Using a charcoal grill

Shale

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Originally posted by: amdskip
I like the charcoal taste of the food when compared to gas.

Same here... i also like my burger/dogs/steak/chicken overdone/cooked well, so its not as tricky
 

MrColin

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I prefer the real burnt wood flavor myself, and I use a charcoal grill to get around my local fire ordinances which prohibit bonfires on the ground within the city. Fire is sooooo much safer three feet high on stilts (sarcasm).
 

bernse

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Absolutely nothing is better than being cooked on an open fire.

#1 - Open Fire
#2 - Charcoal
#3 - Gas

Charcoal is leaps and bounds better than gaz though!
 

Monel Funkawitz

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Monel's tricks to cooking with charcoal


Use ALOT of charcoal. God makes trees cause he wants us to have charcoal.

Pile all charcoal in a large heap. Douse with charcoal fluid. Repeat application with second bottle, and third. Remember, charcoal does not burn unless it floats in highly flammable liquid.

Add copius amounts of alcohol to your grill and stomach. You can't cook until you and the grill is good and drunk.

Pay someone to run up and light it.

Cook food.

Get everyone drunk.
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
Monel's tricks to cooking with charcoal


Use ALOT of charcoal. God makes trees cause he wants us to have charcoal.

Pile all charcoal in a large heap. Douse with charcoal fluid. Repeat application with second bottle, and third. Remember, charcoal does not burn unless it floats in highly flammable liquid.

Add copius amounts of alcohol to your grill and stomach. You can't cook until you and the grill is good and drunk.

Pay someone to run up and light it.

Cook food.

Get everyone drunk.


LOL,Monel,don't you have a custom built BBQ pit in your yard? You know,the hole you blew up in your yard from all your weapons:)
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Don't use lighter fluid. Get a flue starter. Lighter tastes funky. You can get it at any Walmart type place
 

Zenmervolt

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You guys are kidding right? Charcoal is so much easier than gas it's not even funny. For a nice steak on charcoal, wait until the coals are glowing orange-ish (you'll need 15-20 briquettes with just a tiny bit of lighter fluid, take some leaves and twigs under the charcoal and put the lighter fluid on the leaves and twigs _not_ on the charcoal). Then put the steak over the hot part of the fire for up to five minutes or until the juice starts to puddle on the top of the steak. Flip steak and repeat. Do _not_ cover the grill or you will have baked steak, not grilled steak. If a friend tries to close the grill, fend him off, using the grilling fork if necessary. :p When you take the steak off the grill you should have a nice, still pink in the middle, and tastey steak. :)

Charcoal pwns gas grills.

ZV
 

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It's a skill. Don't do it on a special occasion without practice practice practice...




 

Howard

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
You guys are kidding right? Charcoal is so much easier than gas it's not even funny. For a nice steak on charcoal, wait until the coals are glowing orange-ish (you'll need 15-20 briquettes with just a tiny bit of lighter fluid, take some leaves and twigs under the charcoal and put the lighter fluid on the leaves and twigs _not_ on the charcoal). Then put the steak over the hot part of the fire for up to five minutes or until the juice starts to puddle on the top of the steak. Flip steak and repeat. Do _not_ cover the grill or you will have baked steak, not grilled steak. If a friend tries to close the grill, fend him off, using the grilling fork if necessary. :p When you take the steak off the grill you should have a nice, still pink in the middle, and tastey steak. :)

Charcoal pwns gas grills.

ZV
To achieve hot charcoal, installing a hair dryer or similar air blower to the grill will assist greatly.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
You guys are kidding right? Charcoal is so much easier than gas it's not even funny. For a nice steak on charcoal, wait until the coals are glowing orange-ish (you'll need 15-20 briquettes with just a tiny bit of lighter fluid, take some leaves and twigs under the charcoal and put the lighter fluid on the leaves and twigs _not_ on the charcoal). Then put the steak over the hot part of the fire for up to five minutes or until the juice starts to puddle on the top of the steak. Flip steak and repeat. Do _not_ cover the grill or you will have baked steak, not grilled steak. If a friend tries to close the grill, fend him off, using the grilling fork if necessary. :p When you take the steak off the grill you should have a nice, still pink in the middle, and tastey steak. :)

Charcoal pwns gas grills.

ZV
To achieve hot charcoal, installing a hair dryer or similar air blower to the grill will assist greatly.
You're kidding, right? I've never had a problem with a charcoal fire being insufficiently hot. Most of the time I have to wait for it to burn out a little because it's too hot.

ZV
 

Howard

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
You guys are kidding right? Charcoal is so much easier than gas it's not even funny. For a nice steak on charcoal, wait until the coals are glowing orange-ish (you'll need 15-20 briquettes with just a tiny bit of lighter fluid, take some leaves and twigs under the charcoal and put the lighter fluid on the leaves and twigs _not_ on the charcoal). Then put the steak over the hot part of the fire for up to five minutes or until the juice starts to puddle on the top of the steak. Flip steak and repeat. Do _not_ cover the grill or you will have baked steak, not grilled steak. If a friend tries to close the grill, fend him off, using the grilling fork if necessary. :p When you take the steak off the grill you should have a nice, still pink in the middle, and tastey steak. :)

Charcoal pwns gas grills.

ZV
To achieve hot charcoal, installing a hair dryer or similar air blower to the grill will assist greatly.
You're kidding, right? I've never had a problem with a charcoal fire being insufficiently hot. Most of the time I have to wait for it to burn out a little because it's too hot.

ZV
Of course. :) But, the advice works for quick-starting the fire if you're not using any undue apparati.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: Howard
To achieve hot charcoal, installing a hair dryer or similar air blower to the grill will assist greatly.
You're kidding, right? I've never had a problem with a charcoal fire being insufficiently hot. Most of the time I have to wait for it to burn out a little because it's too hot.

ZV
Of course. :) But, the advice works for quick-starting the fire if you're not using any undue apparati.
Ah. 'Cause I've had people tell me that they couldn't get charcoal hot enough and it usually turned out that they just weren't waiting long enough. :)

ZV
 

Linux23

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
You guys are kidding right? Charcoal is so much easier than gas it's not even funny. For a nice steak on charcoal, wait until the coals are glowing orange-ish (you'll need 15-20 briquettes with just a tiny bit of lighter fluid, take some leaves and twigs under the charcoal and put the lighter fluid on the leaves and twigs _not_ on the charcoal). Then put the steak over the hot part of the fire for up to five minutes or until the juice starts to puddle on the top of the steak. Flip steak and repeat. Do _not_ cover the grill or you will have baked steak, not grilled steak. If a friend tries to close the grill, fend him off, using the grilling fork if necessary. :p When you take the steak off the grill you should have a nice, still pink in the middle, and tastey steak. :)

Charcoal pwns gas grills.

ZV
To achieve hot charcoal, installing a hair dryer or similar air blower to the grill will assist greatly.

huh?

EDIT: oops, nevermind.