moondawg
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Gonna try the indirect method this year. Thanks for sharing!
Gonna try the indirect method this year. Thanks for sharing!
Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
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MidTennFisher
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Great info and thanks for all the pics and advice. I'm in the market to buy a grill and know very little about it. I've become a pretty good cook as of lately but grilling is the next step. I don't want a gas grill, definitely want charcoal/wood burning and was looking in Lowes the other day at the few charcoal grills they had. Pretty pricy for what they are. I had no idea keeping it simple with these kettle grills is really a better option. They're a lot cheaper too than these fancy stainless steel ones.
Do any of you guys cook with wood only or do you recommend charcoal then adding wood for additional flavor? I'd really like to learn to grill with only or at least mostly wood. Any advice?
Great info and thanks for all the pics and advice. I'm in the market to buy a grill and know very little about it. I've become a pretty good cook as of lately but grilling is the next step. I don't want a gas grill, definitely want charcoal/wood burning and was looking in Lowes the other day at the few charcoal grills they had. Pretty pricy for what they are. I had no idea keeping it simple with these kettle grills is really a better option. They're a lot cheaper too than these fancy stainless steel ones.
Do any of you guys cook with wood only or do you recommend charcoal then adding wood for additional flavor? I'd really like to learn to grill with only or at least mostly wood. Any advice?
moondawg
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
I go with charcoal, and add wood chips on it as the charcoal turns white. My brother, however, will just burn wood and cook over those coals.
MidTennFisher":2hu1o3qx said:
I go with charcoal, and add wood chips on it as the charcoal turns white. My brother, however, will just burn wood and cook over those coals.
Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Nothing is better than cooking over oak or hickory coals for grilling high heat, not even lump charcoal. So for special occasions I say go for it. However, it does take a lot more time for the wood to burn down to coals. So I prefer lump because it's almost as hot and is ready to cook on very fast. Kingsford Competition is expensive but burns pretty hot for briquettes. As for a little smoke flavor, adding wood chunks or chips as Moondawg does works well. I get all the sassafras I want from my parents place and is great on chicken. Makes the patio smell good, too.
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moondawg":2g8so4ba said:
Nothing is better than cooking over oak or hickory coals for grilling high heat, not even lump charcoal. So for special occasions I say go for it. However, it does take a lot more time for the wood to burn down to coals. So I prefer lump because it's almost as hot and is ready to cook on very fast. Kingsford Competition is expensive but burns pretty hot for briquettes. As for a little smoke flavor, adding wood chunks or chips as Moondawg does works well. I get all the sassafras I want from my parents place and is great on chicken. Makes the patio smell good, too.
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
If you live in middle TN and want a heck of a deal check out the Weber Premium Original Kettle I posted about in the general forum. Saw it this morning in Mt Juliet at the Bargain Hunt for $97. Once you've cooked on Webers it's hard to pass up bargains even when you have one at the house. Lol.
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MidTennFisher":2j7wohx6 said:
If you live in middle TN and want a heck of a deal check out the Weber Premium Original Kettle I posted about in the general forum. Saw it this morning in Mt Juliet at the Bargain Hunt for $97. Once you've cooked on Webers it's hard to pass up bargains even when you have one at the house. Lol.
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Great site and lots of videos and grilling indirect cooking and mainly using a weber performer type kettle grill. Videos are not long and entertaining.
http://bbqpitboys.com/recipes
Great site and lots of videos and grilling indirect cooking and mainly using a weber performer type kettle grill. Videos are not long and entertaining.
http://bbqpitboys.com/recipes
Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Don't you know it! And the thing is, for all their redneckery, they're brilliant, and have over half a million YouTube subscribers. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm almost sure that it used to say something on one of their pages about owned or run by Time Life Books or some big outfit like that. I just checked and now can't find anything like that but anyhow, somebody knows what their doing. Anyhow, it's not only clear that the guy has culinary schooling, but he sure knows his way around a Weber! Great post! You just gotta promise that for every two you watch that you actually try one, or something like that...cause they have like a kazilion episodes or recipes!
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Forvols":cday1ytu said:
Don't you know it! And the thing is, for all their redneckery, they're brilliant, and have over half a million YouTube subscribers. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm almost sure that it used to say something on one of their pages about owned or run by Time Life Books or some big outfit like that. I just checked and now can't find anything like that but anyhow, somebody knows what their doing. Anyhow, it's not only clear that the guy has culinary schooling, but he sure knows his way around a Weber! Great post! You just gotta promise that for every two you watch that you actually try one, or something like that...cause they have like a kazilion episodes or recipes!
