geez how much stir fry are you cooking? for how many people?.......LOL 22" seems like enough for a small batch of stir fry. my 13.5" wok can make a huge batch of stir fry. i can't imagine a 22" cooking area being small.
I'm fixing stir fry for two. The meal can be cooked in an eight inch skillet. It would take time and take some skill to serve hot. Twenty two inches is a lot of space but will quickly be consumed by a lot of meals. Stir fry, as Unforgiven pointed out, is a great example. To easily prepare the meal and everything served hot takes more cooking area and different heat zones. Cooking a typical rack of ribs or a pork butt on the smoker would be just fine. It would be the whole packer smoke or the multiple racks cook where that smoking surface would be too small. I think the Blackstone combo will make many outdoor cooks happy. It's not ideal for smoking or griddling but can be used for both cooks. It would be a good tool for people that want both a smoker and a griddle and want to conserve on patio space.geez how much stir fry are you cooking? for how many people?.......LOL 22" seems like enough for a small batch of stir fry. my 13.5" wok can make a huge batch of stir fry. i can't imagine a 22" cooking area being small.
I use a weber charcoal Grill, have for the last 6 years. It's seen better days, the lid is warped, and I have gone through 4 grates, but it's still cooks great. I use a charcoal chimney to light it, takes a little longer, but don't get any lighter fluid taste anymore. Plus it saves money, since we get newspaper anyways.
That's exactly what I do, I love just plain charcoal! Sometimes I go down to Lowe's and they sell all natural hardwood chunk charcoal, such great stuff. Big more expensive, but works great! I think I'm going to have to grill myself up a nice steak and an ear of corn this weekend. Steak: put it on the grill, light brushing of oil, then salt and pepper. Flip and repeat. Take it off the grill, put it on a small plate upside down on a bigger plate and cover with aluminum foil and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Hard to do, but toally worth it! Corn: Take the cob of corn, a pat of butter and a slice of bacon. Wrap the bacon around the cob, then wrap everything in aluminum foil and grill until done. bacon flavored corn FTW, LOL!
Rubs... I need a rub education.. plain and simple. I used Famous Dave's Rib rub on my first rack of ribs. It was good but maybe a bit garlic strong for my palate. I don't want ribs sweet... peppery.. salty perhaps. I've never used a rub on my steaks. I do like a marinate, some McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning, and some beer for a couple of hours prior to grilling. I will have to check the rubs a bit more seriously.
Smoked Salmon sounds so good.... mmmmmmm. I've never tried any sort of fish on the bbq. I think I've cheated myself out of some great stuff. Shrimp.. salmon... wow!
Bacon flavored corn... that's a must try.
When I was a kid my father soaked his charcoal in gasoline. I can still see him tossing matches at the grill and that huge ball of flame lol. Besides dangerous, everything we ate tasted like a 57 Studebaker.
Rubs... I need a rub education.. plain and simple. I used Famous Dave's Rib rub on my first rack of ribs. It was good but maybe a bit garlic strong for my palate. I don't want ribs sweet... peppery.. salty perhaps. I've never used a rub on my steaks. I do like a marinate, some McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning, and some beer for a couple of hours prior to grilling. I will have to check the rubs a bit more seriously.
Smoked Salmon sounds so good.... mmmmmmm. I've never tried any sort of fish on the bbq. I think I've cheated myself out of some great stuff. Shrimp.. salmon... wow!
Good luck with your weekend BBQ. I will doing a family BBQ this weekend myself. I, too, was thinking about some ribs. It's obviously to me that I've got to put a rub together. Everyone has me excited about trying something. I also plan on doing some KC strips one night with mesquite pellets. It's all a big adventure on a new grill.
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