Grilling Hamburgers Expertise

Grilling hamburgers, one of my earliest backyard grilling memories. Our Family members would get together, usually on the weekends, and have a hamburger and ice cream supper as we say here in Texas. I can fondly don't forget sitting on top of the old ice cream freezer while my Dad, Uncles and Granddad took turns at spinning the old hand crank attached to the water soaked wooden ice bucket.

Today, the hoodless grill would resemble a throw away selection you would take to the beach, but then we had been in tall cotton and in for some delicious eating. The ice cream could be flavored most of the time with a can of crushed pineapple. Or, just possibly, an individual would have given us some fresh ripe peaches to mash and toss into the vanilla ice cream mixture.

Cooking out then was a real large treat for the entire family, usually having a lot of laughter, running and playing.

Grilling the hamburgers soon became my responsibility, although I was only about 10 years old at the time. Carefully creating the charcoal fire in that old grill we had was a test of my much better Boy Scout abilities. Once the charcoal was covered in a fine white ash the grilling could start.

The ice cream was becoming packed in much more ice mixed having a generous quantity of rock salt mixture to be allowed to season, while we all ate our terrific tasting hamburgers often topped with lettuce, red ripe tomatoes and onions. The catsup bottle would be passed around as everybody would take their turn, shaking or popping the bottom of the bottle to obtain the thick tomato sauce from the jar.

Ribs today are 1 of my favorite backyard treats, but the hamburgers still to this day come sliding across the plate for a delicious grilling feast.

Ah the ribs, excellent tender slab of ribs with the meat falling off the bone, slathered having a generous portion of smoky chipotle barbecue sauce. Just enough heat in the sauce to add a nice warm blanket appropriate on leading of your tongue. Did you know the chipotle is absolutely nothing a lot more than the Jalapeno smoked and dried usually with mesquite wood? They're very delicious giving a nice smoky flavor to your food.

Guacamole is also a favorite topping with just about any grilled meat, particularly beef, pork or chicken. Creaming those fresh ripe avocados together having a nice garden ripe tomatoes, chopped green onions, try a little chopped chipotle also. Season your delicious concoction having a squeeze of fresh lime juice, toss in some cilantro, salt and pepper and call it a meal by it self.

Thick juicy T-Bone steaks are an excellent treat as well as chicken fajitas. Fun to do due to the fact every person gets to pile their own into a huge flour tortilla made just to suit them.

Yes grilling right now is just as a lot fun today as it was when I was growing up. The old 3 legged grill has lengthy considering that been tossed onto the trash heap. Replaced with a big cast iron wood smoker and grill, positive I have a handy gas grill for practically daily use but absolutely nothing is much better than firing up the old trusty smoker.

My great nieces and nephews are now the ones running and playing. They're constantly beaming with delight as the scoops of homemade fresh peach ice cream is served up with 1 of ""Nana's"" homemade cookies.

Someday although I feel I will pull out the old hand cranked ice cream freezer. Soon after all, they are missing 1 of the very best parts of the family members cookout. Sitting on the old freezer, holding it down whilst their Dad, Uncle and Granddad take turns cranking the old beast.

I wonder if they would sit still that lengthy?