Friday, September 17, 2010

Baking tips for gas grills


BAKING TIPS FOR A GAS GRILLS








Whether you use charcoal, propane, or natural gas grills, there are steps to take before you start cooking.

  •    The grill should be on a heatproof surface well away from buildings, brush and overhanging trees. Never grill inside your home, even in an open garage.
  •     Inspect your grill before you start, making sure the racks are clean, the cover fits snugly, and there are no cracks or holes in the grill pan.
  •    Start with a clean grill, especially if it's the first time you are grilling this season. Ash left over from cooking creates lye when mixed with water, which can rust the grill pan. You do need an ash layer for the best heat retention, but old ash isn't doing your grill any good.
  •     Follow manufacturer's instructions for lighting gas or charcoal grills.
  •      A charcoal fire takes 30-45 minutes to reach the proper cooking heat after you light it. You can tell when the coals are at proper cooking temperature because gray ash will form evenly over the briquettes. 


1.)BAKING CHEATS FOR GAS GRILLS
                       
  • The simpler way to cooking meats on the grill is not to time it but to simply look at them. You heat your grill up around 10 minutes at high and then you put your steak or pork chops on the grill. If you want to impress your friends and family and do like at the steak house, you put the steak on the grill..you wait till there is a definite imprint of the grill on your steak and you just give it a quarter turn (on the same side on course). When the juices begin to bubble up at the surface, not too much juices if you want your steak rare, you flip it over. The key is never to flip it more than once because you will lose the juices that have appeared at the surface.

  • When the steak is flipped over, it only takes a couple of minutes and it is ready. If you want rare, it will be done almost immediately. If you want it to be more cooked, you leave it a bit longer. There is no need to time it. Watching your steak is the key to cooking the best one. The quarter turn will impress everybody because they do the same thing in a steakhouse. I always impress everybody when I do that with my steaks and pork chops!

       2.) BAKING HELP FOR GAS  GRILL

                                                          
  • Let me start out with what happened yesterday. I had cooked ham & beans in the slow cooker for dinner. I had mixed my cornbread mix together and went to throw it in the oven. Well behold the oven pilot light wouldn't light, the burner wouldn't light. Ughhhhhh ... After checking out the propane i found out it was empty! Yes, empty!! I'm thinking okay how am i going to finish making dinner. Our tank is attached to the motor home and can't be removed, we never got around to paying $80 bucks for the add a flow like we had talked about, so using the gas grill bottle is out.

  • I then thought about frying it in my elec deep fryer or using the other slow cooker i have. Then i thought hey, what about baking it in my gas grill? I dug out a small square cake pan and it fit in the small gas grill we have. So i lit the grill, took my oven therm out of my oven and hung it in the grill. On high the grill went beyond the oven temp, so i took the term out and turned the grill on low and then put the term back in. After reaching the right temp i wanted i put the pan inside the grill. I had to use some rocks to level the pan with.

  • I sat in the lawn chair and kept rotating the pan so it cooked evenly and the bottom didn't burn. After about 20 mins i had my cornbread done and it turned out great. (sorry never thought to take any pictures)

  • So today i wanted to bake cake and really didn't want to spend $20 bucks on one from Wal-mart. So i decided what the heck, let's try one using the gas grill again. One problem, my 13 x 9 cake pan won't fit in the grill. Hmmm, i dig through my pans and find 2 round cake pans that use on a very rare occassion. (glad i decided to keep them with me) I decided a double layer cake would work fine. I could put one pan on the bottom and the other on the top and just rotate them.

  • I mixed up my cake, put them in the pan and pulled up the lawn chair and begin baking my cake. I used the oven therm again to make sure the temp stayed around the desired temp. Once the bottom pan got almost done i switched places with the top pan and behold my cake was done. I never thought to take a picture of it in progress but here is the final results.
3.)BAKING PROBLEMS FOR GAS GRILLS
  • Homemade cookies are popular all year long, and it’s no wonder why. There’s nothing quite like a soft and chewy homemade cookie, but sometimes homemade cookies don’t turn out so wonderful. Sometimes
  •  problems occur when baking cookies, but it’s easy to diagnose and correct certain problems that occur during the baking process.

