Grill update.
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I got a grill this spring, after ~3 years without. Damn did I miss it. I’m grilling 5 days a week or so now.
A couple of things:
Because of space constraints on my patio, I got a Weber Spirit 2 series instead of the 3 series. When it’s just us, or even with a couple guests, it’s fine.
The BONUS is that a propane tank lasts much longer. It uses 66% of the gas.
Also - I bought a Grillbot. Look it up (grillbots.com). It’s like a Roomba for grill cleaning. It came today. I like it. It does all the heavy lifting.
I’ll still probably bring the grates inside before grilling and give them a wash, but it’ll just be to get the last bits of grease off of them. Like washing a plate - a quick wipe with a sponge and dish soap. The grit and grime and charred bits will be gone.
@jon-nyc said in Grill update.:
Also - I bought a Grillbot. Look it up (grillbots.com). It’s like a Roomba for grill cleaning. It came today. I like it. It does all the heavy lifting.
Update on this.
I returned the grillbot. It just doesn’t work well. When you clean manually you put a lot of pressure on the brush. The only pressure the grillbot has on it is it’s weight, which isn’t that much. They compensate for that by having it operate a long time 10, 20, 30m are the options, I was usually doing 30. Also, it doesn’t handle wet gooey things like bbq sauce. It just rubs it all over. Finally, you have to clean the grillbot when you’re done which is at least as tedious as cleaning the grill. Oh, and it needs to be recharged after 1-2 uses.
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May I suggest a new product that’s recently been discovered? It’s called fire. Hot as hell, fire. Burn that shit off, or at least kill off whatever’s growing on it?
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Yeah, I like small grills. I used all three burners tonight, but only because it was a big old salmon fillet and grilled asparagus on a grill sheet.
Mine is a Broil King Signet 320. $80 used. Had it for 6 or 7 years now. Great grill.
@Mik said in Grill update.:
Yeah, I like small grills. I used all three burners tonight, but only because it was a big old salmon fillet and grilled asparagus on a grill sheet.
Mine is a Broil King Signet 320. $80 used. Had it for 6 or 7 years now. Great grill.
Noone here enjoys good homemade food as you. Are you part Italian Mik? Its ok, nothing to be ashamed of Irishman
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I always said if I wasn't Irish I'd be Italian. We have to have nourishment. Better to enjoy it. You can have exquisite cuisine and still have it healthy.
Just got a big shipment of guanciale. don't make Carbonara without it.
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I always said if I wasn't Irish I'd be Italian. We have to have nourishment. Better to enjoy it. You can have exquisite cuisine and still have it healthy.
Just got a big shipment of guanciale. don't make Carbonara without it.
@Mik said in Grill update.:
I always said if I wasn't Irish I'd be Italian. We have to have nourishment. Better to enjoy it. You can have exquisite cuisine and still have it healthy.
Just got a big shipment of guanciale. don't make Carbonara without it.
I have yet to have a plate of Carbonara as good as the trattoria across the street from my naval base in Naples. Even in Sardinia, as Sinead Oconner said, Nothing compares……
And ive tried dozens and dozens of carbonara’s as John Lennon said, in my life.. -
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@Mik said in Grill update.:
I always said if I wasn't Irish I'd be Italian. We have to have nourishment. Better to enjoy it. You can have exquisite cuisine and still have it healthy.
Just got a big shipment of guanciale. don't make Carbonara without it.
I have yet to have a plate of Carbonara as good as the trattoria across the street from my naval base in Naples. Even in Sardinia, as Sinead Oconner said, Nothing compares……
And ive tried dozens and dozens of carbonara’s as John Lennon said, in my life..@NobodySock said in Grill update.:
@Mik said in Grill update.:
I always said if I wasn't Irish I'd be Italian. We have to have nourishment. Better to enjoy it. You can have exquisite cuisine and still have it healthy.
Just got a big shipment of guanciale. don't make Carbonara without it.
I have yet to have a plate of Carbonara as good as the trattoria across the street from my naval base in Naples. Even in Sardinia, as Sinead Oconner said, Nothing compares……
And ive tried dozens and dozens of carbonara’s as John Lennon said, in my life..You haven't had mine. Authentically Roman, just pasta, guanciale, romano and egg yolks plus pepper.
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@Mik said in Grill update.:
The best pastas are all simple but with the finest ingredients.
Questo e certo
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Went to a Neapolitan pie place in Northern Kentucky tonight. Excellent Margherita pie. Crust was very good, but not quitee as chewy as I like. Their San Marzano tomato sauce was probably the best I’ve ever had. Delicious.
@Mik said in Grill update.:
Went to a Neapolitan pie place in Northern Kentucky tonight. Excellent Margherita pie. Crust was very good, but not quitee as chewy as I like. Their San Marzano tomato sauce was probably the best I’ve ever had. Delicious.
It would be a much harsher world without San marzanos
