If you choose our Santa Maria Grill, you'll have the option to add a heavy-duty stainless steel rotisserie kit. This kit is the perfect addition if you love rotisserie chicken. It allows you to create tender, flavorful chickens at home rather than buying them at the deli. Now, follow these simple steps to ensure you get the perfect rotisserie chicken every time. #1) Manage the Heat You want the right and left sides of the grill to heat low and even. Rotisserie should be cooked on indirect heat; the idea isn't to blast the fire as high as it will go but rather to allow the heat to build ..read more

Gathering friends and family members around a fire pit to cook a great meal and share conversation is a fantastic experience.  Of course, nobody will have fun if the food isn't top-notch, and there are a few tips and tricks you can use to make the most out of your fire pit. Here are a few tips for making sure your fire pit food is full of flavor.  Season Your Firepit When you season your meat, you use salt or pepper. When you season your fire pit, you use peanut oil or canola oil on both sides of the grate. Brush the oil lightly over the grate. You only want a thin layer of oil.&nb ..read more

Fish is a big part of Texas cuisine, and with so many wonderful fishing spots throughout the state, we've certainly got plenty of options.  You aren't limited to baking or frying your fish! Grilled fish is amazing, and if you haven't tried cooking fish on your grill yet, you're missing out. Many people are intimidated by the idea of grilling their fish, but worry not! Following these simple tips can make grilling fish fun, easy, and tasty.  #1) Choose a Good Grilling Fish The best grilling fishes are dense, sturdy fish. Options could include: Swordfish Shark Salmon Tuna Halibut T ..read more

  Low and Slow cooking is the soul of American barbecue.  It doesn’t matter if you are cooking on an offset smoker, pellet grill, kettle or ceramic kamado style cooker, you will want to avoid these ten mistakes when cooking low and slow.   AVOID over seasoning your proteins.  More is always better is not the case when it comes to seasoning meats.  Good barbecue is so much more than sauces and rubs.  Too much seasoning can often make barbecue salty and mask the natural flavors and wood fire smokey goodness we work so hard to achieve.  It’s important to ..read more

Now that you've got your hands on your custom grill from Lone Star Grillz, it's time to eat some of the tastiest BBQed meals you've ever tasted.  These tips will help you get started.  #1) Tenderize Pounding your meat with a meat mallet breaks up the tough muscle fibers and connective tissues that can make meat less pleasant to eat.  Tenderizing your meat also helps your marinade soak into every bite so that you get that flavorful, juicy taste experience that makes BBQ so glorious.  #2) Marinate Marinating infuses your meat with flavor, and there are so many options. Every ..read more

How can you get the best results while smoking meat in your Lone Star Grillz smoker? Here are a few tips to help you get the most tender, juicy, and flavorful meat possible. These tips will work well with nearly any kind of meat, as well as any side that you want to pop into your smoker. Tip #1: Inject Big Cuts If you have a large cut of meat, you should consider injecting it with a marinade the day before you smoke it. Doing so will give the marinade 24 hours to work its way through your meat and make it extra tender. Tip #2: Plan Ahead Smoking is a slow-cook method. Many meats will need 8 ..read more

This is the first installment in the Lone Star Grillz Care and Maintenance series. To kick it off we are starting at the beginning with the Best Practices for a New Pit. Purchasing a high-quality barbecue/smoker is not an easy decision. Before buying a pit, most people put some serious thought into it. There are many quality pit builders across the United States, and a variety of different cooking platforms. Before you pulled the trigger and purchased your Lone Star Grillz you have likely visited our website, engaged other LSG owners on social channels and frequently watched LSG content on You ..read more

BBQ is nothing without its spice, and the spice method you choose to use can create very different (and very flavorful) effects. BBQ is about way more than the sauce that you apply at the very end!  Most people have only tried one or two methods! Yet we encourage you to try them all—you might discover a new favorite. Dry Rubs A dry rub is a blend of dry herbs and spices that gets applied directly to the surface of the meat before you cook it.  Different dry rub blends exist, and it's important to choose one that compliments the meat you choose. The purpose of a dry rub is to create ..read more

There’s no doubt Lone Star Grillz has no shortage of grills that can accommodate everything from backyard barbecue, competition barbecue, catering outfits, pop-ups and full-time barbecue restaurants.  If you are reading this, it’s likely you are considering starting a catering business or expanding an existing one.  So, what is the best pit for catering?  To answer this question there’s a few things to consider.   What type of barbecue do you want to offer?  Are you looking at marketing your catering business as a craft barbecue company? When we hear the term cr ..read more

On September 12th, 2023, we shook up the barbecue and Lone Star Grillz Communities when, Chris dropped a sneak peek at a look of the new LSG Pellet Cabinet Smoker.  Since then, we have been monitoring the forums and social channels.  The reoccurring theme we keep hearing about, is the conversation of the Insulated Vertical Smoker vs. the Pellet Cabinet Smoker. Well on today’s blog, we are going to dive into the details between the two units and break them down in a side-by-side comparison.   Large Insulated Vertical Smoker (STANDARD FEATURES) Pellet Cabinet Smoker&n ..read more