Cooking when it is hot

[Moh 10]

We don't have AC and I want to make a corned beef brisket.

A huge pot of water boiling for four hours on the stone would make the house even more hot and humid.

So, I bought a crock pot today and will cook the brisket in the garage overnight.
Directions say to slow cook it for 8 to 12 hours.

I just can't imagine turning on the oven.

Do you guys BBQ or cook outside when it is hot?

 

[Skippy123]

Yes, we barbecue; my husband is the best cook so he does newspaper mustard steak (for special occassions), grilled chicken or shrimp on the barbie (more often). I like to use the microwave too. Mmmm, brisket sounds delicious!!! When is dinner?

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

It''s all about the BBQ and if you have to use the stove/oven, late dinners after the sun has set.

 

[jet2ks]

I barbecue year round, but more in the summer. With a little practice and know how, you can make a whole meal on the grill, including dessert. Next up is a professional quality smoker (I hope). My company sells some and we have a demo unit I can use pretty much any time, it is just a pain to haul it to where it is needed and then take it back.

I wonder if a propane turkey cooker would be able to do a good corned beef.

 

[Kaleigh]

The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don''t know how to grill that yet....

 

[Moh 10]

I just throw corn on the cob into the microwave for a few minutes.
I don''t even shuck it.

Works great.

 

[VRBeauty]

I don't have AC either.

I When it's really hot, I use the microwave or wait until late to cook. I also try to prepare enough for more than one meal.

BTW, slow cooker in the garage -- genius!

 

[Moh 10]

Date: 7/26/2009 11:55:09 PM
Author: Skippy123
Yes, we barbecue; my husband is the best cook so he does newspaper mustard steak (for special occassions), grilled chicken or shrimp on the barbie (more often). I like to use the microwave too. Mmmm, brisket sounds delicious!!! When is dinner?

I guess Dinner is at 6 AM tomorrow morning since it started at 7 PM. Hahaha.

Actually I'll just cut it up and make about 10 lunches with brown rice and veges.
Then put in tupperware containers and freeze it.

Great for lunches.
Cheap, fast, easy and healthy.
Cook once and get 10 meals out of it.

 

[gemgirl]

I cook all of the normal expected things on our grill like chicken, burgers, hot dogs, steak, salmon, but I also use my gas grill as an oven. I keep a stock of different sized aluminum pans in the house, and I''ll make meatloaf for my husband (did that last week), huge roasting pans of chicken in tomato sauce, I''ve even made a fifteen pound turkey on the grill. It''s much too hot to cook inside, and my exchange for not using the oven and saving those watts is being able to use our air conditioners. It keeps my electric bill more stable.

 

[jcarlylew]

Date: 7/26/2009 11:51:25 PM
Author:Moh 10
We don''t have AC and I want to make a corned beef brisket.

A huge pot of water boiling for four hours on the stone would make the house even more hot and humid.

So, I bought a crock pot today and will cook the brisket in the garage overnight.
Directions say to slow cook it for 8 to 12 hours.

I just can''t imagine turning on the oven.

Do you guys BBQ or cook outside when it is hot?

funny - let me know how it turns out! i cannot seem to make brisket (well) in a crock pot, so i havent made it since march

.

we use our toaster oven for alot of "small" cooking that can be done for under 15 minutes. Since E works nights during the summer, i tend to cook alot of meals late at night when its not as hot, and i cook about 3 meals at once.

 

[jet2ks]

Date: 7/27/2009 12:25:02 AM
Author: Kaleigh
The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don''t know how to grill that yet....

If it isn''t shucked yet, you can put it directly on the grill, the husk will char, but no biggie. Some people like to soak the unhusked corn in water for 10-15 min before cooking.
If already shucked, wrap it in foil. If doing the foil, I put some pats of butter on the corn before wrapping.

A few minutes on each side with a gas grill--longer for charcoal. I think doing unshucked tastes better.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 7/27/2009 12:25:02 AM
Author: Kaleigh
The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don''t know how to grill that yet....

Well you could definitely boil water on a grill, but grilling corn is super easy. peel the husk 1/2 way down and remove the silk, cut off the loose tips of the husk as well. Then replace the husk and soak the ears in warm water (tap is fine) for 5-10 minutes. Grille on all sides until corn is cooked.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/27/2009 9:48:51 AM
Author: jet2ks

Date: 7/27/2009 12:25:02 AM
Author: Kaleigh
The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don't know how to grill that yet....

If it isn't shucked yet, you can put it directly on the grill, the husk will char, but no biggie. Some people like to soak the unhusked corn in water for 10-15 min before cooking.
If already shucked, wrap it in foil. If doing the foil, I put some pats of butter on the corn before wrapping.

A few minutes on each side with a gas grill--longer for charcoal. I think doing unshucked tastes better.

Or you can also cook it in the microwave. Several ways in there. I just clean it, put in long low dish with a bit of water, cover with wax paper and cook.

We BBQ year round, but more in the summer. If it's really hot, I will sometimes use the second stove in the basement. It's great in that it doesn't heat the kitchen up, but, I am not thrilled with carrying potential massive burn producing dishes up many steps. So I don't use it a lot.

