Summer grill thread

[Ah Pook]

I posted a brine recipe in the "Recipe of the Day" thread. Definitely worth trying.

Edit: Post #50

[J]

People seem to have the seasoning for a steak covered, so in light of the comments to "have a clean grill" to avoid flavor contamination, I present a grill cleaning tip for the grilling novice:

Right after you pull the food off of the grill, throw a piece of aluminum foil over the grill surface laid flat. Let the grill keep running while you eat (unless you are eating for a long time). It will concentrate the heat right at the grilling surface, and burn off all of the junk left over from your meal. When you come back, pull the foil (it cools instantly after you get it off the heat) and brush the grill. Everything will fall off with one light stroke of the grill brush and be ready for your next use. No more will you scrub and scrape your grill to get it clean.

[blacklabel]

People seem to have the seasoning for a steak covered, so in light of the comments to "have a clean grill" to avoid flavor contamination, I present a grill cleaning tip for the grilling novice:

Right after you pull the food off of the grill, throw a piece of aluminum foil over the grill surface laid flat. Let the grill keep running while you eat (unless you are eating for a long time). It will concentrate the heat right at the grilling surface, and burn off all of the junk left over from your meal. When you come back, pull the foil (it cools instantly after you get it off the heat) and brush the grill. Everything will fall off with one light stroke of the grill brush and be ready for your next use. No more will you scrub and scrape your grill to get it clean.

That's damn good advice. Thanks!

[Mtn.man]

I order 3/8 stainless round bar and build my grates, always easy to clean but you do have to pre oil and I oil after cooking when they cool a bit.

[TheGrey]

People seem to have the seasoning for a steak covered, so in light of the comments to "have a clean grill" to avoid flavor contamination, I present a grill cleaning tip for the grilling novice:

Right after you pull the food off of the grill, throw a piece of aluminum foil over the grill surface laid flat. Let the grill keep running while you eat (unless you are eating for a long time). It will concentrate the heat right at the grilling surface, and burn off all of the junk left over from your meal. When you come back, pull the foil (it cools instantly after you get it off the heat) and brush the grill. Everything will fall off with one light stroke of the grill brush and be ready for your next use. No more will you scrub and scrape your grill to get it clean.

That's genius! Thank you for that bit of advice.

[JoeT]

JoeT, does your grill have a flat cooking surface for items such as pancakes, or do you use cast iron pans?
It never occurred to me that you could use a grill for foods other than meats and large vegetables, such a corn on the cob and so on.

I picked up a 12x12 square stainless "pan"...it's a actually just a flat 1/4" piece with about a 1/2 in lip so stuff doesn't leak.

[Ah Pook]

Or a cast iron griddle.

I just cleaned up an old one and will be using it on the grill this summer.

[ray1970]

I had some sort of Teflon coated grilling surface. It was awesome... for a little while. Now it is pretty much like any other one.

[Tinelement]

Ribeyes and asparagus over charcoal. Soaked applewood chips and tossed on the coals.
Tators were done on the gas grill.

[TriggerHappy]

This was my grill on Monday. It was pretty damn good eats.