All about timing

Steaks for the parents, hot dogs for the kids, and chicken for an upcoming meal. (And you can see a couple of potatoes in the coals). Rarely do I have the opportunity to try to cook different things at the same time and try to have them finish at the same time. The taters, of course, went on first followed by the chicken. Since we eat steaks on the rare side they went on the same time as the hotdogs...looking at this is making me hungry!

Hot Wings

My wife loves hot wings. I am learning more about the best way to grill them successfully.

1. Toss them in evol a couple of minute prior to cooking.

2. Light salt/pepper the wings when you toss them with oil.

3. Cook on high indirect heat until they are finished (depends on the size of the wings).

4. Cover with your choice of buffalo sauce or barbecue sauce for the final few minutes.

Bacon wrapped sirloin with fried squash

One of my goals as I continue to learn about grilling is to cook a complete meal on the grill. I did not attempt to use the side burner to cook the squash but I certainly could have!

The potato pictured was wrapped in foil and thrown in with the hot coals. I allowed it to cook for about twenty minutes before placing the meat on the grill. I did move it around one or two times to make sure it cooked evenly.

The sirloin was rubbed in a mixture of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I realize these ingredients are fairly standard in my cooking but they work! To secure the bacon I used a tooth pick that I removed the same time the meat came off the grill.

Quite tasty!

Racks of ribs

As I look at this picture of the ribs I realize the limitations of my photograhy skills. I certainly could have set up the picture better!

Ribs were cooked very similar to my other posts about grilling ribs. A three-hour marinade followed by a four-hour cooking on indirect heat.

The only challenge that I had this time was I was cooking six slabs of ribs on my "small" grill. I am always amazed at how good ribs taste when you cook them yourself.

Burgers with tater circles

You can't tell from the picture but the burgers in the back are stuffed blue cheese burgers. The burger in the front was for the kids to share and is a regular cheese burger. All the meat was lightly seasoned with a tablespoon of fresh pepper and salt.

The potato circles, as you can see, was two taters cut into slices. Cooked for about eight minutes on each side. Just before removing them from the grill I added a small piece of cheese and salted them. The tater circles were a nice change from our traditional wedges.

Updates Coming

Over the next few days I hope to have lots of new pictures and recipes posted. I have about a dozen pictures saved on my laptop and have just been informed by my office it is my turn for a new computer.

This month I am traveling and have been away from the grill. I hope to have a busy July with many different meats on the grill.