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Notes of a backyard griller, without many gadgets and gear. A propane grill, fork, tongs, and spatula is all I need to grill hamburgers, hot dogs, and the occasional chicken.
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Grillings Just an American Thing, Right? Wrong!
I found out about a new-to-me show today: Licence To Grill, or LTG, hosted by Robert Rainford. It's on the Food Network Canada - and, since 2007, in Malaysia on the Asian Food Channel. LTG is available in Manilla, too: and probably elsewhere in that ...
The Sizzle of the Grill, the Roar of the Race Track
Another weekend of grilling lunch is passing by.This afternoon, I enjoyed the blue sky, warm sun, the sizzle of burgers on the grill, and the roar from the racetrack, south of the Interstate.A pleasant, serene, moment in my life here in small town Am...
My First Shish Kebab
Seen against the vast backdrop of history; compared to the rise and fall of empires; placed beside such cultural landmarks as the founding of Troy, the signing of the Magna Carta, and the Coolidge Administration's Revenue Act of 1924; the grilling of...
Skill, Luck, or Supervision? You decide.
Our second-oldest daughter came out to keep me company while I grilled lunch today. I don't know if her decision had anything to do with yesterday's loud FOOMP! I prefer to believe that she wanted to spend some time with her dad.She reminded me, at l...
Sunday: Not So Much About Grilling, as About the Experience of Grilling
I had another good time this noon, grilling hamburger patties for the family. Sometimes one of the kids hangs out with me, but today I had the yard to myself.That's not quite correct. One of the things I like about grilling, other than the grilling i...
Grilling Saturday's Lunch: a Fine Experience
One of these times, I'll discuss the more 'practical' side of grilling.Today's post is about the experience of grilling.The weekend, at last!I'd grill every day of the week, but my wife seems to think the family should have a varied diet. She's proba...
Winter: Best Grilling Season of All?
Grilling is often regarded as a summer activity, with spillover into spring and autumn. For most, this is true. Summer is by far the most popular season for grilling.That is understandable: Summer temperatures favor outdoor activities such as grillin...
Tips for the Winter Griller
Dress appropriately. Bermuda shorts, Hawaiian shirt, flip-flops, and umbrella hat may be fine for August, but in February it's more than a fashion faux pas. By the time your burgers are done, you'll feel like your femurs froze.Once you have a good, h...
Grilling: a Four-Season Pursuit
Outdoor grilling: that's just for summer and maybe fall, right?Especially in places like Minnesota, where water becomes a mineral for several months each year, and National Guard arctic maneuvers have been canceled, due to inclement weather.For the c...
Grilling in the Rain With the Umbellybrella
I was outside, grilling in the rain last fall. The visiting daughter kept me company, wisely standing in a sheltering doorway. She loaned me her umbrella. I found out that I could tuck it down the neck of my jacket, getting shelter from the umbrella...
Grilling as an Exercise in Multiculturalism
In grilling, as in any activity, a sense of proportion and balance is important.Balance between a fire that's too hot and one that's not hot enough.Balance between leaving a burger with a frozen core, and creating a burger briquette.Balance between r...
From Marshmallow Incinerator to Outdoor Griller
Or, A Griller is BornOr, Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: and a Well-Grilled BurgerAside from the occasional hamburger flambé and incinerated marshmallow, grilling was not a part of my formative years. So my wife was surprised that, when we finall...
Easy Griller Starts Medium-Well
I've enjoyed grilling for years. Not as a gourmet griller, one of those fellows with racks of seasonings and digital rotisseries.I like to grill hamburgers or hamburgers and a hot dog on the weekends, with the occasional chicken.Although simple grill...
