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Post by Clipper on May 29, 2019 9:32:24 GMT -5
Aldi's has a sale on spatchcocked chickens today for $3.79 a pound. They are wonderful for grilling because you can lay them flat and cook them on the grill, basting them with a favorite BBQ sauce or just grilling them plain. I will be going there and grabbing at least 6 or 8 of them with the summer grilling season upon us. It is that time of year when we tailor our meat and poultry purchases to things that can be cooked on the grill. It is just so much more convenient that cooking meats in the kitchen. Instead of heating up the kitchen and having pans to wash, I roll the grill out of the garage, cook the meats while sitting in the carport with a cold sweet tea, and when all is said and done all I have to do is hit the grates with a wire brush, and roll the grill back in the garage.
Kathy bought me the 5 burner, all stainless steel grill a couple of years ago for Christmas. If anyone is needing to buy a new grill this season, pay the extra money and make sure to get one with stainless steel cooking grates. They make the cleanup a breeze. I always keep the bottom of the grill compartment under the burners lined with foil so when it gets messed up all I have to do is change the foil. No more having to remove the burners and use oven cleaner to keep things clean.
I would say that spatchlocked grilled chicken marinated in State Fair chicken marinade will be on the menu for tonight. We had planned on hot sausage sandwiches on hoagie rolls with peppers and onions, but that can wait until tomorrow. Kathy's nephew that was here for 5 days brought us 10lbs of Chanatry's medium Italian sausage, and 10 lbs of Pulaski Meat Market kielbasa, along with a dozen Hemstrought's half moons.
It is going to be in the high 80's and low 90's here again today. I have garden work to do, but it will wait until Friday when we get more moderate temps in the low 80's. Have a good day all.
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 29, 2019 10:32:08 GMT -5
No days in the 70's in the 5 day forecast. The grill accessory I need the most is an umbrella.
I just did a search for stainless steel grates for my grill. A bit pricey but a lot cheaper than a new grill.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 10:34:50 GMT -5
Try the ceramic ones!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 10:41:15 GMT -5
That is the same as butterflied chicken. I thought it was a variety of chicken. LOL
The technique of spatchcocking requires splitting and flattening the chicken. It exposes more skin, which really crisps up at high temperatures.
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Post by dicklaurey on May 29, 2019 11:27:12 GMT -5
Tomorrow we will have a neighbor over for bbq. I will put on 3 racks of baby backs, rubbed with cherry bbq rub. After 2 hrs I will add a 6 lb chicken, split in half, rubbed with Ms. Dash chicken seasoning. Chunks of cherry and pecan wood on the coals. After 3.5 hrs I will sauce the ribs with Kimbers Roasted Garlic bbq sauce. All will be hanging from hooks and done at the same time, approx. 4 hrs. Average cooking temp will be 275 F. The usual sides- Bush's baked beans, hot corn bread with little pieces of jalapeno pepper in the mix, and potato salad. Haven't decided on dessert yet. I love to do low-and-slow bbq. It's the start of fun season!
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Post by Clipper on May 29, 2019 14:43:15 GMT -5
Sounds delicious HBU. I love meat done in a smoker but Kathy is not crazy about anything with a real smoky flavor. I bought 6 of the chickens because that was all they had left. They had put a limit of 4 on them, but I took the four, went to Lowes, then stopped back and bought two more, the last two in the case. They are fairly small. Only around 3 lbs, but just right for two people to each have a half of a chicken. They are in the refrigerator soaking up all their State Fair Marinade goodness. I love that stuff. It is the closest thing to Brook's BBQ's marinade that we can buy. Kathy made a pasta salad with spiral macaroni, Kalamata olives, broccoli florets, diced pepperoni and a little bit of diced red onion.
Strawberry shortcake will be our dessert. When the Food City ad came today, they had strawberries on a BOGO. They are $3.50 a quart, so with the BOGO I actually only paid $1.75 a quart. Three more quarts for the freezer and the last quart for shortcake today.
