Questions tagged [charcoal]
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How to know if chicken is cooked on charcoal bbq without temperature monitor
Is there a way to know if the chicken (bonesless on skewers, leg piece) has been done from inside too without having a temperature monitor to poke in middle of thick part of chicken.
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Can you put charcoal or soaked woodchips in a pan on top of the grate of a gas BBQ in combination with the gas to create smokey flavors?
Charcoal burns quite hot--at 500 to 1000 degrees. This is more than a gas BBQ is designed to handle and rated for.
The goal is to create a charcoal flavor. I've seen some methods to make briyani that ...
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Potato with core temperature of 100C but no carbonisation
I was experimenting to find out that is the temperature at which a potato is "baked", i.e. edible and completely cooked but not burned.
I put one in a tiny pot in my oven at 100C, thinking ...
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Wild Salmon from grill is too dry
my local restaurant served me recently some wild salmon (slice) from the grill. It tasted delicious, but was pretty dry.
I'm aware that wild salmon has much less fat. So I'm wondering, is there any ...
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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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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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Heating charcoal on induction stove
I would like to heat up charcoal in my house, so I can pour some oil on it and give my food a BBQ-ish aroma and slight smoky taste. How do I heat a piece of charcoal using induction stove? I suppose ...
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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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Do smokeless grills have an advantage over gas grills?
On my quest to balcony charcoal grilling, without bothering my neighbours, I have researched many solutions.
I am now, pretty sure, that I can limit the smoke of the actual burning by using the right ...
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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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Charcoal grill not getting hot enough
I purchased a cheap kettle charcoal grill a few weeks ago, and I feel like it's not getting hot enough. I'm using a charcoal chimney which takes about 40 minutes to get the coals ashy. I've read it ...
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Charcoal grills
Every other year it seems like my charcoal/ash tray rusts and creates holes in it to where I can't put charcoal on it because of the rotted holes. Is there anyway I can prevent this from happening? ...
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rusty charcoal chimney starter, safe to use?
My charcoal chimney starter is covered in rust inside and out, is it still safe to use? The grill and grill grate are still rust free and new.
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Do foil packets on a charcoal grill get any flavor from the smoke?
I am planning on cooking steaks and vegetables in sealed foil packets on my charcoal grill and I just realized that foil can make a pretty good seal around the food. Will I be unable to get any of the ...
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