(NAPSA)—Manyof us are cutting back on travel vacations and are opting to spend time and money “nesting” at home. Serving meals outdoors allows everyone to enjoy a casual get-together, plus you can plan a menu that will allow you to do muchof the preparation in advance and you'll be able to spend time with your guests. Nothing could be easier than smoking a brisket or slow cooking a pork shoulder to “pit barbecue” perfection. These inexpensive cuts of meat help pamper your budget with gourmet fare while requiring little attention during hoursof cooking. If yowre economizing by vacationing at home, you may want to do some judicious upgrading of your outdoor space to make it more comfortable for family and friends. The trick is to spend wisely. The barbecue grill is the focal point of every outdoor room and any model that’s going to get a good workout requires some investment. Don’t consider the purchase price alone but think about how often it will need to be repaired or replaced. Sometimes, spending more up front means saving in the long run. Since you will be spending more time outdoors, you'll want a grill that offers unlimited options for both family meals and entertaining. The Big Green Egg is a ceramic cooker based on the concept of ancient clay kamados and it offers unmatched cookingflexibility. It’s a smoker, a grill and an oven that produces steak-house searing at 750F, smokes low and slow for traditional fallin’-off-thebone ribs, yet bakes a crispy-crust A unique outdoor cooking device blends an ancient design with space-age materials to create a cookerthat’s said to offer a wider range of cooking styles. pizza with equal ease. You can serve everything from appetizers to dessert cooked overthecoals. Double-wall construction makes this grill extremely fuel efficient. It burns natural lump charcoal, which contains nofillers or binders like briquettes. It heats up faster and burnshotter, thus less charcoal is used and there’s minimal ash to dispose of. Go green with the ecofriendly EGG. Chemical lighter fluid is never used to start the fire—simply use a naturalfire starter or an electric lighter. And the ceramics have a lifetime warranty, so unlike with most metal grills, you won’t be discarding a grill into the waste stream every few years. Everyone loves a backyard barbecue and with everyone value conscious these days, this EGG can’t be beat! Visit www.big greenege.com for recipes, cooking tips and info about EGGtoberfest™ and many fun regional EGGfests”!
