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Question by rojin: Charcoal barbecue grill?
Dear All,
My wife and I would like to buy a small charcoal barbecue grill. We are only two with no children. Basically we will use it to barbecue hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken and corn. We would like it to be fast and easy to operate. Can you recommend any type? And can you please tell me where we can get it? Thank you in advance, Rojin

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Answer by cbrdgt
Weber smokey Joe.

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Question by Caesarion: How long to cook hotdogs, hamburgers and chicken breast over charcoal?
I’m using this small, portable charcoal grill for one of the first times going camping, and I was just wondering how long I’m supposed to cook hotdogs, burgers and chicken on it? The hotdogs and burgers might be pretty easy to tell if they’re done just by looking at them, but the chicken breast probably won’t be.

I know how to cook with charcoal, you just pile them up, soak em in lighter fluid, light em and then flatten em out on the grill. Wait til they get ashy and glowy and then start cooking. I’m just not sure how long…if I were grilling chicken over gas, probably about 10-15 minutes total.

Also…I have a hibachi style grill…it has two wire grids, one is closer to the bottom than the other. I’m just wondering, am I supposed to put the charcoals at the very bottom of the grill, or on the lower grid? Or can you do either to control the heat intensity?
I will be cooking these items on separate nights…the grill is small, diameter is only about 18 inches.
I’m pretty sure that to prevent e-coli, the meat just has to be at a certain temperature, not color. Otherwise, everything at restaurants would have to be served well done.

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Answer by banananose_89117
Hot dogs are already cooked, just warm. Hamburgers take 10-15 minutes, make sure well done. Chicken can take at leat 30-45 minutes unless you drop in boiling water (parr boil) for 10 minutes before bbq. If you cook chicken too hot it will sick and burn. Start chicken, then add hambugers, and last couple minutes cook hot dogs.

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by *lutherblissett*

Barbecue Grilling

There’s something so primal as well as manly about cooking over an open flame which the grill is often off-limits to anyone however the man of the home. But often, the thrill of the grill is restricted to hamburgers, hotdogs, as well as the occasional rack of ribs. The following grilling fundamentals will inject new enthusiasm to this interesting cooking technique.

Unlike boiling or steaming, you can’t slow-cook on grill. It’s a fast cooking process since it happens over the direct heat. The meat has to be tender before you start grilling. Additional factors include: the freshness of meat, thickness, slice and marbling. All these will play together to find out the final flavour and texture of grilled meat.

The right cut of meat is essential for good grilled foods. Whether outdoors on the barbecue grill or in the kitchen area with a broiler, you cannot utilize cuts that are meant for baking or frying. Secure choices include Porterhouse meats, T-bone, as well as strip steaks. Cuts which are too thin such as flank steaks and skirt steaks burn quickly – much better reserve them for other foods.

Freshness is essential but so is aging. For freshest cuts, only buy meat that is bright red or deep red. Always avoid those pre-cuts with excessive blood or juice in the package. Those are sitting in the butchers for so long. The blood or juices are an indication that the meat is beginning to lose its strength as well as that lots of the moisture is lost already. Don’t go for excessive leanness. An excellent layer of fat would end up giving your food more flavor.

Search for even cuts when purchasing. Too much thin cuts will burn quickly. Uneven cuts equivalent irregular cooking. On extreme cases, you’ll end up along with a burnt end and an end still pink with blood.

After that, age the meat for max tenderness. Pay your butcher a visit a few days before your barbecue. That way, the meat would have time to age in your refrigerator. Give it lots of time to sit to ensure that natural enzymes would have time to act on the meat, tenderizing it. Keep in mind to thaw out frozen meats completely before grilling them.

This time is the greatest time for marinating. You can use marinade on the day of grilling itself. Acids on the marinade act quickly along with salt and perhaps alcohol. Leave the meat in too long and you’ll overdo it. You would want to trim off any excess fat and put the meat along with the marinade in the sealable plastic-type bag. Place the marinated meat in the refrigerator, only taking out it when you are ready to cook.

Be aware of possible food poisoning – you don’t want to damage your or else appropriate barbecue. Keep the meat refrigerated till you’re ready to cook. Placing it on a counter whilst you fire up the grill is only inviting disaster. Take the common guidelines while handling raw meat.

A lot of people don’t realize it but having a barbecue is not that simple and it can be very time-consuming. An easy way of making deserts or bread is by using a crock pot, that way you’re sure to have your hands free as well as don’t have to be worried about making different foods. Slow cooker bread recipes and also slow cooker desserts give you time to spend with your guests instead of running between grill and also the kitchen.

Now, you can enjoy the sizzle as well as the smoke from your grill. Have a nice summer!

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