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Trick To Clean Your Grill Cooking Rods With Coffee

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By Michelle K Patterson

We frequently start our day with a cup of coffee, to keep us awake for our activities the entire day. But cleaning the grill with a cup of coffee? Is it even possible?

It seems unbelievable, however coffee can really make easier cleaning for your barbecue grill. Because coffee is naturally acidic, it works really wonderful for cleaning grease and the process is simply as basic as any grill cleaning approach can be: Prepare your coffee in a pot, put it into a washbasin and soak your grill grates. (Same goes for barbecue utensils or oven burners.) Leave it there for almost one hour. Scrub it, then lastly rinse with warm water. Your grate is now as great as brand name brand-new. Instead of squandering your unused pot of coffee, why not utilize it for cleaning your grates? Nonetheless, if you really don`t like coffee then you can still clean a grill with an onion or a little aluminum foil.

Food and grease fragments can rust even the extremely finest quality stainless-steel given adequate time. This is typically a trouble as we have a tendency to utilize a lot of acidic marinades and sauces on the grill. These can destroy your grill in spite of how much you invested on that. If ever you can see some grease burnt on your barbecue grill, you’ll generally need to spend time dramatically scrubbing it with steel wool to remove that grease. Cleansing your barbecue grill with a stainless-steel grill brush with each use can stop you from wishing to make use of the coffee cleaning technique.

For an incredibly sensible clean, spray the barbecue grill with your usual kitchen appliance cleaner and leave it in a plastic garbage bag the entire evening. Wash it the next day, and you will have a shining grill that you can utilize once again.

Now that you know how to clean your propane grill utilizing coffee grinds, it’s time to think outside the box. There are sufficient other types of acidic meals that you can use to cheaply and efficiently clean your grill. Cleansing your grill with onions is a best example. Anytime you have the chance to clean your grill utilizing a natural meals item, it is way much better than utilizing cleaning items. The reason is because cleaning items have chemicals in them that even after you are done utilizing them, will remain on your grill grates. The chemicals will get on your meals rather of burning off prior to grilling if you forget to preheat your grill.

Michelle Patterson is an enthusiastic griller and barbecue enthusiast. She takes her background in nutrition and blogs about unique means to barbecue naturally.

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Ten Comfort Foods to Grill in Foil

 

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No Mess Grilling Recipes – Ten Comfort Foods to Grill in Foil

By Terry Retter

One of the most convenient ways to cook food on the grill is preparing them without mess. Grilling in foil is the wisest way to do this. It’s as easy as placing the food on the non-stick side of the foil then seal the packet for a no-mess grilling. This also helps to keep small foods like shrimp or asparagus from falling through the grill grates. Here are 10 comfort foods that you can quickly grill in foil anytime and anywhere:

Spiced Nuts

Combine 2 cups of salted mixed nuts into 1 teaspoon Chipotle chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon each ground cumin and pepper, and 1 tablespoon butter on a sheet of foil. Form a small package then put over grill over medium heat. Turn often for around 10 minutes.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Toss 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 1 grated garlic clove and salt. Divide 1 loaf French bread lengthwise and place cut-side up on a sheet of foil. Spread with the cheese mixture then form a packet. Grill for 10 minutes over medium-high heat.

Quesadillas

Sprinkle shredded cheese on one half of a flour tortilla. Top with chopped chicken and cilantro then fold in half to seal. Make more with the same procedure. Seal in individual foil packages. Grill over medium heat, turning once, for about 5 minutes.

Paella

In a pan, combine 1 cup uncooked rice, 1 1/4 cups chicken broth, 6 peeled large shrimp, 2 skinless chicken thighs, 2 sliced dried chorizo, 1/4 cup each pimiento-stuffed olives and roasted pepper strips, and 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika. Sprinkle with olive oil and pepper then seal pan in foil. Grill in medium high heat for about 30 minutes.

Meatballs

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 pound ground beef with 1 egg, 1/4 cup each breadcrumbs and grated cheese, minced garlic clove and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly then make 1 1/2-inch balls. Arrange in a one layer on a sheet of foil then top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. Form a packet. Grill over high heat for 25 minutes.

