Charcoal BBQ

[germdoc]

I'm a gas guy I guess. Love the convenience. I often will use wood chips for smoking. I smoked a brisket in the thing not too long ago, with a special rub, then put in the oven for the final cooking. It was great!

[Russianwolf]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...887&lpage=none

haven't gotten a bad recipe out of this book yet. Lots of good stuff for every taste.

[ejs1097]

I just came into a free 18" Webber Kettle about a month ago. Still cleaning it up and tricking it out. The plan is to take it fishing and over rough terrain so I picked up some 10" HF off-road tires to replace to chincy plastic tires. It'll be functional and look manly to boot.

I've never charcoal'd before always been a gas man (that didn't sound right )

I also grind my own meat and like to add spices, etc to hamburgers before forming patties.

Please share any recipes you use on the charcoal grills.

[Russianwolf]

I like being able to cook on the weekend and have enough left overs for lunch most of the following week. So I went this route.


http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...4-1&lpage=none

As far as brickettes are concerned. I ONLY buy Kingsford. Nothing else even compares. I preffer the product with Mesquite chips in the coals.

They were out one weekend and I had to buy a bag of Sam's Choice (Walmart brand) and the stuff burned way too fast and if it got the least bit damp it fell apart. Never again.

I have also been known to throw in scraps of Cherry, Apple, or Hickory from the shop. Planer shavings work well in "smoke packs"

[jlm]

I don't know what that enamel finish Weber uses is made of, but I've got a kettle I've had since 1992, never been covered, has been outside all these years (including Florida and Texas summers, now Indiana winters), and there's not a speck of rust on it. They should paint cars with that stuff!

As for charcoal, my understanding is that high-quality briquettes are made with just charcoal finings and starch as a binder, so they're no more harmful than lump charcoal. But the cheap ones can have all kinds of junk in there that, at the very least, can add funky flavors to the food (and probably aren't too healthy to be eating - borax and wax aren't normally in my diet...) I normally use lump charcoal, though, and never lighter fluid. Chimney starter all the way!

[Cheeky]

let's talk charcoal here.

i have an 18" weber kettle. the thing looks great after 8 years or so.

i use a chimney starter, and hardwood charcoal (ie Cowboy or Royal Oak). anyone ever hear there's harmful agents in briquets?