Grilling - open or closed lid - Page 2

Bigmista · 05-27-2006, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThomEmery

Looking at a special events grill 3foot by 8 foot No Lid but room to move meats to cooler zones within the grill area.

I've used one of those before. There are always cooler zones. And soon as the chicken is done we toss it straight into a cooler.

Samichlaus · 05-27-2006, 11:37 AM

Closed, except when using the Hibachi, no lid on it.

icemn62 · 05-27-2006, 11:51 AM

Can not remember the last time I grilled something and kept the lid open

ThomEmery · 05-27-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigmista

I've used one of those before. There are always cooler zones. And soon as the chicken is done we toss it straight into a cooler.

I am going to mount it above the wood rack on the Klose with a swivel so we can swing it out to use when we are catering

Brauma · 05-27-2006, 01:27 PM

Charcoal on the Weber - lid down for flavor and smoke. Cant utilize the vents if you go topless.

bbqpigskin · 05-27-2006, 03:09 PM

It depends on what I am grilling. Most of the time I do both (cover and uncover) I'm doing tri tip on the webber this afternoon, and I will sear it first with the lid off and then move the coals and let it go indirect with the lid on.

qman · 05-27-2006, 03:39 PM

When I grill [frequently] and am really grilling-high heat, tender meat, short time, develop sear-- I almost never close a lid. This applies to charcoal, wood coals, or gas. To me grilling is open cooking.

When I cook indirect on a grill, then I close the lid most of the time. Indirect is of course slower, and there is time for smoke flavor to develop.

VitaminQ · 05-27-2006, 04:06 PM

I use kettles, so the lid is almost always on.

Rockaway BeachBQ · 05-28-2006, 04:00 AM

Don't forget about the seagulls. I have family with Bungalows in Broad Channel on Jamaica Bay and the seagulls sit on the roof waiting for an opportunity to steal the food right off the grill. If you step two feet away with the lid open that hot dog is gone.

My sister-in-law had a gull swipe the hot dog right out of her hand at Jones Beach.

JohnMcD348 · 05-28-2006, 10:12 AM

I use a gasser for grilling and I guess I leave the lid down for a good part of the time. I'll leave the top up for a little while ater I've got the grates heated up for searing, then I usually move everything over the the other side for indirect cooking and leave the top down. So I guess I'm about 60/40 Top Down, Top Up. Down to get to high heat, up for searing, down indirect.

Jorge · 05-28-2006, 01:42 PM

Yes. It all depends on what I'm doing. Fajitas get cooked hot enough that by the time I work to one end of the grill it's time to flip them over again. Steak is similar but the lid is closed some. Hamburgers get more enclosed time, once they have firmed up a little and move to a cooler spot on the grill.

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05-27-2006, 11:51 AM	#18
icemn62 Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-10-04 Location: Los Angeles, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can not remember the last time I grilled something and kept the lid open __________________ Weber Kettle, WSM, CharBroil Gas Grill, George Foreman Grilll I AM LOVING THE SMOKE WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

05-27-2006, 01:27 PM	#20
Brauma Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-04-05 Location: Goochland, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Charcoal on the Weber - lid down for flavor and smoke. Cant utilize the vents if you go topless. __________________ Mark - part of Cat Sass BBQ Team. Community Development VP - Secret Squirrel Society (but we don't exist) Member: Mid Atlantic BBQ Association. Member: KCBS. CBJ # 31818 "Life's too short to drink cheap beer or eat crotchpot BBQ" NB Bandera - refurbished; Two Big Green Eggs: Poncho - Large, and Lefty - Small; Weber Kettles; 6' fire pit; Super fast Blue Thermapen

05-27-2006, 03:09 PM	#21
bbqpigskin Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-31-06 Location: Auburn, Ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It depends on what I am grilling. Most of the time I do both (cover and uncover) I'm doing tri tip on the webber this afternoon, and I will sear it first with the lid off and then move the coals and let it go indirect with the lid on. __________________ Mike Bar-B-Chef offset Ancient Weber Kettle Weber Kettle Gold Proud owner of "The Hog" Last edited by bbqpigskin; 05-27-2006 at 04:24 PM..

05-27-2006, 03:39 PM	#22
qman Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-05 Location: Ocoee, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When I grill [frequently] and am really grilling-high heat, tender meat, short time, develop sear-- I almost never close a lid. This applies to charcoal, wood coals, or gas. To me grilling is open cooking. When I cook indirect on a grill, then I close the lid most of the time. Indirect is of course slower, and there is time for smoke flavor to develop. __________________ qman Para Bellum

05-27-2006, 11:37 AM	#17
Samichlaus is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-22-04 Location: Huntington Beach, California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Closed, except when using the Hibachi, no lid on it.

05-27-2006, 04:06 PM	#23
VitaminQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-29-05 Location: Dallas, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use kettles, so the lid is almost always on. __________________ Shohn ECB w/mods Weber Smokey Joe 18" Weber Kettle 22" Weber clone kettle Curb-foundling char-broil gasser WSM: Assembled! First cook: 8/25/06 Fanatical devotion to the Q

05-28-2006, 04:00 AM	#24
Rockaway BeachBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-01-05 Location: Rockaway Beach, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't forget about the seagulls. I have family with Bungalows in Broad Channel on Jamaica Bay and the seagulls sit on the roof waiting for an opportunity to steal the food right off the grill. If you step two feet away with the lid open that hot dog is gone. My sister-in-law had a gull swipe the hot dog right out of her hand at Jones Beach. __________________ www.BeachBumBarbecue.com Spicewine Custom Medium Large (Thank You Sawdustguy) Primo Oval (and BBQ Guru for when I need a nap) ECBrinkmann Vertical Smoker w/mod charcoal pan and thermometer (used mainly for storage) Meco Aussie Walk-About (AKA the princess grill) R.I.P. Klose 20x30 Smoker (sold) Thermos Square Grill (abandoned at Giants stadium) Kenmore/Charbroil Gasser got dragged to the curb

05-28-2006, 10:12 AM	#25
JohnMcD348 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-27-05 Location: Lakeland, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use a gasser for grilling and I guess I leave the lid down for a good part of the time. I'll leave the top up for a little while ater I've got the grates heated up for searing, then I usually move everything over the the other side for indirect cooking and leave the top down. So I guess I'm about 60/40 Top Down, Top Up. Down to get to high heat, up for searing, down indirect. __________________ JTMcD. We sleep peaceful in our beds because Rough Men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm.......G. Orwell Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe, The Famous StudeDera, Weber Smokey Joe Gold and Platinum, Brinkman Professional Grill, Brinkman ECB and 2 Weber Smoky Mountians

05-28-2006, 01:42 PM	#26
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes. It all depends on what I'm doing. Fajitas get cooked hot enough that by the time I work to one end of the grill it's time to flip them over again. Steak is similar but the lid is closed some. Hamburgers get more enclosed time, once they have firmed up a little and move to a cooler spot on the grill. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

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