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\"The

The Little Grill that Can cook really well- A tribute to the affordable grill!<\/p><\/div>\n

A TRIBUTE TO THE AFFORDABLE GRILL- THE LITTLE GRILL THAT COULD!<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

O<\/span>ur Culinary Team was doing a demo at an event in Lake Placid, New York on barbecuing and wood-fired cooking.\u00a0 We had the usual equipment: a vertical cooker, Komado cooker(BGE),<\/strong> charcoal unit, etc. that the Culinary Crew was demonstrating unusual, fun things to wood-fire infuse!\u00a0 I had the LP\/Gas grill and the $19.99 Wal-Mart<\/strong>\u00ae grill with a top lid! Yes, I had a cheap, afffordable grill at this upscale event!<\/p>\n

Y<\/span>ou know what happens during these events – a little competition among the Team Members<\/a> sets in!\u00a0 Could my Napoleon<\/strong> portable LP\/Gas grill and the Wal-Mart\u00ae<\/strong> special out cook the other more expensive equipment!\u00a0 The secret ingredient to test the boundaries would be steaks!\u00a0\u00a0 The Crew were pretty snotty about their equipment and chuckled among themselves about my chances!<\/p>\n

F<\/span>irst, I pre-soaked some Grande Sapore\u00ae chips<\/a> (cherry was my choice) in red wine (cheap Lambrusco) for about an hour.\u00a0 Then, I set up the little affordable grill; I\u2019m talking it is only 16 inches in diameter with short legs and a dome top!\u00a0 I took some hardwood charcoal and reduced each piece to fit the grill! (paper bag smash method). I did not overfill because I only needed to produce some flame. Then, I put the chip mixture<\/a> over the charcoal, opened the vent on the bottom and on the top lid (Chimney effect), and placed the steaks on the grill!<\/p>\n

I set up and preheated the Napoleon<\/strong> under low heat during the prep.\u00a0 Letting the steaks sit in the little affordable grill allowed for some perfect seasoning to them.\u00a0 Remember, I didn\u2019t have enough heat\/fuel to cook and smoke in the smaller unit!\u00a0 I left them in the charcoal unit for approximately 3-4 minutes, then I turned up the LP\/Gas grill unit to high!\u00a0 I removed the steaks from the $19.99 grill special and finished them on the hot LP grill!<\/p>\n

Y<\/span>es, I won \u201cGold\u201d in Lake Placid!! The wine infused taste was awesome!\u00a0 This just proves that you don\u2019t need expensive equipment<\/a> to cook great food- you just need good technique and knowledge! \u00a0So take advantage of the portable affordable grill that tends to go on sale now and watch for the steak special.\u00a0 Then prepare for the ultimate in wood-fired cooking!<\/p>\n

Bon-Bar-B-Q!<\/p>\n

\"LITTLE<\/a><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Small LP\/Gas grill (like a Napoleon<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

19.99 grill special at Wal-Mart\u00ae, BJ\u2019s Wholesale, <\/strong>or other discount box store<\/p>\n

SmokinLicious\u00ae Grande Sapore\u00ae chips<\/a> (sugar maple to blend sweetness with the wine)<\/p>\n

Lambrusco wine (any brand will do)<\/p>\n

Steaks, not too thick – about \u00bd\u201d (13mm)<\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Smoke- I love cooking grilling on my affordable grill! It’s perfect to sear and yes even smoke if you have a lid!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Letting the steaks sit in the little charcoal grill allowed for some perfect seasoning to them. Remember, I didn\u2019t have enough heat\/fuel to cook and smoke in the smaller unit! I left them in the charcoal unit for approximately 3-4 minutes, then I turned up the LP\/Gas grill unit to high!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-smoking-information"],"yoast_head":"\nA TRIBUTE TO THE AFFORDABLE GRILL- THE LITTLE GRILL THAT COULD! - Smokinlicious\u00ae Smoking Wood Tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Using an expensive or affordable grill for wood-fired cooking makes little difference with the outcome. 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