Summer Grilling and Chilling

[Hovannes]

Chicken. Beef, Pork, Fish.
What are your favorites?

Sauce, Dry rubs. Secret incantations.
How do you spice things up?

Briquettes, Lump charcoal. Gas
How do you fire up the grill?

Beer. Wine. Liquor. Cocktails.
What satisfies your thirst?

Do you grill appetizers? Toast buns? Grill other courses?

 

[monty55]

YES!
Except no gas!

 

[warren]

I only smoke brisket, chicken quarters rarely, and pork shoulders often. Steak is grilled over a suitable hardwood. Charcoal? Not a fan of binder flavored meat. Gas? Convenient I suppose. I smoke potatoes and bread when required. Sweet tea, sometimes beer. I'll grill or roast, over flame, fish in the field but, no seafood has ever graced my smoker or home hibachi. If grilling beef, I'll grill bread. The hibachi is reserved for superb cuts of bone-in rib steaks and the occasional porterhouse. I'm pretty much a "one trick pony", grilling or smoking only what I like and do not take requests or cater to the vegans in the family.

I have rubs I make various rubs depending on whats smoking. No sauces for brisket. A sweet sauce for chicken. And, a North Carolina style vinegar sauce for pork.

 

[trudger]

Pork. Ice tea.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I’ll grill or smoke any hunk o’ meat. Love all animals equally.
Love trying new rubs and sauces. Really like Killer Hogs on ribs. Yard Bird on chicken. But my spice shelf is well-stocked.
Charcoal smoker and a Weber kettle. Also a gas grill for when I need to just grill up a few chicken breasts or some veggies.
Beer. And cornhole boards.

 

[warren]

I inadvertently omitted smoked ears of corn, shucked enough to slather in butter, loosely recovered and smoked to perfection. Corn and potatoes are the only vegetables allowed. I know my limited diet precludes many interesting and, no doubt, tasty dishes. But, I'm simple in my tastes. When traveling, I avidky explore the local smokey and grilling joints. Shishkabob in Georgia, not the state. Sidewalk meats and such in various Asian locales. Various Caribbean dishes, Irish beef and various other entrees, including fish and world over. I tend to judge a country by it's food. How silly is that.

cornhole

There's a word that has morphed drastically in my lifetime. There's even a sport on TV now days. Boy! I surprised when I clicked the channel. I imagined some sort of porn.

 

[mikethompson]

I would really love to participate in this thread, but its not grilling weather here just yet and I don't need the reminder.

That said, a hot grill, meat, and a cold beer are the ingredients of summer ?

 

[AcesAndEights]

I would really love to participate in this thread, but its not grilling weather here just yet and I don't need the reminder.

That said, a hot grill, meat, and a cold beer are the ingredients of summer ?

 

[AcesAndEights]

There's a word that has morphed drastically in my lifetime. There's even a sport on TV now days. Boy! I surprised when I clicked the channel. I imagined some sort of porn.

My bad. I meant to say “bean bag toss.” Don’t want any confusion about what goes on at a BBQ at my place. Too many of y’all would be showing up! ?

 

[mikethompson]

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Teeth chattering while grilling isn't my idea of a good time haha.

 

[sallow]

Teeth chattering while grilling isn't my idea of a good time haha.

What about ice fishing?

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I remember in the 1980's a friend/customer and I would gather other friends for a camp out and hike before the holidays. One year it snowed while we were grilling and drinking cold beer. Ice was forming on the surface of the beer as we grilled the steaks. It was so much fun. The next morning we hiked a back and forth 8 mile round trip.

 

[mikethompson]

What about ice fishing?

Depends, do I catch anything?

 

[Hovannes]

I'm in vineyard country so one grilling fuel that I enjoy grilling with are grape stumps.
It's either feast or famine with grape stumps,
Unless someone is pulling out a vineyard, and you can get all the stumps you want free for the taking, grape stumps are next to impossible to come by.
Hot coals. Very little ash.

 

[sallow]

Depends, do I catch anything?

I can't make the fish bite.

 

[Hovannes]

Grilled Eggplant anyone?
I brush Ichabans with olive oil and grill. A very fine gentleman on another forum suggested halving Black Beauties and sprinkling on some Balsamic----delicious!
I now have Ichabans and Black Beauties growing in my garden

How about Peppers?
Shishito Peppers are especially fun. about one in ten are pretty hot. the rest mild.
As Clint Eastwood says: Do you feel lucky, punk?

Italian Curlies, brushed with olive oil add interest to the menu.

Vegetables I can't grow due to water rationing and lack of space, I buy at farmer's markets. Freshness is everything---especially when it comes to corn.

 

[warren]

Teeth chattering while grilling isn't my idea of a good time haha.

I smoke and do a bit of grilling even when the snow is on the ground. Admittedly, maintaining correct temps is a bit harder in winter but, the smoker puts out a lot of heat and it's only five steps from the house.

 

[kcghost]

I only grill pork and chicken. Whatever rub strikes my fancy at the supermarket. I use gas for the convenience. Diet Dr. Pepper for the beverage though I will never say no when offered some sweetened ice tea.

 

[kg.legat0]

So, it was 13 degrees out this morning...but it will be 70 here tomorrow... fortunately, I've had a number of good grilling days lately. Got the smoker, gas griddle, and smoker all rolling for the season. ...the smoker is fair game all year ..I will also grill if there's snow on the ground but that biting bitch wind often gets the best of me

I cook outside all I can. It's just more fun. From smoking pork and whole chickens to making hibachi style dinners or giant breakfasts on the flat top to grilling some steaks on the Weber kettle ...this is my happy place...

I am on a very low-carb diet this year..going to count on properly prepared meats more than ever!

It's just about time to drive out to one of my favorite farm markets for some of their house made rubs

...this thread has my mind in a good place...

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Considering I still have to work, I like the convenience of gas for grilling, but I do have a dedicated smoker!
Smoking:
Ribs, Pork, Brisket, Salmon, Salt is in the planning stages (for when it's too cold to smoke meat - use the salt)

Grilling:
Just about anything goes!
Chicken (teriyaki, jerk, marinared, etc.)
Burgers
Steaks
Duck breast
Veggies

Homemade dry rubs and sauces, Sweet Baby Rays, whatever I'm in the mood for...

Iced tea, beer, bourbon, cocktails, lemonade...

cheers!