We celebrate every minute of summer, super-hot days and thunderstorms included. When friends join us, life couldn’ t be better. My favorite summer meal always involves the grill.

Once salted, set the meat on wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet and let it hang out overnight, or up to 24 hours. Apply your rub just before smoking.

Put simply, using your charcoal grill as a smoker is a matter of keeping it hot for longer than usual. Smoked items are ideally cooked at around 250 F and can cook for more than 10 hours.

Finally, there’s the fact that many of you still bypass lamb. OK, I kind of get the lamb thing. I came late to my enjoyment of lamb. I was in my 20s when it first crossed my palate.

Grilled lamb, a staple of Middle Eastern cooking, is one of the most delectable dishes one can make on a barbecue. The flavors can be varied in many ways, from Provencal (with olive oil, tarragon ...

Grilled and Smoked Lamb Chops. June 23, 2009. ... Here the lamb chops are flavored with the smoke from damp wood chips and a few sprigs of rosemary thrown onto the briquettes or charcoal.

Set up a charcoal or gas grill for medium-high heat. (Or, heat a cast-iron pan.) Make the green sauce: Toss garlic with ½ tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt.

As for the charcoal, grilling purists usually prefer lump because it burns a little hotter and leaves less ash to clog the grill’s ... Grilled leg of lamb. 1 (2 ½ -pound) butterflied leg of lamb.

1. If using leg of lamb, remove any netting; cut off and discard the outer fat and any large pieces of fat on the inside. Cut the meat into 1 1/2-inch chunks and transfer to a bowl.

Dave Eckert is as foodie as foodie gets. The local lifestyle connoisseur came on FOX4 to show us a great way to prepare a slab of lamb and show off some other dishes perfect for Father’s Day … ...

The scent of a wood-fired grill mingles with downtown cool and snappy service at both of Chef Daniel Wright’s popular Over-the-Rhine restaurants, which he operates with his wife, Lana: the ...