Questions tagged [grilling]
A dry heat cooking method using direct heat, most often from open flames or charcoal embers. For the UK/AU usage describing cooking with the upper element of an oven, use the broiling tag.
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Grilling Large Shrimp To Even Doneness
I have some large shrimp (maybe U6 or bigger) that I want to grill. I did this once and the main body came out perfectly cooked, but closer to the tail, they were overcooked. Naturally, this is due to ...
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Confused about advice from Coleman about seasoning their porcelain coated cast iron grill grates
Basically, I thought porcelain coated grates don't need to be seasoned, but the official instructions from the Coleman page explicitly recommend it.
I've got a Coleman grill for 3 years now and I ...
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Can I bbq with grill on top with this?
I got this grill but as you can see it’s rusty. My question is if I put grill on top, is it safe to cook chicken on it?
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Which indoor grill — fire gas vs. electric ? Disregard cost
I believe in indoor grills! I shall install a grill in my new indoor kitchen. But which kind? What are the merits and demerits of electric — vs. fire gas — grill? Please compare? Rule out cost as a ...
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What are some safer alternatives to metal wire grill brushes?
There are some dangers in using wire grill brushes.
How can a grill be safely cleaned without the risk of wires getting into food?
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Is it safe to start using seasoned cast iron grill/griddle after 7 years?
A friend's been sick and had not been using his cast iron grill/griddle for approximately 8 years. He decided to give them to me. The grill/griddle was seasoned (with oil) 8 years ago, but the oil on ...
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Can I cook Tandoori chicken, chicken kebab, grilled chicken, and barbecue chicken on the gas stove?
Suppose I change the spice mixes for those four types of nearly identical recipes.
All these items are generally cooked either in an earth oven or on charcoal.
Can I cook them on a gas stove? If so, ...
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How do I cook chicken skins on the grill – but only the skin?
I want to cook chicken skins on the grill – but only the skin, no meat. My kids like the seasoning and crunch of the skin and always leave a skinless drumstick behind, so I want to just cook the skins ...
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Why do I find rocks inside bags of lump charcoal?
I frequently find golf ball-sized rocks in bags of lump charcoal. Usually after the fire has burnt out.
Is this some by-product of the charcoal manufacturing process or an under-handed attempt by the ...
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Is it possible to use wood chips on an electric grill to get a more smoky flavour?
There's a ton of content out there about smoking meat on a gas grill using a smoker box, or even gas BBQs that come with a built-in smoker box. Is the same possible with an electric grill?
If so, what'...
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Reheating a charcoal grill
I use a covered charcoal grill (Weber 26") and can get the grilling temperature I want pretty reliably by setting the vents. The problem comes when I have a roast that wants 350F and I want to ...
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Adding fuel to a grill during long cooking
I was thinking about cooking a whole chicken on the grill. This could take a couple of hours, and I might need to add some fuel to keep the heat going. Assuming I am using briquettes, I'm guessing the ...
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Why should entrecôte meat apparently be cut into slices before served?
Recently, I went crazy and bought an entrecôte -- a very premium cut of beef to me. Over $11 USD for one. It was heavenly. I nearly cried when it was all gone from the plate.
The instructions said to ...
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Does pouring water on burning charcoal when grilling make the meat more smokey?
Does anyone know if pouring water during grilling on the charcoal, which makes the fire smokey, would actually make the taste of the meat being grilled more smokey?
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Pork belly strips and ribs
I’d like to know if I can safely lay down pork belly slices on top of pork ribs while smoking? I’m using a pellet grill/smoker at 200-225 degrees for 6 hours.
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Grilling on an iron fire pit
While walking home yesterday, I found a discarded fire pit (I initially thought it was a portable grill, but then then realized that it had only a mesh cover).
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it's essentially an iron ...
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Is non-stick aluminum foil safe to use on the grill?
Is non-stick aluminum foil safe to use on the grill? My personal grill is propane.
I'm concerned that using this for a foil packet style of cooking will heat the non-stick so hot that it degrades. Not ...
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Why am I not getting any smoke out of my smoking pouch?
I am cooking some brisket on a gas grill. Following YouTube tutorials I made a smoking pouch/smoke bomb just like the ones they do on YouTube and filled it with newly purchased smoking pellets. As ...
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How does cutting a pork shoulder affect cooking time?
I have an approx. 10 pound pork shoulder that I would like to smoke on a charcoal grill. Recipes commonly list that you should smoke a shoulder for about 60 to 90 minutes per pound (depending on ...
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Multi-purpose grilling apparatus possible for BBQ and shashlik possible?
In Russia and Central Asia, they make shashlik on a mangal. A major difference is that the mangal does not have a grate that is the spits with meat pieces are directly exposed to the heat.
I've been ...
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Rule of thumb for conventional oven baking vs. grilling kebabs (ground meat &
I am trying to cook two different ground meat as a kebab (I already had the preparation done for ground venison and ground lamb Adana kebabs). Most of the recipes I see online assumed grilling over ...
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Can I use this air fryer basket with a non-stick coating as a grill basket?
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For (reasons), I have an extra inner basket for this model of air fryer. I have completely removed the handle assembly; what I'm left with is a single piece of non-stick coated metal. I've ...
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Extremely hard layer after cooking the burger on the grill
It was the first time I tried making burgers at home. I did some research on the subject. I just put salt and pepper into the ground beef.
Then I heated the iron grill well and applied a small amount ...
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What is this white powder on my grill?
I have a ceramic grill that I have only ever cooked organic chicken breast and organic steak on. I have occasionally added spice but not for months as it makes too much mess. After cooking, I ...
