The Lazy Gourmet

[Buster's Uncle]

What have you done to deserve the allocation of expensive food on silver trays?

Aluminum.

[Bertilak]

What have you done to deserve the allocation of expensive food on silver trays?

Aluminum.

The allocation of that aluminum could have gone towards the production of hats that protect us against the invasion of mind aliens.

[Buster's Uncle]

I already had that covered.

[Buster's Uncle]

I got drafted for grilling steaks on a half hour's notice.  I'd said something to Momma about she cuts the roasts into steaks kinda thin, and how much easier a thick slice is to get cooked just right, and how it's especially hard to get just right on the grill in the first place - and saw her slicing thicker the other day.

I tried -instead of an uncertain time finishing the steaks off broiling in the oven to preserve some of the juices to cook in and put on the baked potatoes- two minutes in the microwave on a plate.

Best. Ever. maybe.  Definite consensus that it got an A.

[Rusty Edge]

My wife has invited her sister/niece/mother over here for dinner tomorrow night, and informs me I'm grilling. Bear in mind we haven't been grocery shopping since our return. Nothing fresh in the house except for a loaf of bread bought on the way home. There are some potatoes and frozen corn. The head count rules out some of my standard skillet cooked fare for serving everyone at once. Probably have to be something grilled, roasted or slow-cooked.

"What are we having?" I asked, thinking I should probably thaw some meat.

"I don't know yet. I'll have to see what the weather is like."

[Valka]

Can't get much lazier than I did today. Late lunch was spicy chili, directly from the can (I hate washing dishes). Supper as I type is bruschetta cheese sticks from Papa John's. I also got a free pizza (I belong to a points program; 25 points = 1 free 14" 3-topping pizza), which means supper was over $20 cheaper than it would otherwise have been. Toppings were spicy Italian sausage, Roma tomatoes, and one of their cheese blends.

Yes, I am lazy. This will do me for meals this weekend.

[Buster's Uncle]

I got drafted for grilling hotdogs and hamburgers - and since I was asked at 5:20, I treated it as urgent.  We had company, and it turned out the little spoiled nine year-old step-cousin wasn't being as patient as would have been more than my life was worth at that age.

Once again, letting the burgers make grease fires for 10-15 minutes and finishing off in the microwave yielded superb results, but I still haven't nailed down how to grill dogs without burning them too much; the skins are like chicken for how they want to char.  Now, I grilled dogs for the extended family at Thanksgiving, and a number assured me so I believed them that they like grilled dogs a little burned, but I'd like to get better control of the process and generally be able to cook a dog more evenly and consistently...  There's no upper grill rack in my new grill...

[Unorthodox]

Did up a London Broil yesterday. 

Red wine, soy sauce, peppercorns, and Marjoram to marinade overnight.  Broil for 7 minutes each side, wrap in tin foil and let rest for 20 minutes before cutting up. (cross grain) 

Easy peasy Sunday dinner with some baked potato side. 

Our grill is a couple years old, and the porcelain grates have worn.  Tried to buy a replacement, which Lowes had this adjustable one size fits all.  It broke in half when I flipped the London broil.  Not happy. 

[Buster's Uncle]

...Good then, that we decided it wouldn't fit when we tried to get one at Lowes for the last grill...

I thought, when I saw you'd posted, that you'd tell me to put the hotdogs on aluminum foil next time - thanks; I'll try the suggestion you didn't make.

[Unorthodox]

Hot dogs need a lot of worrying as far as I can tell.  That's why the carousels at the convenience stores do such a good job. 

edit:  Though I see Burger King now sells some.  Knowing Burger King just throws frozen things through the broiler conveyor belt oven, it might be worth trying a BK one to see how well starting with a frozen dog works. 

EditII:  90% of hot dogs make me sick, so my experience is limited.  I have to eat Kosher hot dogs.  Most the time the kids cook their own over the fire pit. 

[Buster's Uncle]

I don't even like dogs, which is why I've had so little practice; but Thanksgiving was my idea - three packs of dogs are a lot of food for cheap.  I'd definitely like to nail that one down better, 'cause it's a great idea for family gatherings at the Temple of Gramma - and July 4th is coming...

[Unorthodox]

It's hard to beat boiling dogs for qty. 

[Buster's Uncle]

Ah, but for summer family stuff you want to grill.

[Unorthodox]

Charcoal or gas?  I must ask. 

[Buster's Uncle]

JEsus.  I've talked the whole thread about figuring out how to get flavor using gas.

I wouldn't be this rude to just anyone, but LURK MOAR, young man.