. Bite into a piece of flank and it tastes beefy and there's something to sink your teeth into. Flank steak fans think it's the best cut of all. Put flank steak's utility to the test in two appealing meals. For the first, marinate and grill the meat. During and after cooking, brush it with a soy sauce, sesame oil, and...

An unidentified person was suffering life-threatening injuries after being shot in Roxbury late last nightthu, police said. The victim was shot around 11:13 p.m. at 91 Burrell St., said Boston Police Department spokeswoman Elaine Driscollcq. Emergency medical service workers were on the scene near 91 Burrell St., a triple-decker. Officers early this morningfri were investigating in front of Chin's Bar and Grill at the corner of Burrell Street and Norfolk Avenue. A section of Burrell Street was cordoned off with police tape, and crime scene...

An unidentified person sustained life-threatening injuries after being shot in Roxbury late yesterday, police said. The victim was shot around 11:13 p.m. on Burell Street, according to Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the Boston Police Department. Officers early this morning were investigating in front of Chin's Bar and Grill at the corner of Burrell Street and Norfolk Avenue. A section of Burrell Street was cordoned off with police tape and special operations vehicles were present.