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Backyard burger and wiener roasts targeted by EPA

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nickqt said:
Listen, y'all.

Agenda21 agents are going to be coming to your backyards to take away your grills in early 2016, because delusional conservatives who are the biggest victims in the entire solar system found a $15,000 grant by the EPA to help grills become more efficient.

Most likely because of freedom, but we can't leave out the possibility of Benghazi.

Also, be sure to buy gold coins. Hyperinflation is right around the corner, along with the gun approrporiators who will be coming to take away you guns hours after Jan. 20th, 2009, when the Kenyan Atheist Muslim Communist Fascist takes office. So, also be sure to buy ammo and more guns!

Because freedom, but also partially Benghazi.

And don't even forget about DeathPanels™. They're on the march, too. It's just taking a little time for the preteen Hispanics with calves the size of cantaloupes to make their way to WalMarts in Texas, because their Agenda21 control agents haven't received the correct Ebola inoculations yet from ISIS agents stationed in Venezuela and Cuba. But, you better believe that once the DeathPanels™ get here, they'll take away your guns, right after taking away you job, before sending yo to FEMA camps.

Because freedom. And we all know Benghazi is in there, too, right along with Vincent Foster and secret birth certificates.
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That's all because Sharia Law forbids BBQ of any kind as a gateway to the evils of swine flesh addiction. There is no known cure. Having tasted the forbidden fruit of spareribs, I'm strung out for life. It's the crack cocaine of BBQ.
 
DrPizza said:
I just grilled burgers last night, and think I have the gist of what they're talking about. Flip the burger and there's an instant flare up of fire, engulfing the burger and producing an acrid smoke. Before a flip, I'd turn the burners off under the burgers, while turning on the adjacent burners to high, wait a minute, flip, then about 30 seconds later, switch the burners back. No flare ups. It would be really nice if there was something to grab all that grease during a flip. It's specifically about propane grills, not charcoal; the grease drippings with resulting inferno aren't relevant to charcoal and adding flavor.
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Infrared grill is the way to go. No flare ups, even heating, great temp control and very high temps for searing. Just don't throw your best steaks on there for your first BBQ, it takes a few times to get used to the faster cooking.

Juiciest burgers and best steaks I've ever cooked. Just make sure you season the tray properly and if you go with a "cheap" one you will probably have to replace the tray after a few years.
 
Jaskalas said:
Efficiency isn't a choice, it's a government mandate. Not today, then tomorrow. They won't outlaw something? Tell that to the incandescent bulb.



It'll go as far as the next piece of legislation. 1-2 thousand pages to cover "Energy Security" which will once again expand EPA authority, a little blurb over propane or other effect to bring BBQs under the classification.

Later some tin pot administrator will realize the vague and wide reaching implications and place his/her mitts all over your backyard grill. They regulate your toilet, and you think anything is safe from regulation? Hah...
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Well my toilet works just fine so I guess I haven't noticed all the regulations it has had to endure which I have to believe is way less than I've put it through.

But it seems like your issue is with the EPA in general and not this bullshit non-issue of a barely even a grant. FFS we are talking about a Federal government grant that I could afford.

Get back to me when they start throwing something more than a rounding error in their budget at banning a huge American activity that would piss off so many voters on both sides of the aisle worse than Congress banning reality TV right in the middle of the vote for the winner. Fuck they would probably piss less people off by banning baseball.
 
davmat787 said:
How long did you let the charcoal burn for prior to cooking?

A lot of people don't have the patience to let their coals burn long enough prior to cooking. I allow an hour, looking for an even grey color from the coals. A more consistent heat is produced and fumes from black coal can negatively impact food flavor.

Even more important to allow enough time with fish and chicken. A chimney and blower will speed the process up too.
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He is using a propane grill.
 
IGBT said:
eco-KOOKS want you to eat everything raw.
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I just forwarded this to George Foreman.
If anyone can tackle this, George can. 😉
So, anything else need solving ???
 
I wonder how often a barbecue is used by most people and how many people actually opt to buy the charcoal? Most grills I see for sale are Gas Grills.

I guess they would have a fit if I was burning leaves or my trash?
 
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I understand something that the EPA does not. When it is 90+ degrees outside and your air conditioner is running non-stop, who wants to use a stove inside the house or an oven? Many people prefer not to heat up the house.

There is something about a steak cooked over a grill. Many barbecue restaurants have open fire grilling and you can sometimes see the smoke coming off of them. That is why a lot of these places have burned down. All that grease goes somewhere, and sometimes it catches on fire.

I wonder how this compares to making hamburgers and french fries all day at Mc D's.

This is the reason for pizza, salads, and roasted chicken you buy at the store/carry out.
 
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This could create some jobs. If everyone has to collect the grease, then that is a new job that needs filling. Then of course we will need the Barbecue police and the 1-800 hotline to call to report your neighbor.

Oh my gosh what about the backyard fire pits and all those people camping out at national parks and their campfires. Then there are those giant bon fires.
 
piasabird said:
Just like they fixed the no good $0.25 light bulb.
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Oh you mean with Eco Incandescent that are made in China, only last a year if you are lucky, cost 4 times as much and then need something powered by this to haul more over here?

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I actually like the LED bulbs I have gone to where I can, but it's very expensive overhead to changeover. The dimmers are 5X as much and at $7-9 a bulb for a good 2700K it takes a lot to do a room.
 
Londo_Jowo said:
Kroger had bone in rib-eye steaks on sale this weekend, I will be grilling them later today.
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The rib-eye grilled medium rare was so delicious. One nice thing about living in Texas is you can pretty much grill year round. I cook something on the grill almost every week, sometimes twice in a week.
 
Londo_Jowo said:
The rib-eye grilled medium rare was so delicious. One nice thing about living in Texas is you can pretty much grill year round. I cook something on the grill almost every week, sometimes twice in a week.
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What a weird statement, because we can grill almost every week, sometimes twice in a week, all year round, and I'm in NY. We're not a bunch of sissies who cower in our houses when there's 1" of snow on the driveway though.


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When I lived in Southwestern Virginia people covered their grills or moved them into their basements once the leaves started changing.
 
As usual, we have two groups of imbeciles arguing here. One group of imbeciles believe a $15K grant for a study is the end of the world. The other group of imbeciles believes government will never go after your grill because they've never done anything like force shitty products such as CFLs, horrible gas cans, or toilets that don't flush onto a consumer that doesn't want them.

Jesus you're all a bunch of fucking useless twats.
 
BoberFett said:
As usual, we have two groups of imbeciles arguing here. One group of imbeciles believe a $15K grant for a study is the end of the world. The other group of imbeciles believes government will never go after your grill because they've never done anything like force shitty products such as CFLs, horrible gas cans, or toilets that don't flush onto a consumer that doesn't want them.

Jesus you're all a bunch of fucking useless twats.
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It's almost like you were reading my mind. :hmm:
 
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