A week ago last Thursday, that'd be the 16th, my wife asked me to grill burgers for lunch on a weekday. Apart from that, I've been in my regular routine: putting burger patties on the grill for the noon meal each Saturday and Sunday.
Labor Day weekend is coming, so hypothetically I might get a chance to grill on Monday. Then again, I might not.
My grilling style is still simple - or unimaginative - or elegant. I go out, grill the burgers on one side until they're starting to turn brown around the edges, flip them, and then either wait until they're done all the way through: or over-done.
I'm getting better at not making burger briquettes: and should have my 'summer' skill refined by the time it's winter again.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
It's Good to be Back: Or, the Grill and the Vine
What with one thing and another, It's been a long time since I grilled burgers.
At least that vine hadn't started climbing the grill's legs. (July 14, 2012)
I grilled lunch Saturday and Sunday: actually, my contribution was the hamburger patties. It's been hot, and it's nice to have one 'heat' process out of the kitchen.
I also enjoy getting out and grilling. Now that two major home-improvement projects are (almost) completed, and I've got a better grip on a health issue or two, I expect to be out more often.
Vaguely-related posts:
At least that vine hadn't started climbing the grill's legs. (July 14, 2012)
I grilled lunch Saturday and Sunday: actually, my contribution was the hamburger patties. It's been hot, and it's nice to have one 'heat' process out of the kitchen.
I also enjoy getting out and grilling. Now that two major home-improvement projects are (almost) completed, and I've got a better grip on a health issue or two, I expect to be out more often.
Vaguely-related posts:
- "Summer: Getting Used to the Heat"
(July 27, 2011) - "Memorial Day Weekend"
Through One Dad's Eye (May 28, 2011) - "Grilling and Spring Thaw"
(April 3, 2011) - "Grilling in Winter: Usually"
(December 11, 2010) - "The Grill is Dead, Long Live the Grill!"
(July 3, 2010)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Summer: Getting Used to the Heat
Thanks to my son-in-law's advice about flipping the burgers once, and no more - and flipping them when the edges have started to turn brown - I'm not longer taking hamburger briquettes off the grill.
Then there's the annual adjustment to summer. Grilling in winter, the flame is just as hot - but around the grill can be below zero. Fahrenheit. In summer, it's anywhere from 'room temperature' up to 90 or so. That makes a difference in how fast burgers get ready to flip.
This summer, I flatter myself that I've learned a bit faster than usual - again avoiding taking briquettes inside.
Then there's the annual adjustment to summer. Grilling in winter, the flame is just as hot - but around the grill can be below zero. Fahrenheit. In summer, it's anywhere from 'room temperature' up to 90 or so. That makes a difference in how fast burgers get ready to flip.
This summer, I flatter myself that I've learned a bit faster than usual - again avoiding taking briquettes inside.
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