To grill or not to grill, that is the qu estion.

“Cut up potatoes and onion, green beans, mushrooms, salt, pepper, butter and crisp bacon. Wrap in foil.
Dang, now I'm ready for dinner.”

“Here you go treebait.

last edited: 10/12/05 2:37:51 PM”

“yumm BBQ with a side order of chrome
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“Oh man! I take:

Summer Squash
Zucchini
Big Purple onion
Yellow pepper
Red Pepper
Green pepper
Mushrooms
Green olives

And I cut it all up and marinade it in a gallon zip lock for a few hours with some Italian dressing. Then I put ‘em on the grill in a foil pan with holes in the bottom or a cast iron skillet and grill them until perfectly tender. It’s so colorful and tasty!”

“Don't eat the vegetables! Eat just the meat!”

“You can also grill them on a George Foreman grill as well... :-)

We've grilled:

Carrots
Beets
Peppers
Eggplant
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Shallots (Thinkbubelz can't eat onions)
Mushrooms
Portabella Mushrooms (marinated!)

Rutabagas (that was a mistake-- they turn very bitter when grilled!)
Corn (Soak in water first. Grill/roast IN the husk until the husk is blackened and the insides are cooked... IF you get the corn from a farmer's market or an actual farm-house stand, this will make some of the sweetest corn you've ever had! IT takes forever, but if you want to speed up the process, put the corn in the microwave for about 5-10 minutes before you grill.)

Most veggies are great on the grill--some are not as good if they are too bitter in flavor or if their texture is too soft.
(which is why we only grill cherry tomatoes on a shish-kebob)

One of our friends will quarter a zucchini long-ways, then slather in a pat of butter and sprinkle with "Adobo" seasoning (find it in Mexican grocery stores--it usually has garlic, cumin, salt, pepper and a few other seasonings.) Wrap it up in foil and put it on the grill... YUMMMMY!”

“Foreman grill is great for some things, but you just don't get that smoky taste.”

“Hang on, think can't eat onions? Allergic or something?

I never heard of that before...”

“http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=9949-750

Check that grill out treebeast. I just got it last week for tailgating at the Iowa vs Purdue game it works great.”

“No, he can't... you don't want to be between him and a bathroom if he does.... :-(

Actually, if you grill a lot of veggies on the George Foreman, you do get a bit of the "charred" taste from the juices "caramelizing" and getting blackened on the grill surface.... Not bad though, when you don't have much time and would like the grilled veggies...

I usually brush some olive oil on them, which will tend to burn a little on the grill (and leave nice grill marks.)”

“I replaced my Georgy with a Quezenart panini grill. It's awesome!”

“Yow...I use onions in almost everything. Very few of my fave recipes don't start with "Chop up an onion and sweat it in some EVOO"...”

“I think I have ice cream recipes that start out with that...”

“We substitute Shallots, Leeks or chives for the onions.

Shallots are part of the Garlic family, so they don't bother Thinkbubelz....

Ok... I admit, I'm an ice cream junkie and have tried many flavors (including lobster ice cream-- the ice cream part was good, the lobster chunks were too hard...)...

but, ONION ice cream? That sounds nasty!”

“lol, I was kidding. But almost everything else starts out with an onion.”

“ok I need some help. Grilling is one of those things I prefer a dude to do...partly cause I fear blowing myself up. so heres the deal..I tried to use the igniter on my gas grill a few minutes ago..NOTHING. I know I can open the valve and just throw in a lit match right?”

“Just make sure the lid to the grill is up.”

“Use a long match.”

“turn the gas off for a couple minutes to make sure any built up gas is gone then do that...i prefer to use one of those long lighters...those igniters are always the first thing to go on a grill”

“The trick is to cook slow and low. And the use of inderect heat is best. Turn one side on high and put your meat on the other side with no heat or maybe on the lowest setting. I always say, grilling starts the day before you eat. Rub that meat down the day before and marinate it over night. Makes all the difference in the world. A pan with wet wood chips on the high side is great too.”

“I have a suggestion...


