How Often Do You Grill?

[eddiememphis]

I was just grilling some brats and see I need to do some grill maintenance. It's dirty. The screws are loose (I may have a few of those myself). I had to clean out the regulator and have replaced the heat diffuser tray twice.

I have lived in this condo for 5 years and it is my 2nd grill.

Which got me to thinking...

How often do I use it? Do I use it more than most people?

I grill two or three night per week. It's easier than cooking indoors due to the cleanup and odors. It's supposed to be healthier.

I figure I use the little gas grill 100 to 150 times per year and the pellet smoker every other week.

That opens up the gas versus charcoal question. And grilling versus smoking.

How often do you grill?

[Zundfolge]

I used to grill at least once a week (if not more often than that) but then I got a George Foreman grill and now I technically grill several times a week but rarely on the grill outside on the patio (sometimes I just use the George Foreman like a pannini press.

[JohnnyDrama]

I agree. Grilling is easier as far cleanup and the odors. Over the summer, I grilled at least two times a week, maybe as many times as four. As the seasons have changed, I've been cooking indoors more. This includes a shift towards more baking and using the slow cooker.

I have a second (or third) hand propane grill that was probably manufactured about the time the Doncos won (or even lost?) their last Superbowl. I remember replacing a couple fasteners summer before last before I took it on a trip to Grand Junction. It's had a lot of adventures but is showing the love.

[Ah Pook]

A couple of times a week for the grill and a couple of times a month for the smoker.

[def90]

Don't have a grill.

[fj605]

I use the propane grill one or two times a week and the pellet grill once or twice a month. Our grill sucks but I'm not going to get a new one until we move.

I have a tailgate sized Brownstone flattop and I'd like to get a full size one.

[kidicarus13]

I'd charcoal every day if it was more convenient- tastes best. As far as my propane grill, use it once or twice a week year-round. A quick clean prior to grilling and then replace as needed. I get 4-5 years from a Home Depot/Lowe's end of season special.

[BPTactical]

I have a gas grill, pellet smoker and a Blackstone. In warm weather I use them at least a couple times a week, colder weather less frequently.
Nice thing about the smoker is it holds great temperature even when it’s cold.
Hmmmm, I have dinner duty tomorrow…..

[eddiememphis]

I'd charcoal every day if it was more convenient- tastes best. As far as my propane grill, use it once or twice a week year-round. A quick clean prior to grilling and then replace as needed. I get 4-5 years from a Home Depot/Lowe's end of season special.

I have a Weber kettle and would use it exclusively except for stupid fire code prohibiting its use in a multi-family dwelling.

A chimney starter makes a charcoal grill easy to use.

[Mtneer]

How often do you grill?

This sounds like a question at the doctor's office...about to lay down the health hammer.

I can neither confirm nor deny that I grill. And I'm glad you didn't asking about my smoker habit.

[00tec]

I have a pellet grill and probably used that twice a week when I was in my old house. When we got to our interim spot, we bought a 36" blackstone. That thing gets a workout. I absolutely love not having to deal with bacon grease building up on cabinets and such. We make breakfast tacos for the entire week in about a half hour. Smash burgers and popcorn are great. The pellet grill has been left to deal with smoking projects.
I even bought a second, smaller, blackstone to take camping.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

I have a glass panel TEC IR grill, and I think it doesn?t work as well in the cold weather. I think the generally colder temps of the air and maybe something to do with gas regulation and combustion have something to do with it. Still gets hot, just not as hot as during the summer. Getting to be a bigger fan of my Yoder pellet smoker. In some ways I think that works better in the cold.

In the summer, in full sun, a black piece of metal can get to around 200F. If you are trying to cook at 225, and you cooker isn?t in the shade- you are going to have issues with control- and smoke produced- as the sun heats and then doesn?t as it goes behind clouds. I keep mine in the shade during the summer because if this. Winter- its burning pellets trying heat the whole backyard. BBQ smoked some salmon on a cedar plank tonight. Took a little over an hour at 350F, takes between 60-90 usually to get it to 165F.

