I would have never believed that 4 years has actually passed since starting this blog. It’s been an amazing  journey from the beginning that I have been on, the friends I have made and the future I am looking forward to. Grilling, Dutch oven and Camp cooking (with a smidge of BBQ) are passions of mine that help drive this website and show but really if it wasn’t for all the wonderful support and encouragement I have received over the past 4 years, well, I would have stopped long ago.

Sometimes it drives the family crazy with all that goes into producing everything for the website, show, social media and such. I spend way to much time on the computer but they never complain about the food for some reason. So it goes without saying that I couldn’t have done any of this without them and a few other people. Jennifer my V.A., Irene my website developer, Dennis my editor, Camp Chef and Island Grillstone my sponsors, Andrew, Kevin, Randy, CCDOA, IDOS, CB and others that have supported me over the years, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

During these past four years I have accumulated some really cool stuff that deserves a better home than the one I have given it. Spices, rubs, cookbooks, hats, kitchen tools, grill accessories, including 4 copies of my new DVD “Taking your Dutch oven to the Max”, and lots more! All need a good home and I will give 4 of my Cooking-Outdoors fans the chance to win some of these goodies!

Here is what you need to do to enter this drawing and earn a spot for a chance to win:

Rules!

1. You must leave a comments on the Cooking-Outdoors.com website.
• 1 comment = 1 entry
2. You may enter multiple times.
• 2 comments = 2 entries
• 3 comments = 3 entries
3. The older the article the more entries you can earn
• 2011 – 2010 article = + 1 entry
• 2009  – 2008 article = + 2 entries
4. A comment must be directed towards and references the article that you post it under.
5. A comment must be more than one sentence long to be considered acceptable.
• Writing ”great article” will not be considered a valid entry.
6. A comment left on this article will not be considered.
7. Spam comments will be deleted.
8. Drawing ends on May 31st, 12:00pm (Pacific time)

As an example:

You leave a comment on an article posted June 2009 will earn you 3 entries. A comment on an article posted December 2010 will earn you 2 entries. A comment on an article posted this year will earn you 1 entry.

The best of luck to you and thank you for everything!

A sample of the 4 year anniversary drawing prizes

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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I love starting 2012 giving away great product! All last week we talked about the drawing, giving away 1 BBQ cover and 2 Patio covers, wow! Now we finally have a winner.

But first I need to properly thank the sponsor of this great giveaway, Empire Patio Covers!

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

So who won?

None other than this outdoorsman himself:

Roger Hurst of Kent, Washington

(Great photo Roger)

Roger, congratulations!

Our friends at Empire Patio Covers will be shipping this out to you shortly.

My personal heart-felt thanks to each and every one of you that helped spread the word, shared and entered this drawing. Because of you Cooking-Outdoors.com is possible.

Wishing all of you the best 2012 possible!

Gary

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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If by chance a new BBQ Grill or Patio set showed up under your Christmas tree, we have you covered, an Empire Patio Cover that is! Our good friends, over at Empire Patio Covers have graciously agreed to host a giveaway on Cooking-Outdoors.com that will keep your prized possession happy and snug this winter!

Our new friends at Empire Patio Covers have offered to kick-start the New Year with a great promotion as a way of introducing themselves to all of the fans of Cooking-Outdoors.com. Empire Patio Covers, established in 2004 with headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offers a huge selection of covers including covers for: Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, RV’s, Patio, BBQ Grills and much, much more!

Empire Patio Cover is giving away a BBQ Grill cover and two Patio Covers of your choice!

Top quality covers as you can see from my review: Reviewing Outdoor Covers for the Outdoor Cook!

As an introduction of Empire Patio Covers.com along with a big thank you to all of my loyal Cooking-Outdoors.com subscribers, (who are automatically entered)! We are doing a special giveaway for being a subscriber to the Cooking-Outdoors.com newsletter, so if you are not a subscriber yet, now is the time to jump on and subscribe.

The drawing will run from December 26, 2011 to January 1, 2012 12:00a

All you have to do is subscribe or be a subscriber to the Cooking-Outdoors.com newsletter and you’re automatically entered!

Good luck to everyone and thank you to Empire Patio Covers for making this giveaway possible.

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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