 

[jet2ks]

Date: 7/27/2009 10:07:14 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 7/27/2009 9:48:51 AM
Author: jet2ks

Date: 7/27/2009 12:25:02 AM
Author: Kaleigh
The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don''t know how to grill that yet....

If it isn''t shucked yet, you can put it directly on the grill, the husk will char, but no biggie. Some people like to soak the unhusked corn in water for 10-15 min before cooking.
If already shucked, wrap it in foil. If doing the foil, I put some pats of butter on the corn before wrapping.

A few minutes on each side with a gas grill--longer for charcoal. I think doing unshucked tastes better.

Or you can also cook it in the microwave. Several ways in there. I just clean it, put in long low dish with a bit of water, cover with wax paper and cook.

We BBQ year round, but more in the summer. If it''s really hot, I will sometimes use the second stove in the basement. It''s great in that it doesn''t heat the kitchen up, but, I am not thrilled with carrying potential massive burn producing dishes up many steps. So I don''t use it a lot.

But grilling is just so much more manly. Chest thumping, testosterone producing, Tim Allen grunting, man-style cooking!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/27/2009 11:02:59 AM
Author: jet2ks

Date: 7/27/2009 10:07:14 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 7/27/2009 9:48:51 AM
Author: jet2ks

Date: 7/27/2009 12:25:02 AM
Author: Kaleigh
The grill is used a lot in the summer, we do just about everything on it, love love grilled veges, chicken, steak, etc... My fave is grilled tomatoes that are sprinkled with some parmesian cheese on top..

I will boil water for sweet corn on the cob, I don''t know how to grill that yet....

If it isn''t shucked yet, you can put it directly on the grill, the husk will char, but no biggie. Some people like to soak the unhusked corn in water for 10-15 min before cooking.
If already shucked, wrap it in foil. If doing the foil, I put some pats of butter on the corn before wrapping.

A few minutes on each side with a gas grill--longer for charcoal. I think doing unshucked tastes better.

Or you can also cook it in the microwave. Several ways in there. I just clean it, put in long low dish with a bit of water, cover with wax paper and cook.

We BBQ year round, but more in the summer. If it''s really hot, I will sometimes use the second stove in the basement. It''s great in that it doesn''t heat the kitchen up, but, I am not thrilled with carrying potential massive burn producing dishes up many steps. So I don''t use it a lot.

But grilling is just so much more manly. Chest thumping, testosterone producing, Tim Allen grunting, man-style cooking!

You''ve got a point. I guess a microwave wouldn''t be near as manly as this....

 

[jet2ks]

"Yep, my grill's got a stroked small block V-8 and will do 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, how 'bout yours?"

Actually, I kinda like this manly version of a grill.

 

[Ellen]

lol! I saw that one too jet, and almost picked it.

 

[treefrog]

Date: 7/27/2009 9:54:27 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk

Well you could definitely boil water on a grill, but grilling corn is super easy. peel the husk 1/2 way down and remove the silk, cut off the loose tips of the husk as well. Then replace the husk and soak the ears in warm water (tap is fine) for 5-10 minutes. Grille on all sides until corn is cooked.

I second this method. It kind of steams in the husk. Also, I don''t want to be removing silk when it''s hot off the grill. Not a problem with this method.

Treefrog

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/27/2009 11:02:59 AM
Author: jet2ks

But grilling is just so much more manly. Chest thumping, testosterone producing, Tim Allen grunting, man-style cooking!

So macho!

We do our corns on the grill, pull all the bits off, season with salt, pepper and a good knob of butter, double wrap in strong foil and grill. Yum.

 

[Moh 10]

Googling "pillbox hat BBQ" yields nothing.

 

[Moh 10]

Oh, here we go.

Let''s call this one Barbie-Q.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/27/2009 12:28:22 PM
Author: Moh 10
Googling ''pillbox hat BBQ'' yields nothing.

 

[Moh 10]

Okay Dinner is served.
Come and get it.

Corned beef simmered for 12 hours in a crotch pot makes it cut just like warm butter.
So tender and juicy.
Delicious too.

Then again, maybe it's the garage. - REAL MAN FOOD!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Luckily, we have AC. In TX, it''s a necessity.

That being said, I HATE stove top cooking when it''s 100+ degrees outside. I''ve been grilling it up lately!

 

[curlygirl]

Date: 7/27/2009 1:04:01 PM
Author: Moh 10
Okay Dinner is served.
Come and get it.

Corned beef simmered for 12 hours in a crotch pot makes it cut just like warm butter.
So tender and juicy.
Delicious too.

Then again, maybe it''s the garage. - REAL MAN FOOD!

It looks delish but I just can''t get past the crotch pot!!!

 

[cellentani]

Date: 7/27/2009 2:44:40 PM
Author: curlygirl

Date: 7/27/2009 1:04:01 PM
Author: Moh 10
Okay Dinner is served.
Come and get it.

Corned beef simmered for 12 hours in a crotch pot makes it cut just like warm butter.
So tender and juicy.
Delicious too.

Then again, maybe it''s the garage. - REAL MAN FOOD!

It looks delish but I just can''t get past the crotch pot!!!

Ditto the crotch pot!!

LOL!!!

Okay, that little snort was just what I needed.