Protect your Grill with a Grill Cover

July 16, 2010

If you've made an investment in a grill (like when I recently bought my Char Griller Duo Model), you will want to protect it. A simple way to do that is with a grill cover. Using a grill cover regularly will greatly expand the life of your grill.

A grill cover will protect your grill from the elements. Left out in the rain and snow, moisture can cause rust to form on the metal parts of your grill and the sun can cause deterioration of the non-metal parts. This reduces the life expectancy of your grill. Protecting it is easy with a grill cover!
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BBQ Thermometers

July 6, 2010

BBQ thermometers are indispensable tools in getting your bbq or grilling just exactly right. They allow you to cook your meat to perfection by cooking it until it is just the right temperature, but not any longer.

Many people test to see if their meat is done by cutting into it to check how red or pink it still is. All that does is let all the juices out. A grilling or bbq thermometer will let you get it right every time.

One of the more popular types of bbq thermometers is the wireless kind. No need for you to wait by the grill to see if your meat is done. This type of thermometer allows you to see the internal meat temperature from a long ways away--sometimes as far as a football field away!
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Grilled Potatoes

July 5, 2010

Grilled potatoes is one of my favorite ways to make potatoes. When I'm doing steaks or pork chops on the grill, I often throw some potatoes on the grill also.

To make grilled potatoes, cut the potatoes into wedges. Put into a bowl and toss with a tablespoon or two of oil, and some salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Sometimes I'll microwave the potato wedges first if I need to get them done a little bit quicker.
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My New Char Griller Duo Gas Charcoal Grill

July 2, 2010

Recently I was in the market for a new grill. My old one had bit the dust and because it was an off-brand I wasn't successful in finding parts that seemed to work well with it. So I decided to get a new one.

I looked at a lot of different grills, trying to decide what I wanted this time. There are a lot of options! There have been a lot of improvements in grill technology since the last time I bought a grill.

I knew that I wanted a propane grill, because often it's nice to just turn that propane on, cook what you want to cook, and be done. And since I like to grill a lot during the summer, that was important to me.

But I had also wondered about a charcoal grill. A bit more work, but worth the effort.

Then I saw the Char Griller 5050 Duo Gas-and-Charcoal Grill. That intrigued me. It has a 3 burner full-size gas grill for grilling with propane. AND it has a full-size charcoal grill. AND you can purchase an additional side firebox to connect to the charcoal grill for smoking or true barbecue (Texas style, as my son says). That was good enough for me. I could do almost any kind of grill cooking that I wanted!
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Park-Style Charcoal Grill

May 30, 2010

This grill will definitely make you unique in the neighborhood! I doubt any of your friends or neighbors will have this grill.

When you go to a park for a picnic and need to do some grilling, what do you use? If you have a portable charcoal grill, you may take that grill with you, but more often you'll just use one of the charcoal grills that are in the park.

Park Style Charcoal GrillNow you can have of these same park-style charcoal grills right in your own backyard. Everyone who visits your backyard will ask where you got it. And you'll be able to grill hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, or anything else on it just like you do at the park.
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