Outdoor cooking?

[Badfish740]

So who resorts to outdoor cooking as the weather gets warmer? We have a small house that's not terribly well insulated so keeping it cool in the warm weather (we hit 93 yesterday ) is an ongoing battle as it is. The kitchen is on the south side of the house so once you get the stove (even one burner) going in the late afternoon/early evening it just makes a bad situation worse. We don't even think about using the oven. We've been coming up with more and more inventive ways of using the grill but I was thinking of taking it to the next level and maybe purchasing one (or two) of these:

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cast...ts&Ntt=stove&WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products

The single burners are about $45-a double can be had for $65 or so, but they're only 15K BTU-there are larger double burners that are 35K BTU each for about $100. If we want to use the burner to heat water for corn on the cob, steamers, heat oil for making wings, or to make a pot of beans, etc...would a 15K burner be ok or would we need something larger? Anyway, what do you make in the summertime outside? Do you stick to the grill, use a smoker, outdoor pit, etc...? Let's see it!

 

['bert]

As soon as it warms up I can't wait to get out to fire up the BBQ. Going to convert it to nat gas this year - can't believe how much the price of propane has gone up.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

So Bert, I see you changed your name. Been wondering where you went.

 

[lukem]

I try to grill as much as I can. I can cook an entire meal on it (meat, veggies, and taters).

 

[DAKSY]

I use the Big Green Egg all winter long. When I used a Broil King
LP grill, I did the same, just not for long durations, due to LP costs.
With the BGE, I just set it & pretty much forget it. Ribs. Briskets.
Tri-Tip steaks. You name it. Yeah, it was costy, but we have an ole
feller up on the Taborton mountain that makes & sells hardwood
lump charcoal & it's fairly inexpensive....

 

[fishingpol]

I am in the beginning stages of making an outdoor cob oven. I am really looking forward to using it for pizza, bread, baked beans and casseroles. Otherwise Weber grill with charcoal all year round. I always wanted a BGE.

 

[fishingpol]

So Bert, I see you changed your name. Been wondering where you went.

His avatar freaks my kids out.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

BIG
GREEN
EGG!

pork loin




beer can chicken

 

[iskiatomic]

We have a small house that's not terribly well insulated so keeping it cool in the warm weather (we hit 93 yesterday ) is an ongoing battle as it is.

Where are you at that it hit 93 degrees? I will say that after all of the time, energy, and labor I put into keeping the house toasty in the winter, I have no problem flipping the central AC on when needed. Very efficient system, not so on the the home.

However, I as well love cooking outside. Grill gets used all year. Have been cooking on the firepit quite often also. Nothing beats grilling on a hardwood fire.

KC