Grill masters: Half and half grill charcoal and gas? For the cottage:

Piece of shit or worth it? TIA

Gas?


C'mon, man...

The only acceptable combination of gas and a charcoal grill is the Weber Performer.  The propane is only used to start the charcoal, preferably hardwood lump.

Will one of those help me make my cold quinoa salad?

Heat Miser wrote:I wish I was this particular about how my meals are prepared.

You're missing out

Less than 50%

Heat Miser wrote:I wish I was this particular about how my meals are prepared.

Have your taste buds gone dull?

Heat Miser wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
You're missing out

Unfortunately, meh. I can get 75% there with 25% of the effort in my oven.

That's actually very true.

The thing is, I just can't seem to give up that last 25%... it's too important to me.

If you're gonna do it in the oven you minus well just boil it.

Heat Miser wrote:

The Pantry wrote:If you're gonna do it in the oven you minus well just boil it.

I hear you, but broiling & convection roasting have to do when you live in a condo & grilling is a PITA. It's the price you pay for living in paradise.

That would suck. I feel your pain.

My new favorite thing (not new as my mother cooked this way when I was a kid) is the crockpot.

A roast in for 8 hours... amazing.

Heat Miser wrote:

xsanguine wrote:My new favorite thing (not new as my mother cooked this way when I was a kid) is the crockpot.

A roast in for 8 hours... amazing.

Again, I can get 75% of the results with 25% of the effort baking or roasting. [sad trombone]

I'm just not that much into food.

What more has to be done in a crock pot than an oven?

xsanguine wrote:My new favorite thing (not new as my mother cooked this way when I was a kid) is the crockpot.

A roast in for 8 hours... amazing.

Crockpot roasts are excellent during the winter. I already put the crockpot away for the summer.

Heat Miser wrote:

xsanguine wrote:

What more has to be done in a crock pot than an oven?

The cleanup is a PITA.

WTF are you talking about? It's basically a one pot meal.

Heat Miser wrote:

The Pantry wrote:WTF are you talking about? It's basically a one pot meal.

That giant pot is a PITA to clean. Yes, I am ashamed.

But, it's no bigger than a roasting pan you would put in the oven...?

Besides, doesn't your wife wash the dishes?

Spatchcocked chickens

Now those birds look tasty.

xsanguine wrote:Now those birds look tasty.

They were awesome.  Did them in the WSM like this turkey.  



Nice crispy skin and juicy as hell. You don't get that in an oven.

Heat Miser wrote:

The Pantry wrote:But, it's no bigger than a roasting pan you would put in the oven...?

Besides, doesn't your wife wash the dishes?

I didn't marry her for her domestic prowess.

Eat out often?

:rimshot: ?

Heat Miser wrote:

The Pantry wrote:If you're gonna do it in the oven you minus well just boil it.

I hear you, but broiling & convection roasting have to do when you live in a condo & grilling is a PITA. It's the price you pay for living in paradise.

That doesn't sound like paradise at all.

Heats too busy engaging in the lifestyle to bother cooking. Miami baby.

DWags wrote:Piece of shit or worth it? TIA

Here is my rule. I just made it up.

If most of the stuff you grill takes 15 minutes or less, go with gas. More than that, go with charcoal.

The Pantry wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:I wish I was this particular about how my meals are prepared.

You're missing out

You know those chickens are available for purchase at Costco for $4.99 already cooked and delicious?!? No idea why anyone would spend 4 hours of their day roasting over shitty charcoal.

The only people who think charcoal is a good cooking option are extremely bored and have nothing better to do.

Marc Summers wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
You're missing out

You know those chickens are available for purchase at Costco for $4.99 already cooked and delicious?!? No idea why anyone would spend 4 hours of their day roasting over shitty charcoal.

The only people who think charcoal is a good cooking option are extremely bored and have nothing better to do.

Yeah, sucks hanging out with friends and family enjoying the day while slow cooking dinner and having some beer or whatever enjoying the backyard or cottage after a horrible winter. I can see where you're coming from. Damn friends and family just get in the way.

Marc Summers wrote:
You know those chickens are available for purchase at Costco for $4.99 already cooked and delicious?!? No idea why anyone would spend 4 hours of their day roasting over shitty charcoal.

The only people who think charcoal is a good cooking option are extremely bored and have nothing better to do.

And, once again, you have proved you have no idea what the fuck you're talking about, Nuck.

1) Costco chickens are not smoked (pecan is an awesome wood for poultry)
2) The pictured chickens took an hour and 15 minutes (turkey was 16# and took less than 3 hours...less time than if done conventionally in the oven)
3) Enjoy your Costco chickens because you probably have a difficult time boiling water

Lots of murder is this thread.

Turtleneck wrote:Lots of murder is this thread.

They were quick and painless. If you want, I can post longer and more torturous murders

Sure. Post all of your murders, murderer.

Pig murder

DWags wrote:

Marc Summers wrote:
You know those chickens are available for purchase at Costco for $4.99 already cooked and delicious?!? No idea why anyone would spend 4 hours of their day roasting over shitty charcoal.

The only people who think charcoal is a good cooking option are extremely bored and have nothing better to do.

Yeah, sucks hanging out with friends and family enjoying the day while slow cooking dinner and having some beer or whatever enjoying the backyard or cottage after a horrible winter. I can see where you're coming from. Damn friends and family just get in the way.

Hanging out in the backyard is fun, if the alternative is sitting inside watching TV.

Honestly, I'd probably just go charcoal only. Not much is better than sitting on the deck, overlooking the lake, and just relaxing with your buddies as you're slow-cooking some delicious ribs in a charcoal smoker, or cooking up some burgers and sausages over charcoal, accompanied with an ice cold beer.

Dammit, I can't wait to go to my family's cottage now.

DWags wrote:Piece of shit or worth it? TIA

POS on the combo grill.

It's your cottage. Get a Weber Performer and a chimney starter . Go to Gordon Foods and use their hardwood coals.

If it's too damned cold for charcoal it's too damned cold at the lake. That's when you go out.