I have as far back as i can remember appreciated grilling, I think lots of folks do. I remember my dad, bundled against the cold, grilling burgers on one of those old Weber grills in the middle of January. There is something satisfyingly primitive about firing up the Weber and charring some meat for your loved ones. It ties us to our forebears that hunted the meat and grilled it over a huge roaring fire, it makes men feel like men.
Weber grills seem especially male-centric to me. I think the fact that you find grills in hardware stores and that they involve fireproof gloves just adds to the male feeling surrounding grills. You don't see Weber grills in housewares, you see them next to power tools.
Sure, once you commence grilling you may find yourself actually in the kitchen. There are sauces and marinades that make the meat that comes off the grill that much better, but it's still all about the grilling and the fire.
Once you have your grill, you will need to start working on your secret recipes for burgers, chicken or what have you. Try different spices, different cuts of meat, maybe even grinding your own hamburger if you want to a true grill-master. Experiment with different charcoal and hardwoods for just the right smoky flavor.
Before you know it you are grilling on a full-on outdoor kitchen. You have your charcoal cook-top set into the counter with automatic ash catcher and one of those big six burner Weber grills with a dedicated gas line and external burner for soups and chili. Of course it isn't a "kitchen", because it is outdoors and therefore still manly.
The next thing you know you have one of the gas fired six burner Weber's on your deck and you can grill anything on that baby. You can roast a turkey on your Weber for Thanksgiving, or cook a ham for Christmas. If you really want to you can hard boil the eggs for Easter.
Now of course you are a grill-master and not only that, you can cook other things as well. Though you still love your Weber, you can also braise on a stove top or broil in the oven. You can make sauces and sides and casseroles and just about anything else.
Technology is a wonderful thing and you should take full advantage of it in building your man kitchen. Grills, cook-tops, ovens and even refrigerators are available to the enterprising individual who wants to cook like our forefathers did, outside in the elements as nature intended.
Weber grills seem especially male-centric to me. I think the fact that you find grills in hardware stores and that they involve fireproof gloves just adds to the male feeling surrounding grills. You don't see Weber grills in housewares, you see them next to power tools.
Sure, once you commence grilling you may find yourself actually in the kitchen. There are sauces and marinades that make the meat that comes off the grill that much better, but it's still all about the grilling and the fire.
Once you have your grill, you will need to start working on your secret recipes for burgers, chicken or what have you. Try different spices, different cuts of meat, maybe even grinding your own hamburger if you want to a true grill-master. Experiment with different charcoal and hardwoods for just the right smoky flavor.
Before you know it you are grilling on a full-on outdoor kitchen. You have your charcoal cook-top set into the counter with automatic ash catcher and one of those big six burner Weber grills with a dedicated gas line and external burner for soups and chili. Of course it isn't a "kitchen", because it is outdoors and therefore still manly.
The next thing you know you have one of the gas fired six burner Weber's on your deck and you can grill anything on that baby. You can roast a turkey on your Weber for Thanksgiving, or cook a ham for Christmas. If you really want to you can hard boil the eggs for Easter.
Now of course you are a grill-master and not only that, you can cook other things as well. Though you still love your Weber, you can also braise on a stove top or broil in the oven. You can make sauces and sides and casseroles and just about anything else.
Technology is a wonderful thing and you should take full advantage of it in building your man kitchen. Grills, cook-tops, ovens and even refrigerators are available to the enterprising individual who wants to cook like our forefathers did, outside in the elements as nature intended.
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