At home it’s easy to run to the computer for grilling recipes and tips. But most of us don’t have a laptop lying around while we tailgate. However there is now Weber’s On the Grill™ App for the iPhone or iPad. The app features over 250 grilling recipes but goes beyond your typical recipe book. Each recipe has an itemized grocery list to take with you to the store and check off items as you add them to your cart. The app also features grilling times by type of meat, cut, and size as well as instructional videos and other grilling tips. At $4.99 it’s not a must download, but it sure seems handy.
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Here is an easy to make recipe called ECU Tailgate Wings. The link to East Carolina is not so much a North Carolina bbq secret as it is a Pirate fan creating the recipe. Marinading the wings in a zip lock bag makes it easy to throw in a cooler and take to the tailgate.
Ingredients
1 cup water
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup minced fresh ginger root
1/4 cup white sugar
2 limes, quartered
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
3 pounds chicken wings
Directions
1. Combine the water, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ginger, sugar, limes, and red pepper in a gallon-sized sealable bag; seal and shake to combine. Add the chicken wings; refrigerate 24 to 48 hours.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-low heat and lightly oil grate.
3. Drain the marinade from the wings and discard. Cook the wings on the heated grill, turning occasionally, until juices run clear, 25 to 30 minutes.
Tagged as: bbq, east carolina
Life is full of tough decisions for us lazy people. Do we go to the trouble or rolling our own hamburger patties or just pay extra for the pre-made ones at the store? You can control the size, add an egg, and really make a great burger. You also have to put those patties in a container with wax paper, and transport them to the tailgate. The pre-made ones are so wide and thin that they never turn out right. Somewhere in the middle is the adjustable burger press from Williams-Sonoma. It’s not a super bargain at $36 but I’m going to award bonus points for the chance that you could add it to a wedding registry. The press comes with markings to create either 1/4 or 1/2 pound burgers and is made of aluminum with a non-stick finish.
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Let’s say you needed a semi-disposable grill. Much like the $80 tailgating canopy, you might be looking for a tailgating grill in the same price range that you halfway expect to get broken or stolen. So you go to Home Depot and drop $100 on the Brinkman – 2 Burner Gas Grill. And after a couple of uses you realize that the two stock wheels aren’t getting the job done. And where the hell are you supposed to put your beer and cigar when you’ve got plates and tools sitting on the small built-in tables? Well the answer is to pimp your grill like ELYK Innovations. They added two more wheels and a beer and cigar holder that doubles as another place to hang tools. Check their site for details. Before and After:
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The Pig Rig is essentially a BBQ restaurant on wheels. This 30 foot trailer features two Stump’s Smokers, a Viking grill and gas range, fridge, freezer, four sinks, power generator, five HD flat screens, and a 20 ft. inflatable screen. Most people don’t have houses outfitted with that much equipment. Theoretically you could get one of these customized by Horton Haulers for your own personal tailgating needs. If that’s a luxury you can afford you probably also tailgate outside the football team’s weight room or practice facility that bears your family name. For the rest of us, we can just hire Que N View for one huge tailgating blowout a year. If you have a huge group of tailgaters hiring Que N View to cater is certainly the easiest way to feed the masses. And then of course there’s also the wow factor of the trailer.
I met the owner of the Pig Rig, Charlie Hellem, because he was the instructor for my BBQ Basics cooking class at the Viking Store. Charlie has won several rib competitions and is a really cool, laid back, and knowledgeable teacher. Whether you want to take your first steps into smoking meats or just want to brush up on some grilling basics, this class can help. At $90 it’s a bit steep, but I’d also say that I ate about 2 pounds of meat and had 4-5 beers which would cost you $35-50 at a restaurant. It’s not a bad gift to ask for from a mother or wife. So if you live within an hour or two of Atlanta I suggest checking out renting the trailer or taking a grilling class.
Tagged as: bbq, trailer
