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What interesting things are you grilling this spring?

pete6032

pete6032

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I have a propane grill and I'm looking for suggestions on what to do beyond chicken, burgers, and brats/hotdogs. I do a lot of vegetable skewers and sweet corn when it's in season. What else are you guys putting on the grill?
 
biostud said:
Some of the meals I've been doing this year.
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Amazing! What are you favorite type of veg to cook and ways to cook them? I usually just do a mix of veg (bell pepper, zucchini, squash, mushroom) and marinate them in an olive oil based marinade and then grill on skewers. I have a grill pan like yours in the first photo but I have not used it yet. Are those potatoes in there?
 
A friend does whole beef tenderloin on the grill alot. Its killer. Also this thermometer if possible.

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Probably won't be grilling, but I always liked tofu on a vegetable skewer. Press the shit out of it, marinade in a BBQ sauce(I made my own, no idea what the recipe was anymore). spike it, grill it.
 
pete6032 said:
Amazing! What are you favorite type of veg to cook and ways to cook them? I usually just do a mix of veg (bell pepper, zucchini, squash, mushroom) and marinate them in an olive oil based marinade and then grill on skewers. I have a grill pan like yours in the first photo but I have not used it yet. Are those potatoes in there?
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I've only had my grill for a year so I'm still learning. I have a couple of cook books and a grill site I use to try new things. Besides those veggies you mention eggplant and potatoes also goes well on the grill. So yes it is potatoes on the tray, takes about 35-40 minutes on medium direct heat, just remember to mix them every 5 minutes if you don't want a burnt side.
 
Are the long hotdogs from the jar? Are they beech wood smoked? I've been meaning to try the Meica German pork frankfurters in the jar.

I don't do anything interesting with my Weber gas grill. Mostly either do lump wood charcoal from the chimney starter on the other Weber, or use my bullet smoker for low and slow. All old school. No wifi or wood pellets.
 
I cook things like meatloaf, burgers, and bacon on the gas grill. Keeps the bacon smell out of the house. I use an electric smoker for turkey and pork roasts etc. I smoked some turkey hamburgers last night, the hickory smoke flavor was awesome.
 
DAPUNISHER said:
Are the long hotdogs from the jar? Are they beech wood smoked? I've been meaning to try the Meica German pork frankfurters in the jar.

I don't do anything interesting with my Weber gas grill. Mostly either do lump wood charcoal from the chimney starter on the other Weber, or use my bullet smoker for low and slow. All old school. No wifi or wood pellets.
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We don't usually do jars here in Denmark, plastic bags is the norm. I think jars is a German thing. The long ones are colored red and are usually aimed at children and the likes, is a typical industrial product. The four next to the drum sticks are called "kålpølser" (cabbage sausages) and is is a coarse chopped smoked premium supermarket sausage, which two of my kids prefer. The majority are frankfurters made at the local butcher/supermarket with beef from local forest livestock. The pork is free range, while the chicken is not.

So far no wifi either, I opted for the gas grill and then use a smoke box when I want to add the flavor.

With four small kids convenience is everything 😛
 
DAPUNISHER said:
Here in the states most mass produced hot dogs have additives. There are natural varieties from a number of big brands like Nathan's and Applegate. Pretty cool your local butcher makes them. They look delicious.

For sausage, these are one of my favorites https://www.samsclub.com/ip/members-mark-jalapeno-cheddar-smoked-sausage-12-ct/13895106961
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Yeah, I also use additives when making my own marmelade/jam (preservation/pectin) and backing (adding enzymes which also contain a few other additives). Generally I'm not too concerned. I like to make most of my food from the ground, so sure there's some ultra processed foods with chemicals mixed in, I'm not fanatic, the most difficult is to get the kids eating the healthy stuff 😛

Yeah the local supermarket has a butcher, so you can get some nice things. It's not super high end, but it's local produced and is definitely above any industrial produced sausage.

Also I think the EU generally are a bit more restrictive, when it comes to what can be added into our food so that might also play a role.
 
I don't own a gas grill but I have 3 weber kettles. 2 were passed down and I bought one years ago. This thread is making me consider getting one. Food looks amazing!
 
thestrangebrew1 said:
I don't own a gas grill but I have 3 weber kettles. 2 were passed down and I bought one years ago. This thread is making me consider getting one. Food looks amazing!
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I think it all comes down to convenience, whether you prefer coal, pellets or gas. Those who have have oceans of time have them all. So if it's the hurdle of prepping the coal controlling heat etc. Which is holding you back, a gas grill is a good solution and with a smoke box you can easily have smoked flavor besides the regular grill taste.
 
biostud said:
I think it all comes down to convenience, whether you prefer coal, pellets or gas. Those who have have oceans of time have them all. So if it's the hurdle of prepping the coal controlling heat etc. Which is holding you back, a gas grill is a good solution and with a smoke box you can easily have smoked flavor besides the regular grill taste.
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Do you use the smoke box every time or just for certain things?
 
biostud said:
I think it all comes down to convenience, whether you prefer coal, pellets or gas. Those who have have oceans of time have them all. So if it's the hurdle of prepping the coal controlling heat etc. Which is holding you back, a gas grill is a good solution and with a smoke box you can easily have smoked flavor besides the regular grill taste.
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It's something that I've been contemplating getting recently with the new job and me not coming home until around 530-6pm. With a gas, the wife can fire it up 15 minutes before I get home and I can just slap something on there. Heck, if she's brave enough she can even try cooking on and see how she likes using it. There's no way she's going to fire up the weber kettle though lol
 
thestrangebrew1 said:
It's something that I've been contemplating getting recently with the new job and me not coming home until around 530-6pm. With a gas, the wife can fire it up 15 minutes before I get home and I can just slap something on there. Heck, if she's brave enough she can even try cooking on and see how she likes using it. There's no way she's going to fire up the weber kettle though lol
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I had zero experience grilling and bought a weber gas grill and it's really easy to use. One of the nice benefits is that you can make a whole meal on the grill and have zero mess to clean up in the kitchen. Just chop your meat and veg before work and throw it in the fridge to marinate. Take it out when you get home and throw it on the grill for 5-10 minutes and it's done and ready to eat.
 
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