For those who like to use wood logs for their asados--depending on location and type of parrilla of course, a leñero brasero (aka brasero uruguayo) is a handy piece of equipment to have on hand in order for everything to flow smoothly.

Well, 2009 is coming to an end and the webosphere is bursting at the seams with holiday guides tossing out ideas for those who are stumped on what to give or cook. Here's my little contribution for those Argentinean flair to their holidays.

Ken Barger, a nice gentleman in Panama, emailed me a while back with some questions about building a parrilla-smoker hybrid. Since I had never built a parrilla before, I could only offer a few tips and suggestions from what I have learned over the...