[Blindtlk] Grilling question

Tue Aug 24 19:09:00 UTC 2010

Diane,
    Meat & fish are not the only items you can grill! I frequently grill 
corn-on-the-cob, tomatoes, squash, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, 
pepeprs, and onions! The baskets can be purchased at WalMart, Lowes, Home 
Depot, or Target. They are great for any kind of steaks or patties, not just 
fish!

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graves, Diane" <dgraves at icrc.IN.gov>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question


> Wow! Thank you Michael, Cindy and others for these great tips. I really 
> want to try this. Where can you get the fish basket you are talking about?
>
> I guess Mary's misgivings kind of reflected mine somewhat. When working 
> with a stove or oven, the flame isn't as open and is more controllable . 
> Do you know what I mean. If the flame on a stove is too high and something 
> starts boiling too hard, or smells like it is scorching, you just turn the 
> knob off or down. This will be a step of bravery, a new experience.
>
> I am ready to go out and get some meat and try it. LOL You all have really 
> inspired me to master this skill. Now all I have to do is get my husband 
> to let me. LOL
>
>
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Michael
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:46 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question
>
> Hi Diane,
> After losing my sight three years ago, I took it on myself to become
> proficient at grilling without sight as I had enjoyed grilling all my 
> life.
> I am still learning but I'd like to share a few tips I've adapted to make
> this an enjoyable form of cooking for me and others who enjoy my efforts.
> Whether to use charcoal or gas is a personal  choice.  Enhanced flavor 
> with
> charcoal is offset by some to the ease of cleaning when using gas  and
> simply lighting the gas grill.  When cooking with gas, the grill flavor
> comes from the drippings hitting the metal heat plates or lava rocks below
> the grill surface.  A more smokey flavor may be achieved by using wood 
> chips
> placed in a small iron box below the grill surface for this purpose.  As
> Marion stated, charcoal chimneys make lighting charcoal a snap.  I 
> consider
> three tools indispensable when grilling, a talking thermometer, a double
> sided spatula, and a fish basket.  The talking thermometer enables perfect
> timing of cooking.  The double sided spatula that acts like tongs makes
> turning one or two pieces easier.  And the fish basket....it is a basket
> with a locking lid and a very long handle.  I use this to place multiple
> pieces of meat or vegetables in and locking the lid on so that turning
> everything is simple.  The whole basket goes on the grill and the basket 
> may
> be flipped with the long handle.  I've never used a Weber, but I do know
> that the design of the dome shaped lid is so that air in the grill may
> circulate around the food for enhanced cooking and flavor.  The lid of
> Weber's has a relief valve on the top so that you can regulate the amount 
> of
> heat or smoke you want to release.
>
> Forgive me if all of this is redundant to some, but I find grilling very
> enjoyable and hope that others will find the same pleasure.
>
> Jump in and have fun.
> Michael.
>
> P.S. ........we discuss tips like these on the blind cooks list.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Graves, Diane" <dgraves at icrc.IN.gov>
> To: "'Marion Gwizdala'" <blind411 at verizon.net>; "'Blind Talk Mailing 
> List'"
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question
>
>
>> Marion,
>>
>> Wow! I learned something new. I have never heard that the oven should be
>> left open when broiling. I have always broiled with the door completely
>> closed. What is the reason for leaving the door open?
>>
>> You all have inspired me to try my hand at grilling. While I am a skilled
>> cook in doors, I have never actually tried to grill outdoors, always
>> believing, and having been told that it would be difficult for a blind
>> person to do.  I'm not really sure why. Maybe it has always been a phobia
>> of lighting the charcoals. This leads me to another question.
>>
>> I'm afraid it wouldn't be classified as blindness related, but as long as
>> we are on the subject, how do you get that smoky flavor when using a gas
>> grill? Wouldn't the meat have the same taste as that which was cooked in
>> the oven? Just wondering.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
>>
>> "It is service that measures success."
>> George Washington Carver
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Marion Gwizdala
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:15 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question
>>
>> Aaron,
>>    Perhaps the Weber grill, for some reason, utilizes a different
>> technique
>> than convention charcoal grills. Everything that I have read about
>> grilling
>> over charcoal is that the cover should be left open. Like your comparison
>> of
>> the Weber to a convection oven, a charcoal grill is comparable to a
>> broiler,
>> except the heat source comes from the bottom rather than from above. When
>> broiling in an oven, the oven door should be left ajar, thus the reason
>> for
>> the stop point on the door just after it is opened. I will see what I can
>> do
>> about finding an authoritative source on the opened or closed lid! (grin)
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Aaron Allen" <aaron.allen at comcast.net>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 9:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question
>>
>>
>>>I agree:
>>>
>>> I also have a Weber Stainless Steel  grill and I love it.
>>>
>>> Weber states that you should always grill with the cover closed.
>>>
>>> Grills work something like convexion ovens.
>>>
>>> The closed lid helps the heat circulate around the food and allows for
>>> faster cooking time
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Constance Canode
>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 2:13 AM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grilling question
>>>
>>> Tom, you grill with the cover on, but still have to flip the
>>> burgers.  I used to have a little Hibachi, and I know I spelled that
>>> wrong, and I am blind also.  Weber's are pretty cool.  We now have a
>>> large stainless steel grill next to our deck and my husband is the
>>> king of the grill, a gas grill, but I can also use it.  He is
>>> partially sighted, but I am not.  I have faith in you.
>>>
>>> Connie Canode
>>>
>>>
>>> At 05:13 PM 8/22/2010, you wrote:
>>>>Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>>I have VERY little experience grilling anything.  I am also totally
>>>>blind. I just bought one of those little Weber carry and go gas
>>>>grills.  Does anyone have any good grilling advice?  I have a couple
>>>>of burger patties that I thought I'd try tonight.
>>>>What I don't remember is whether or not when I'm grilling, I grill
>>>>with the cover on or leave the grill open as the burgers are cooking.
>>>>I'm a bit worried, as I don't have any sighted assistance this
>>>>weekend but think I might be able to do it if I'm careful.
>>>>Any tips or advice?
>>>>Tom
>>>>
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