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Dancinghomer
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 Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:06 Post subject: Let's talk about grilling
Mi padre gave me his Smokey Joe grill to take with me to my apartment. I've never cooked with charcoal before. Tips would be great. Recipes would be awesome.
HighHeat's input would be amazing.
Danke.
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:20 Post subject:
Start off with baby steps. I recommend getting some Kingsford Match Light charcoal. Personally, I wouldn't cook with anything other than Kingsford brand.
Light it, wait about 10 minutes or so (until the coals are evenly covered w/ grey ash). Put the meat on. Drink a beer. Pretty easy really.
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ShannonG
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:24 Post subject:
The presoaked charcoals are the greatest; they already have the lighter fluid built in and they're easy to light.
Some people say the lighter fluid taints the taste of the coals, so you can buy these electric starters that look like a stove element. You build the coals over top of it, plug it in, it gets red hot and lights the coals. Either way is safer than the squeeze bottle o' death of lighter fluid.
And don't back over your grill with a 1992 Isuzu Trooper. Someone I know did that 
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:27 Post subject:
Use some treated lumber for extra flavor......
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:32 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | Use some treated lumber for extra flavor...... |
Mmmmm... arsenic....
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ShannonG
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:34 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | Use some treated lumber for extra flavor...... |
Crown Royal occasionally crunches up their aging barrels and then you get a little gift bag of twenty year old rye soaked wood to BBQ with when you buy a bottle of whiskey.
Not that I would know anything about buying rye.....
I usually buy Gibson's because it's cheaper
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Dancinghomer
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:40 Post subject:
At work (Home Depot) we've got some hickory and mesquite wood chips to put in..
I think I might like to try some of those.
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:43 Post subject:
| Dancinghomer wrote: | At work (Home Depot) we've got some hickory and mesquite wood chips to put in..
I think I might like to try some of those. |
Just make sure they aren't cow chips 
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:44 Post subject:
| TOsteve wrote: | | robp wrote: | | Use some treated lumber for extra flavor...... |
Mmmmm... arsenic.... |
We don't use CCA's in pressure-treated lumber in the US anymore. We've moved on to bigger and better carcinogens.
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Dancinghomer
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:45 Post subject:
ooh! ooh! PH...Can I have my little name thingy changed from Member to Oklahomer?
pretty please? 
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TOsteve
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:46 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | We don't use CCA's in pressure-treated lumber in the US anymore. We've moved on to bigger and better carcinogens. |
Mmmm... carcinogens....
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:56 Post subject:
Good tips here, so far....especially the treated wood 
Don't mix the hickory and the mequite at the same time, and don't use it as your only source of fuel at first.
If you want to avoid the lighter fluid taste, get yourself a charcoal chimney, they usually light about 4 pounds of charcoal at a time.
Don't "marinade" chicken in BBQ sauce or anything else that has a high sugar content. Add those sauces toward the end of the cooking.
If the grill temp seems to be too low, and you're pretty sure you have a good amount of charcoal in there...OPEN the vents. It may take a few minutes, but the temp will work it's way back up.
Burgers: I suggest making your own. Don't kill the meat by smashing it into patties. Pack them together just tight enough so they'll hold, and then season them with ONLY salt and pepper. Salt is an absolute must...but only on the surface...
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:02 Post subject: Re: Let's talk about grilling
| Dancinghomer wrote: |
HighHeat's input would be amazing.
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I'm sure.
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:11 Post subject: Re: Let's talk about grilling
| MW wrote: | | Dancinghomer wrote: |
HighHeat's input would be amazing.
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I'm sure. |
Well, geez, I'm not one to brag or nothin'...
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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:11 Post subject:
Dress down. Something like this is probably a little over the top for a Smokey Joe:
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