Thanks to the fine folks at CNN.com for including us in the latest entry in their "American Roadtrips" series, taking a look inside the exciting world of tailgating. 

It's always nice to be thought of when it comes to outdoor cooking!  Check out the excerpt below as well as the full story here.  Also included is our super top secret barbecue sauce recipe so be sure to take notes!

'Commissioner of Tailgating' offers pregame tips

(CNN) -- Joe Cahn calls tailgates the last great American neighborhoods.

OnSaturdays, especially in the South, tailgating means having a partywith thousands of your friends, old and new. College campuses are fullof makeshift tent communities, where there are no privacy fencesseparating neighbors. It's just a bunch of folks having some drinks,grilling out and actually talking to each other. (story continued here).

"People will buy these little grills and roast some hot dogs," saysClint Cantwell, a champion barbecuer from New York whose blog is http://blog.smokeindaeye.com/.

"Theydon't want to lose the grill, so they put the lid on, close up thevents and stick them under their car. You don't want to lose a $25,000car because you wanted to save a $25 grill."

If you're doing thecooking, he also suggested buying an organizer with a few plasticdrawers where you can keep things like a can opener and salt and peppershakers.

- SmokeInDaEye.com, Home of Bigger, Badder, Bolder BBQ