I did add a camp-stove two burner top to a cart to saute vegetables and such while I grill/BBQ. Keeps the heat out of the house during the summer, the smell down from when I boil brats in beer before grilling. Gives me something to do while things grill.

Winter I run hot and cold, ha. The last week, I?ve grilled out 4 times. (Burgers, pork tenderloin, salmon, and something else).

Sidebar- My wife and daughter will only eat Filet steak- no other cuts of steak. They love pork tenderloin, so that works out. I noticed that recently there are only choice cuts of filet in stock? Is it that time of year or is something else driving that. Choice is OK, but at that price I?d rather spend a few bucks more and get a nice PRime cut. I got a Prime cut at Olivers on 6th in DEnver last summer and it was like Waygu?. Perfect marbling- it was almost ?sweet?. Best steak I?ve ever had. Fed The Boy a Choice filet since he doesn?t care and eats it by the pound- but having them side-by-side really opened my eyes.

[Great-Kazoo]

Often. I use the grill to finish my reverse sear meats. Now it's a toss up between the grill & griddle (blkstone) for some meals. Unless it's super windy, down here, think typcal wyo weather. I'll use one of them to cook.

[Tim K]

Like most, I grill 2-3 times a week. Like Bert, I have a gas grill, a smoker, and a black stone griddle. The gas grill gets used most followed by the Trager smoker and then the black stone griddle. If I had room on the deck I?d add a stick burner like the egg.

If you don?t already have a legit thermometer, get one. I rarely screw anything up now that I can monitor temperature closely.

[whitewalrus]

I have a Weber gas that gets used a few times a week. More in the summer. A pit boss wood pellet grill used for certain things, but not as often as the gas.

Hard to beat the gas grill for easy cooking and cleaning. Plus keeps the heat from cooking outside In the summer.


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[newracer]

Between the infrared propane grill and the pellet grill, 4-5 times per week all year long.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Like most, I grill 2-3 times a week. Like Bert, I have a gas grill, a smoker, and a black stone griddle. The gas grill gets used most followed by the Trager smoker and then the black stone griddle. If I had room on the deck I?d add a stick burner like the egg.

If you don?t already have a legit thermometer, get one. I rarely screw anything up now that I can monitor temperature closely.

Tell me more about the griddle. I have that two burner set up, but I am almost always just saut?ing vegetables - and pans often aren?t really enough surface area. I sometime run two skillets. What if you have a pot that you want to boil corn or some pasta in, does a griddle have any use in that role.

If I have a two burner, how close do the burners need to be so that I could use a griddle to cover both and not have too much of a ‘cool’ zone in the middle? I assume using a cast iron griddle.

+++ on the thermometer. For pork and fish it is a must. TOTALLY changed my salmon game. I used it on chicken until I started pounding the chicken flat- now they just cook more evenly. But for fish, it will keep you from over cooking them, and for pork you can get it to the doneness that you want with out over drying it or leaving it raw. Family won?t eat ?raw? pork, so 165 and no more.


Between the infrared propane grill and the pellet grill, 4-5 times per week all year long.

What kind of IR do you have? I have the TEC with the glass plates.

[newracer]

What kind of IR do you have? I have the TEC with the glass plates.

An older version of this one. I converted to NG running right off the house.

https://www.charbroil.com/commercial-series-amplifire-3-burner-gas-grill-463355220

[Wulf202]

I vary from a few times a month to a few times a week. I have a small charcoal and small clamshell propane setup for portability.

Currently designing an outdoor kitchen

[Gman]

Not often enough.

[Sawin]

hardly ever - maybe once a month or less, at least until the summer time and then it's a few times a month... still never more than once a week for as far back as I can recall. That said, I only really grill out burgers, hotdogs/brats, or steaks. If it's something else, it's usually prepared inside.

[glock74]

I grill about every 2 weeks when the weather is nice. Mostly Spring and Summer time.