Get rid of the gas grill...


The only way to go is charcol babe! :)

I hated the gas grill so much I bought a nice big charcol one even though the gas one is still perfectly good....”

“The grill probably has a port in the side to stick the match, or better yet, one of those long aim-a-flame-type things into. Open the lid to the grill, put the aim-a-flame or long match into the port, turn on the gas, whoof! you're lit.

I used to do the whole tossing-a-lit-match-into-the-gas-grill thing, it's dangerous.”

“ok..should I never return and get blasted to the moon I've enjoyed my time with y'all..THANKS!

Spirit...I won this grill...and now I'm ready to return to my hibachi days :)”

“I used to do the whole tossing-a-lit-match-into-the-gas-grill thing, it's dangerous.”
bitpusher
3:35:26 PM
11/01/05

It IS kind of fun though...”

“nigal, i think you missed the question LOL

gobbler, (spirit coyote) i thought that too but we cook out so much i was spending a fortune on charcoal...oh yeh, chill with the holloween names ;)”

“I got one of these babies for winter and when I run out of gas...worth every penny. Kicks old George's ass. I can take the plates off and do griddled pan cakes, and i can make grilled peninis that rival Penara Bread's.

”

“I'm thinking of using mine to grill my puppy today....



freakin 9 months old and still doesnt get the whole concept of pottying outside.”

“Nigal...did you just say you grilled #&%!$?”

“Oh sorry. turn gas on, return in 30 minutes, open grill just enough to get the match under the lid and light. Bona pitete`!”

“My eyes are definantely going..cause i swear I thought Nigal just typed grilled p e n i s. LMAO

I'm scared..but here I go with matches in hand.
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“Hey, what's that big orange ball of flame on the horizon to the east?”

“We know what Carlett has on her mind you dirty dirty girl.”

“freakin 9 months old and still doesnt get the whole concept of pottying outside

hate to say i told you so...wait, no i don't...good luck ;)”

“Will Carlette blow herself to Kingdom Come with her new gas grill?

Will what's leftover be tasty?

Can we find TT'ers who would try it to find out?

Can we find TT'ers who wouldn't?

Find out the answers to these questions and more on the next episode of As The Propane Tank Rolls Down The Steps And Into Oncoming Traffic”

“FIRE IN THE HOLE!”

“It's been several minutes now. Any word? Does anyone hear fire engine sirens?”

“Go Carlette!!!!!”

“Thanks guys I no longer have eyebrows but otherwise all is well.”

“That's OK, you women paint them on anyway!”

“Oooh, no eyebrows...




SEXXXXXY.....”

“So did ya burn anything besides your eyebrows?”

““Oooh, no eyebrows...




SEXXXXXY.....”

the only chick I know without eye brows is Whoopi Goldburge and she is NOT sexy.”

“Anyone know if the Universal gas grill replacement burners are truly universal?

It's time for me to replace mine on the Grillmaster 550.”

“hmm i love filled tomatoes just cut the top and scrape the inside out. fill with sheep cheese and hers and then roast over the fire.

Since I'm from saarland i dont own a grill. True saarlandians do not use grills. We use schwenkers ;)

A schwenker is a tripodfrom which a grill grate is hanging down. Under the grate you make a fire and let it burn down to get a solid amount of coals. Fresh wood is preferred to charcoal ;)”

“That would leave a mark on my deck.”

“fill with sheep cheese and hers and then roast over the fire.

Her what?”

“uhm that should have been herbs”

“So.....no one has ever replaced their grill burners?”

“I/we have on a couple different grills. Never had a problem with whatever innards we bought at the hardware store working in the grill.”

“Schwenker??

That's hot!

You are correct about fresh wood.
Ever since I tried lump charcoal the brickettes taste like chemical.
That is the case since charcoal brickettes are made from hardwood sawdust held together with a chemical binder.
Lump charcoal is made from actual pieces of hardwood such as maple and oak boards.
These are often made of broken pallets and crates and pieces of flooring wood, a good recycle of material and no chemicals.”