The home grill
When I was growing up and still living under my parents roof we did not own an outdoor cooking device. What the rest of you call a BBQ. Nor did anyone else in the neighborhood. Put it down too schedules and climate but the idea of going outside to cook was not part of the menu. The closest we came was a time tested Coleman 2 burner stove. One where you would put in fuel and pump madly until you thought you had enough pressure and then light the flame. No we did not cook over that open heat source. It gave a nasty taste to things that were cooked. Instead we would boil water amp repair hot dogs. I guess we did not have the budget for steak either. As soon as I had my own home with the deck I was off to the hardware store to purchase my first grill. I think I spent longer on the assembly then on the actual preparing of meals. But we do own a grill which I no longer use because I cannot tell if the meat has changed colour. Red to pink to brown to black. However I came across a video that explained the history at the home BBQ and the strong cultural leanings involved. Your sauce is a function of where you live. Hence when I hear about southern BBQ I have to step back and interpret what is meant I even purchased a rotisserie gadget but I cannot claim to have successfully prepared a chicken with it. I will check with my siblings to find if there outdoor kitchens I’m more evolved. As for all those sacks of charcoal that are sold in local stores I was under the impression that this was an odd to the home blacksmith. Like my grand father although he used coal. Actually that is one of the things that I am sorry I never got to see.
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