Popcorn

In a disposable pie pan, mix 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1/4 cup popcorn kernels. Seal pan in 2 sheets of foil enough to make a dome shape on top. Grill over high heat, shaking, until popping stops. This should be about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with salt.

Chorizo and Peppers

On a sheet of foil, combine 1/2 cup sliced dried chorizo, 2 sliced green or red bell peppers, 1 sliced onion, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper. Form a packet. Grill over high heat, turning a few times for 10 minutes.

Mexican Corn

Butter 4 ears corn and sprinkle with cheese, cayenne and lime juice. Seal in individual foil packets. Grill over medium-high heat, turning a few times for 15 minutes.

Salt-Roasted Potatoes

Toss 2 cups kosher salt and 2 sprigs chopped rosemary on a sheet of foil. Cover 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes with the salt mixture and form a packet. Grill over medium heat, covered, for 45 minutes.

Bread Pudding

In a bowl, fluff up 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Add 4 cups bread cubes and 1 cup berries then soak for 30 minutes. Butter a sheet of non-stick foil and add the bread mixture. Form a packet. Grill over indirect heat, turning once in a while for 35 minutes.

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5 Grilling Tips To Make Your Cookouts Rock

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By Jason Westwood

It doesn’t matter if you are grilling over charcoal or gas… if you want to make your cookouts rock then you need to master some basic skills first. I have seen many people who love to grill but just don’t know how so I figured I would take some time to talk about some things that can help them go from an amateur to a grill master. Keep in mind that these are only 5 things that you can improve on but there are many more. After you start getting the hang of things you will learn more and more techniques that you can use, but for now let’s just start with some basics.

Avoid Lighter Fluid Like The Plague

If you have a charcoal grill and use lighter fluid to get it going then you are probably not going to agree with me here. The truth is though that lighter fluid gives your food a sort of chemical taste and if you did not use it you would notice an increase in flavor in everything that you cook. Instead try using a chimney starter to light your grill. These are really cheap and can save you a lot of money in lighter fluid over the course of a year so they are definitely worth the investment. I find that this gadget is an essential tool for any avid griller and the coals get hotter and cook food much better thus making you look and feel more like the grill master you are.

Keep Your Grill Surface Clean

This is very important because without a clean grill surface to cook on, food will stick to it and it will make it harder to flip things like burgers and chicken. You also won’t get the great looking grill marks on your meat that you would with a clean grill grate. This is an easy fix though and one that can make your food really stand out. To clean your grill properly you just have to heat up the grill surface and scrape it clean with a wire brush or grill stone. I personally like using the grill stone because I think that it cleans better, but it depends on the grill grates you are using. Just make sure that the surface is clean before you start cooking and you will look like a pro.

Don’t Squish The Burgers!

One thing you will see many people doing is squishing down their burgers as they grill them. This is a bad thing to do as you can imagine because it lets all the juices escape the meat and get burned up by the flames. Not only does this make a burger dryer then a piece of old shoe leather, but it also causes flare ups which can char your meat and make it look like a burnt piece of old shoe leather as well. Instead you should only flip your burger once during the cooking process and then leave it alone until it is ready to come off the grill. This works very well and will keep the juices locked in your burger which will make it taste much better.

Avoid Poking Holes In Your Steak

Like the above tip, poking holes in your steak is a bad move because it allows the juices to drip out instead on keeping them locked in. People usually do this with a fork or other utensil when they go to put it on the grill or flip it. You will be much better off using a set of tongs. Every griller should have tongs and a good spatula in their toolbox anyway because it helps out quite a bit and really separates the pros from the amateurs.

Keep An Eye On The Heat

Heat can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You can easily overcook a steak by leaving it over to high of heat for too long so you will really need to watch the heat. At the same time you will need to make sure that you have enough heat or your food will come out undercooked. There is a balance and you will have to do some experimenting to find it but once you do you will know because your food will come out just the way you want it.

This article turned out to be a little longer than I expected but I hope that you got a lot out of it. There is a lot more to grilling then I mentioned here though so if you are really serious about learning to grill you may want to check out www.avidgriller.com where you will find more tips and tricks to help you out. Lately I have been cooking some great things on my Weber Genesis e-310 and I will be sharing some recipes real soon so be on the lookout for that as well.

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