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Good thread, I have a 22" Weber that I need to fire up real soon. Thanks for sharing.
Good thread, I have a 22" Weber that I need to fire up real soon. Thanks for sharing.
Mike Belt
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
I have 5 smokers/grills. My Weber gets 99% of the cooking time when just cooking for the family, much of it used with indirect heat with or without a water pan. I wouldn't trade it for all my others.
I have 5 smokers/grills. My Weber gets 99% of the cooking time when just cooking for the family, much of it used with indirect heat with or without a water pan. I wouldn't trade it for all my others.
Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Finally got to use the rotisserie my wife got me for Christmas! Skin wasn't crisp but moist and tender, like the inside. I'll use more charcoal in the baskets next time but it was really good!
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Finally got to use the rotisserie my wife got me for Christmas! Skin wasn't crisp but moist and tender, like the inside. I'll use more charcoal in the baskets next time but it was really good!
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Nice TboneD, seems we kind of had the same idea. Here is my early in the cook picture, spatchcock chicken along with some boneless/skinless breast. Didnt get a pict of the finished chicken.
Nice TboneD, seems we kind of had the same idea. Here is my early in the cook picture, spatchcock chicken along with some boneless/skinless breast. Didnt get a pict of the finished chicken.
Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
I love doing spatchcocked chicken. I butterflied a turkey on my big Weber kettle but couldn't find the pic.
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I love doing spatchcocked chicken. I butterflied a turkey on my big Weber kettle but couldn't find the pic.
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MidTennFisher
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
I joined the club and bought a 22" Weber kettle. I plan to only cook over wood so I have some trial and error to get out of the way. I can get all the hickory and oak I'll ever need from my parents land. I go there to chop firewood for them and take some for me too.
Saturday I figured I'd grill hot dogs since you really can't screw that up, right? I didn't want to take a chance messing up a valuable piece of meat like a deer backstrap. I learned that the way I did it, I didn't have quite enough wood to keep everything as hot as I needed after the wood burned down so I stuck a few more thin pieces in and let them flare up. Moved the hot dogs there and they cooked quickly. Next time I'll use a lot more wood.
I joined the club and bought a 22" Weber kettle. I plan to only cook over wood so I have some trial and error to get out of the way. I can get all the hickory and oak I'll ever need from my parents land. I go there to chop firewood for them and take some for me too.
Saturday I figured I'd grill hot dogs since you really can't screw that up, right? I didn't want to take a chance messing up a valuable piece of meat like a deer backstrap. I learned that the way I did it, I didn't have quite enough wood to keep everything as hot as I needed after the wood burned down so I stuck a few more thin pieces in and let them flare up. Moved the hot dogs there and they cooked quickly. Next time I'll use a lot more wood.
Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Congrats on your new grill. Come Memorial Day, Lowe's and Home Depot will probably have really good Kingsford sales. You really ought to give charcoal a try some time. Personally I only use wood for steaks on special occasions but try everything and find what you like best.
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EDIT: I should add that not only is charcoal quicker to ash over and cook with than wood, the MAIN thing is that CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES last a LOT longer. For instance, one Weber chimney's worth, or about 5 lbs, should give you indirect roasting temps for nearly an hour before the temp starts to fall.
MidTennFisher":33aarq5r said:
Congrats on your new grill. Come Memorial Day, Lowe's and Home Depot will probably have really good Kingsford sales. You really ought to give charcoal a try some time. Personally I only use wood for steaks on special occasions but try everything and find what you like best.
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EDIT: I should add that not only is charcoal quicker to ash over and cook with than wood, the MAIN thing is that CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES last a LOT longer. For instance, one Weber chimney's worth, or about 5 lbs, should give you indirect roasting temps for nearly an hour before the temp starts to fall.
Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
Yes Lowes ususally runs the 2large bags of kingsford for 9.98 or something like half off. I missed it last year, this yr I will stock up.
Yes Lowes ususally runs the 2large bags of kingsford for 9.98 or something like half off. I missed it last year, this yr I will stock up.
AllOutdoors
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Re: Indirect Charcoal Grilling, Weber style
