If you are grilling for the holiday...

JDgreen227 · May 26, 2012

RobertN said:
No pictures, it didn't happen...

I tell you, IT HAPPENED A SECOND AFTER I TOOK THIS PICTURE and my digicam was still processing at the time....

creekbend · May 26, 2012

Jeff Quinn said:
My dad had no brothers, but he had nine older sisters. At the end of WWII, when all the men came home, the killed a hog and had a celebration, slow-cooking it over a bed of coals.

The tradition continues, and we have a huge get-together every Memorial Day weekend.

I am cooking a 240 pound hog, sixty chickens, a case of beef hot dogs, a crate of fresh sweet corn (also over the coals), several pounds of pork rib tips, and a few bratwurst.

I have been cutting and splitting some green hickory, as that makes some fine coals.

It will be a tiring weekend, as the hog will cook for about 20 hours, but it is good to see the family again.

Jeff

I was raised in East Tennessee and we had similar get togethers like you described when I was growing up. We usually had them on Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. As you previously mentioned, it was a chance to socialize with Family members and Relatives. Everyone present would always surround the parents with the recent family additions.

Cat_Driver · May 26, 2012

Wife always does a mixed grill mmmmmmm. Steak kabobs, hot dogs, chicken, burgers, and all the fixings.

Members of PETA's head would explode at our house.

driftwood · May 26, 2012

Butts & ribs, the only way to go. Friends coming over with plenty of beer. A prayer for all of our fallen heros before the fiest.

RobertBrown · May 26, 2012

JDgreen227 said:
74 here now and a money saving tip if you buy the cheapo ground beef with a high fat content you can really save on lp gas and charcoal by carefully channeling your drippings to the flames I was able to cook the second batch of burgers with the burning grease....:laughing: :thumbsup:

Although I have no use for one, your umbrella looks as though it was meant to to be there. A job well done, as simple as it may be.
I would not worry about the fire hazard as the extinguisher cost just a little less than the umbrella and that's all your bound to loose in the event of a conflagration.....depending on which way the wind is blowing and if it's blowing.......fold the umbrella and cook on the stove in the kitchen.
I never eat chop meat unless I kill it and grind it. I suggest you do the same.

pacerron · May 27, 2012

RobertBrown said:
Although I have no use for one, your umbrella looks as though it was meant to to be there. A job well done, as simple as it may be.
I would not worry about the fire hazard as the extinguisher cost just a little less than the umbrella and that's all your bound to loose in the event of a conflagration.....depending on which way the wind is blowing and if it's blowing.......fold the umbrella and cook on the stove in the kitchen.
I never eat chop meat unless I kill it and grind it. I suggest you do the same.

Really.... Robert!
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JDgreen227 · May 27, 2012

It's always windy here but 95% of the time the wind is going either east or south, both directions are away from the house as the umbrella is positioned. There is also a water outlet with a hose attached 12 feet away from the grill. The lowest part of the umbrella when it is up is over 6 feet from the top of the grill hood, and the grill at it's closest point is no more than 7 feet from the house.

Still, RobertBrown gives very good advice and I appreciate his timely warning for us to be careful !!! :thumbsup:

yandeereguy · May 27, 2012

Cat_Driver said:
Wife always does a mixed grill mmmmmmm. Steak kabobs, hot dogs, chicken, burgers, and all the fixings.

Members of PETA's head would explode at our house.

P.E.T.A. People Eating Tasty Animals :laughing: seen the bumper stick the other day

2LaneCruzer · May 27, 2012

JDgreen227 said:
What's on the menu? Burgers, steaks, chops, hot dogs, bratwurst, ribs, chicken, whatever?

Burgers are on the menu here...nothing really fancy.

Started this thread mainly so I could show off my custom-made grill umbrella mount. It's nothing fancy, simply a section of PVC pipe and a pair of 1 1/2" PVC pipe caps, the bottom one is screwed down to the deck boards. the upper one is cut out with a hole saw. The lower metal tube for the umbrella is inside the pipe itself and the whole thing is bolted thru the deck rail. Be sure to align the pipe properly before drilling thru everything if your umbrella is square like mine. You will never find a more solid inexpensive umbrella mount.

Good job! I did a similar thing to keep the umbrella steady, when mounted on our patio table. I'll keep this in mind for the future. As for the menu; 4 slabs of KC style ribs, slow cooked at 250degrees for about 4 hours on my Big Green Egg, with smoke provided by Mesquite, Pecan and Blackjack wood. Dry rub...my own special formula; DG's #1, slightly on the hot side, and DG's #2; slightly sweet and not so hot. They are about 1/2 through the process as we speak; Dinner at about 1:00!!!!!