The Great Minnesota Get-Together is back! In honor of this favorite annual “eating fest,” we’re sharing a few fair classics that you can make at home without the lines, the parking, or the crowds.

Don’t wait ‘til the fireworks for ooohs and aaahs this Fourth.

Grilling burgers on Independence Day is as American as apple pie. (By the way, we sell awesome homemade apple pie, too). Pretty much everyone with a grill and spatula has served up this classic. But here are a few tips that just might take your burgers to the next level.

We received this excellent method for preparing picanha in a Big Green Egg and finishing on a flat top from one of our favorite customers (Thanks Todd!). And you can see by the picture it worked out pretty darn, deliciously well.