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Post by dicklaurey on May 29, 2019 16:40:16 GMT -5
That's a lot healthier than my meal! BBQ is, of course, not health food, and, we enjoy the low-and-slow stuff about once a month, during the warm weather months. Other favorites are brisket and pork butt (for pulled pork sandwiches). We space out those meals because too much of that stuff and you will soon take "the dirt nap", but, what a way to go!
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Post by Clipper on May 29, 2019 17:10:57 GMT -5
We go out for BBQ a couple of times each summer and I love to order a platter with brisket, pulled pork, 1/2 rack of ribs, and coleslaw. I have to get all the BBQ I can when I get the chance because with Kathy not caring for smoked meats I splurge when we DO go out for BBQ and get the heart stopping platter and gorge myself, haha.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 19:18:06 GMT -5
I am jealous. Dicks and Clippers menu have my mouth drooling. One huge thing I miss is not being able to BBQ.
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 30, 2019 8:42:17 GMT -5
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Post by kit on May 30, 2019 8:53:23 GMT -5
I was never big on BBQ. Probably because I wasn't good at it, and am not particularly fond of BBQ sauce. To me it's like ketchup (or catsup if you prefer)... too overpowering so it tends to mask the taste of the meat. Also, like PB, I don't have a place to do a BBQ in this building. Even when I had the big house I had the BBQ but never used it. I still prefer a nice skillet and oven... never the microwave for meat, except to defrost.
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Post by Clipper on May 30, 2019 9:16:08 GMT -5
Just curious Kit. Do you have a vacuum sealer? Kathy and I have discovered that by vacuum sealing our meats we are able to thaw them by placing them in the sink and covering them with cold water. They thaw quickly. We just have to keep track of them to insure that they remain cold and are put in the refrigerator as soon as they are thawed. I have never actually timed it, but it seems as though it has not taken more than 30-45 minutes to thaw steaks, chops, ground meats, and fish filets. I purchased a cast iron bacon press on our last trip home at the restaurant supply store in the NH shopping center. It works great for keeping the packaged meat submerged.
About the only thing we use the microwave for anymore is to heat he steamer bags of veggies or to reheat our coffee if it gets cold before we finish it.
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 30, 2019 9:28:52 GMT -5
Although we tend to use the terms BBQ and grill interchangeably, traditionally they are two different cooking methods. From Troy Black of The Big Book of BBQ:
"Barbecue and grilling, two different things. Barbecue is cooking long, low, and slow. Grilling is hot and fast. With barbecue, traditionally, you have meats such as ribs, pork shoulder, brisket. They have to cook a very long time to tenderize, at a very low temperature. Grilling, on the other hand, is cooking pieces of meat hot and fast, like boneless breast of chicken, your hamburgers, your steaks, and your seafood. That is grilling, not barbeque."
I prefer my steaks grilled or broiled. Last night Barb did steak in her Air Fryer. It was tasty and juicy but I missed the grill lines. If I do the main amount of cooking on a silicone grill mat using indirect heat but do a short time on the grate with direct heat to crisp the skin and develop some grill lines. Steaks never have BBQ sauce, chicken often does.
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 30, 2019 9:32:47 GMT -5
Just a note: the restaurant supply store is owned by Casa Imports. I sometimes shop there to get something for Barb. It can be an expensive trip if I let Barb go on her own.
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Post by Clipper on May 30, 2019 9:57:37 GMT -5
We spent over $200 there on our last trip. We went in for flatware and bought two service for 8 sets plus the serving spoons and gravy ladle. Even at $200 it was much easier on our pocketbook than Liberty Flatware in Sherrill. Their sets were over $200 for only ONE service for 8 set. We had not bought flatware for years. We had a mix of hers, mine, and pieces left over from our parents. Nice store. I could have spent more than I did. it was an experience similar to my going into a tool store. Go in for one thing and come out with many more items than you went for.
It is nice to "buy American" but for a simple stainless steel flatware set I couldn't justify spending double at the Liberty store in Sherrill.
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