  • The following information will help those baking homemade cookies figure out why their cookies aren’t coming out of the oven looking as they should. This information provides tips and suggestions for baking homemade cookies, and these tips and suggestions will provide answers to questions and help those who bake homemade cookies solve specific problems. Your homemade cookies will never again turn out flat, burned on the bottom, or burned around the edges.
                                         
       4.)BAKING TECHNIQUES FOR GAS GRILLS

  • Here are a few of the baking techniques professionals use in their own kitchens. Apply them and see good results.
  • To properly grease pans in preparation for pouring in the batter, use a paper towel to rub a piece of hard butter over the insides of the pan. You should end up with a thin and even coating on the pan with this method instead of just using your hands to do the job. Plus, it makes for less hand washing.
  • Then, you need to sprinkle in half a handful or so of flour on the pan and tilt the pan until it is evenly coated with it. Shake off the excess flour by tapping on the pan's upended bottom.
  • Well, of course, most baking instructions come with the requirement to preheat the oven to a specific temperature. It is important to follow this advice as you want to place the batter inside the oven at just the right time and temperature.
    5.)BAKING TIPS FOR HOME DEPOT
                                                                    
  •      Charcoal: Economical and easy to maneuver; many are portable. The Weber Performer Charcoal Grill has gas ignition for quick lighting.
  •      Gas: Ultra-convenient; some, like Weber’s Q 100 are portable. They heat up quickly and their temperature is easily controlled. Most offer multiple burners. With natural gas, you’ll never run out of fuel.
  •      Electric: Easy to light and compact. Safe to use on apartment balconies.
  • When shopping for a gas grill at The Home Depot you'll see the abbreviation BTU, which stands for British Thermal Units, a means of measuring heat. Most grills are rated between 20,000 and 50,000 BTUs, and some top-of-the-line models even higher. But more BTUs don’t necessarily mean the grill will be hotter. The BTU rating is the combined amount of heat output by all the burners per hour. Typically, this is measured by the fuel consumption of the burners, not the amount of heat they emit. When choosing your grill, place more value on factors such as the size of the cooking surface and the metal the grill is constructed from, which also contribute to efficiency.

  • You’ve figured out the fuel, now you ask yourself what size and style you need. The Home Depot has the answers.    * Do you host large backyard gatherings? If so, you’ll need lots of cooking space. Char-Broil’s 3 Zone Gas Grill has more than 750 square inches.
  6.)DECORATING TIPS FOR GAS GRILLS




  • One of the best ways to spend time during the weekend is to arrange a barbecue in the backyard. Opting for an outdoor barbecue grilling session is a great get together with family and friends and a perfect way to relax and de-stress after a hectic work week.
  • When purchasing your first grill, you will find that you have a large array of options available to you. It may seem overwhelming at first due to the almost endless amount of possibilities and options available. But there are generally only three main categories of grills:
  • With gas grills you have the option of either natural or propane gas fuel sources. Both options are safe and efficient methods to cook with. Propane gas grills are the more popular styles of grill because of its portability as it can be easily moved to different locations around your yard to accommodate your needs and the widespread availability of its fuel. Natural gas grills do not have to refill its fuel tanks for use but they are limited to the location of the main shut-off valve and length of hose that runs to the grill unit.
  • Electric grills offer great portability and take up very little room. These grills use radiant heat from an electrical element to cook the food, which allows for a more relatively precise regulation of temperature. By choosing an outdoor electric grill you will be able to plug it in and within seconds you will be ready to cook that steak.
  • The charcoal grill also offers great portability preparing food on a charcoal grill can give you the distinct smoky flavour or freshly grilled food. The cooking temperature in these grills is regulated by the amount of charcoal and air flow through the cooking chamber. These grills are commonly used on the beach, at picnics, and cottages. A stainless steel charcoal grill that is designed to be ultra lightweight would be perfect for backpackers.
  • Once you have decided on a perfect outdoor bbq grill for your needs, one of the most important BBQ grill accessories you need to get is a grill cover. If you have a gas grill, you can get yourself a Gas Grill Cover. Grill covers protect your grills and prolong their life. Not keeping your grill covered; particularly if it is part of your outdoor cooking equipment could expose it to extreme weather and damage it.
  • By making your outdoor space an extension of your living room, you are creating an inviting setting to entertain family and friends. The most important idea is to have enough seating for all of your guests.
  • Outdoor patio sets are the best ways to make your yard have a new and fresh look. They are a great way to entertain guests outside when the weather is great. Exterior furnishings can provide carefree comfort and distinctive style to make an exterior space much more inviting.


                                                     

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