10 smart ways to improve your outdoor cooking experience
Summer is the time for outdoor living and barbecues. Here are 20 tips that will help you get the most out of your outdoor cooking :
1. You have a choice when cooking outdoors, will you use gas or charcoal? Chose charcoal if you love those wonderful flavors that come from the smoke; chose gas if prefer cleanliness, control and convenience. If you go for charcoal always start the fire naturally, never use lighter fuels or you’ll pick up those ugly chemical smells, no matter how long you wait!
2. Consider carefully whether your outdoor cooking equipment purchase is going to be an investment Don’t go cheap! Go for quality, it pays every time in both the short and long term.
3. Go for the size of burner, measured in its BTU output, that meets your cooking needs; don’t go too small; large stockpots require powerful burners;
4. Buy the right kit for the job in hand. e.g. portable pick up & go grills are great for tailgating but they’ll disappoint on the patio when friends come around. Think about what you’ll be cooking; often its better to buy an all in kit rather than buying the individual items separately; e.g. a turkey fryer kit;
5. Where you are going to be cooking outdoors is an important consideration. The patio, the outback and the beach are very different in terms of what its appropriate to be carrying around or to be cooking with. The general guideline is, if you’re going to be cooking outdoors on a regular basis then buy the kit thats directly related to where and what you’ll be cooking; otherwise frustration & disappointment will arise.
6. Your choice of outdoor cooking kit should be guided by what style of cooking best suits you and your family. If Jambalaya is your passion then get a Jambalaya pot; if your going to be frying turkeys get a turkey fryer kit; don’t try and mix and match, go for what suits best.
7. When cooking with propane always have a second gas cylinder in reserve; there is nothing worse than a meal half ready and the gas goes out and you haven’t a reserve!
7. If cooking with LP have a second cylinder in reserve; what is worse than a meal cooking on the stove, friends awaiting your creation and the gas goes out…… and then you remember that you’ve forgot to get a reserve!
9. Share your recipes & cooking tips and people will share their’s with you. When cooking, never pierce food on a BBQ or the juices will run out and it will dry out; never cook meat too long as again it dries out; ceramic grills are great for retaining moisture and flavor; always make sure that meat is fully defrosted before cooking; generally speaking, try to cook slower rather than faster when cooking outdoors, except with steaks of course; always let your meat rest after cooking without cutting it up, so allowing the juices to settle and the full flavor to come out; try marinating your meats before barbecuing, and remember, the longer the better, overnight if you can.
9. Share cooking tips & recipes and your friends will share their’s in return. When barbecuing, never pierce food as the juices will run out and it will start to dry out; ceramic grills are great buy as they are superb at retaining moisture & flavor; cook meat only when it is fully defrosted; generally speaking, cook more slower rather than faster when cooking outdoors, [except with steaks]; try to let meat rest after cooking without cutting it up. This allows the juices to settle and the full flavor to mature; try marinating your fish & meats before barbecuing, one hour is fine for fish but ideally overnight in the refrigerator for meat.
10. Open the lid of your grill when grilling as little as possible; this retains a consistent temperature within and ideal cooking conditions.
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