Every spring Jason and I talk about buying a grill. We debate over charcoal verse propane. We always conclude that we want to get a propane grill for the convenience. Then we start looking at them and decided that we don't want to shell out that much cash for a grill. In the fall we end where we started out in the spring, no grill. We started our annual conversation about grills up last week. This year, with baby on the way, it was obvious we didn't have much cash to spend on outdoor cooking. So, we bit the bullet and purchased a cheap little charcoal grill from Wal-mart.
On Sunday afternoon we decided that it was time to bust out our newly purchased toy. It was raining so we set it up on our front porch. Jason nor I had ever lit a charcoal grill. It is a much harder than one might think. We both skimmed the directions and proceeded to attempt to light our little grill. After countless trips to the computer to google "how to light a charcoal grill" we finally started to see our coals turn to gray. At this point our entire front porch was filled with smoke. Jason, being the safety first kind of guy, had the fire extinguisher outside just in case. We sat on our smokey front porch and watched it rain. I know that our neighbors had to think we were insane.
I happy to report that our first ever dinner cooked on our grill turned out lovely. Did we try something simple like hot dogs? No way. We had grilled jerk chicken, curry grilled potaoes and veggies. I am very much an all or nothing person. After the 4th attempt to light the grill, I wished we had just picked up hot dogs. However the end result was worth it. The chicken was amazingly juicy and we didn't burn down our porch. Best of all, we had a ridicuous amount of fun. Jason is determined to become a grill master. Rain or shine we have committed to grill out at least 3 times this week. If you are close to Lee University and smell a charcoal grill - it's the Barks family.
Master of the grill. The serious look isn't because he is concentrating. It is because the smoke is burning his eyes.
8 comments:
we have the same grill and brandon is a master at lighting it. i'm sure brandon wouldn't mind sharing some secrets with jason! :)
I love grilling out. Yeah, charcoal can be tricky, but it is so worth it. One of my favorites (though, not as all-or-nothing as your first!) is beer brats. Boiled in only the finest of cheap beers (anything with "ice" or "canada" in the name).
I wish you well on your grilling adventures!
two thumbs up for starting your grill! Jeremy and I also bought a little ghetto grill just like that at the Dollar General store last year on July 4th when our gas grill broke.
Marcus, Beer brats are an excellent idea! Jason and I are always looking for reason to purchase Natty Ice :)
My husband truly believes that charcoal is the only way to go...best tasting :)!!!
Natty Ice?! May as well use Pabst Blue Ribbon...gag. Glad to see y'all bit the bullet and got charcoal...my next grill will be another charcoal grill for the same reason you got one: price. I'm psyched to grill out again, though...haven't done it since I scorched some burgers at my old apartment in Columbia.
I looooove grilling out. Tough to do in the District because no one I know has a yard or a porch - the closest we've gotten is cooking Fourth of July hotdogs on a George Foreman!
hi jaime you need to get a charcoal
chimney it is very nice you put
your charcoal in the top and your
paper under it and lite it and when it turn white a little you pore it out in your gill no liter flue
have any ? ask me or janine
love you sherry
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