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Safety tips for grilling and smoking that I learned mostly the hard way.Jul 17, 2001 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY!
Fire starting and booze do NOT mix
(especially high octaine spirits and fires)
I have been cooking on fire since I was old enough to play with wood and matches without someone using the old saying of.... "You know what happens to kids who play with fire? They wet the bed! If they aren't so lucky they get burned!" In that time I've used most kinds of fire for cooking from the plain old hunk of meat on a stick over an open camp fire, to a primo Webber charcoal grill and most variations involving wood, gas, and or charcoal in between. Here are some of the valuable safety tips that I've learned. Hopefully they will let you avoid learning them the hard way. When dealing with fires such as camp fires 1. Make SURE that the fire is contained in a fire circle or container. Failure to do so can result in a beating after the family finishes puting out the fire that it started in the back 40 hay field. 2. Make sure that the stick you are using to hold the meat over the fire isn't left to catch fire too. I lost several good hunks of meat that way. 3. Be sure to fully put out the fire when done and that tents and sleeping bags are far enough away to avoid sparks. (especially if camping and sleeping in the area or risk waking with your sleeping bag and or tent full of burn holes from the sparks. When dealing with gass fueled grills (blasphemy!) 1. Make sure that they tank has enough gas/fuel to complete the job. I've had many a half cooked meals due to under estimation of fuel in the tank. 2. Make sure that the lines are TIGHTLY attached. Loose fittings can cause gas leaks and are dangerous even if they don't go BOOM 3. If you are having trouble lighting a gas grill do NOT let the gas run for a while then try again. This is a recipe for puting your face into orbit and ruining a good grill too. When dealing with a wood or charcoal grill... 1. Check and see if the charcoal that you are using is "match light" variety. If it is then 95% of the time you will NOT need extra lighter fluid. (group groan from the guys here) 2. If you DO have to use lighter fluid, don't over do it. A little goes a long way here guys. I know that a tower of flame is fun and all that but then it leads to problems below. 3. If you "accidentally" use too much lighter fluid do NOT try to smother it by reaching for the lid to put it down using your bear hand. 4. If you end up with too much fluid and a TOWER of flames (okay so I'm a bit of a pyro at times) and you DO drop the lid to help reduce them before you have a grill melt down then do NOT wait a while then open the grill with your bear hand while standing in front of it. "And why NOT?!" you may ask, weeeeellllll,...I have 2 words for you... BACK DRAFT! Yes I did this and lost about 1/2 of my moustache on 1 side and the hair all the way up to my elbow this way recently. and finally; with any cooking fire such as camp fires, grills, and or smokers the following is true for all of them. 1. Do not let small childern or not so bright pets near them. The coals (and thus the grill/smoker)remain HOT usually long after the cooking is done unless you douse them with lots of water. 2. Don't mix fire starting and alcohol. BAD COMBINATION! If you are going to drink while BBQ'ing then PLEASE practise moderation and if you can't do that let someone else play with fire. Happy grilling to all. 2.  |
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