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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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  • Big Green Egg, Eggheads: Japan's Kamado With a Western Touch

    Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 11:53 in winter, history, grilling, the human condition

    I learned about Big Green Eggs a few hours ago. I've been grilling for years, but somehow this western take on Japan's traditional kamado escaped me. Digging around, I found these two YouTube videos: which give a pretty good look at the Big Green Egg...

  • Springtime in Minnesota

    Posted on Sunday March 16th, 2008 at 23:38 in winter, spring, season

    I didn't realize, when I started "Easy Griller" - the blog - how hard it is to write about grilling burgers. Well, actually, it isn't. I could go on for what would seem like forever, detailing how it's a bad idea to turn on the gas, and then get a ma...

  • Let Us Sing of Grilling

    Posted on Monday August 6th, 2007 at 23:41 in winter, song, grilling

    I found some verse, and a few comments, that I wrote about two years ago.This is as good a time as any to release them again.Let Us Sing of GrillingThis may be either spoken, or sung to the tune Let it Snow.It is my intention in this poem to express...

  • Winter: Best Grilling Season of All?

    Posted on Saturday August 4th, 2007 at 00:26 in winter, hot dog, hamburger, frostbite, grill, griller, guriru-do

    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

    Posted on Thursday August 2nd, 2007 at 19:00 in winter, grilling, frostbite, grill, heatstroke, 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

    Posted on Wednesday August 1st, 2007 at 14:16 in winter, season, grilling, grill, guriru-do

    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...