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Not a tender steak
I have just grilled a AA boneless strip loin on the B.B.Q. I thawed it out in the fridge overnight. It was about 1" thick. I removed the outside moisture with paper towels and seasoned with salt and ...
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What pros and cons two-sided grill has if compare to pan?
There two-sided (both sided heating up) electric grills with non-stick surface. I understand cooking gonna be a little more expensive because electricity instead of gas, but what else except that?
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Does dairy-based marinade increase the amount of browning (Maillard reaction) in meats?
On Food and Cooking mentions that the Maillard reaction begins with a carbohydrate molecules and amino-acids. Dairy products are rich in carbohydrates and meats are rich in amino acids.
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Silicone turner and grill?
I was grilling today and due to lack of equipment, needed to use a silicone turner to remove cooked burgers from the grill, after the gas was off.
Seeing as I may have exceeded the maximum ...
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Marinated Chicken without Grill
How would you prepare the following marinated chicken without a grill? I tried pan searing my chicken after marinating for 24 hrs but completely blackened the exterior without cooking the inside much. ...
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Why bring steaks to room temp before grilling
It is standard advice to bring steaks to room temp before grilling. (Actually meat generally, and I absolutely agree w.r.t. roasts etc, but I am talking aout steaks on the grill here).
I like a ...
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Gas Grill vs. Burner for Paella
I'll soon be making paella outdoors, in a 15" stainless steel paella pan. I have two choices of how to heat this pan:
Weber Genesis II 3-burner gas grill
Iwatani 35FW portable butane stove
Which ...
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Bottom of my charcoal grill keeps falling out
I got a small charcoal kettle grill from Craigslist recently. I can't seem to get the little dish on the botton that holds the charcoal(?) to stay attached to it. It tends to just fall out when I put ...
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How do you fat into meat when grilling or is there a better cooking method?
I want more of the fat to stay in the meat when grilling. It seems grilling is the best way to do this since wet heat methods boil the fat out, frying takes it out then puts it back in however I ...
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Cleaning 'cement' from grill
I've been a bit lazy in the last couple of weeks and left some ash in my grill. I was cleaning it today and noticed a hard cement-like substance. I believe this is the dreaded corrosive 'cement' I've ...
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Does food cooked in firewood taste different than that which is cooked in gas?
Does this apply to food in general or just proteins or a few items? Also, does the taste vary depending on the type of wood you use i.e. using bamboo as firewood?
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Tough Chicken Skin [duplicate]
Just roasted a chicken, olive oiled the skin, applied chicken rub and placed the chicken in a preheated 350 degree grill. It came to temperature in about two hours. Skin was very tough! What does it ...
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Does anyone know what this dark red colored discharge is from this grilled chicken?
I'm grilling marinated chicken (I'm following a Tandoori chicken recipe which involved marinating the chicken in lemon, curd, Ginger, garlic and some other spices for 3 hours in the refrigerator).
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Safe to consume pork basting liquid directly?
I've been watching Sam the Cooking Guy a lot lately, and I was excited to see that his newest video featured my favorite sandwich, the Cuban.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj5kgvnzxDo
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How to gauge chicken breast doneness on grill pan?
Ive been trying to nail cooking butterflied chicken breasts on my all clad grill pan. My first attempt, they turned out rubbery, and almost completely in-edible, despite cooking to 165 as read on my ...
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Tricks of griling kabab
I like to make kabobs, but when i try to turn over the kabob so it cooks evenly, the meat and vegetables sometimes spin around on the skewers.Is there a trick to grilling kabobs so i don't have to ...
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How to grill eggplant and tomato?
I have a infrared oven. I want to use it to grill eggplant and tomato. I have no clue why restaurants can do that so good. Every time I do grill them, it just like to put them into reheat. Any advice?
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Cooking "steak tips" on the grill - how to avoid making them tough?
Recently we bought some "steak tips" from a local farm, and cooked them on our grill and were very unhappy about the result - they were very tough, although the flavor was ok. I wanted to see if ...
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Is cooking with an air fryer similar, nutritionally, to baking?
Irrelevant context: I've been borrowing a friend's air fryer, and I love how fast it cooks! So much that I'm considering getting one of my own to cook 80% of my meals with. But, my girlfriend is ...
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Can a charcoal grill maintain a constant high temperature?
In the example in this question I mention getting the grill to 400 Fahrenheit. This example is not in a vacuum. I really do need to roast my brussels sprouts at 400 Fahrenheit and I won't necessarily ...
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How accurate is the hand technique for grilling?
I have read several articles and watched several videos talking about the proper way to gauge the temperature of a grill. Basically they state if you can hold your hand X inches over a grill for Y ...
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What's the best way to reheat grilled shrimp
We are having a party in a few weeks and I would like to serve some grilled shrimp, but there will be fifty or so people, and I would prefer to cook all of the food in advanced so I'm not spending the ...
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Can I marinate chicken that has already been cooked?
I have some chicken that was grilled. I want to put it back on the grill and cook it some more. I marinated it in a bag. Is it OK to marinate cooked chicken?
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Cooking different meats on George Foreman grill
If I cook some chicken breasts on a George Foreman Grill, can I cook another type of meat straight after it? Or do I need to clean the grill inbetween each?
I've been doing the latter since I bought ...
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How to stop grease dripping on coals from catching flames?
I am using one of those small grills where the grate is only about an inch or two above the coals. When I cook something that doesn't have much grease (like vegetables), it is fine but the main thing ...
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How to grill without an actual grill
Clarification: The term "grill" is used here with the US-based term for grilling, which may differ from other countries such as Great Britain and Australia, where it is typically called a "barbecue"; ...