Frank H
TVWBB Gold Member
You know , that Amazing ribs.com dude? The one who debunks all the tried and true bbq aphorisms like
”if you’re lookin , you ain’t cookin” and “low and slow is the only way to go”...you know that guy?
well , I’ve read his stuff over the years and I’ve liked a lot of it and even agreed with a lot of it...Telling you it’s ok to poke a hole in a steak you’re cooking by turning it with a fork...I think we all knew that anyway.
well , now he’s on about how cast iron grates are more trouble than they’re worth and grill marks are to be avoided and blah blah blah.... and I call BS.
Science aside (and , to be honest , I only skim the science part of all those articles) a lot of us have invested heavily in cast iron grates , and we love cooking on them and we like those grill marks , so telling us we have to junk all that and go back to the skinny wire racks that came with the grill just grinds my gears. PLUS ! And this is the main thing....Amazing ribs.net is still pushing GRILLGRATES ! Which I like and I have a set...but those do EXACTLY what meathead is telling us is not in the best interest of our grilling !
So , as far as I’m concerned Meathead is full of crap on this subject. I love my enamel coated cast iron grates AND my grill grates so he can pound sand.
”if you’re lookin , you ain’t cookin” and “low and slow is the only way to go”...you know that guy?
well , I’ve read his stuff over the years and I’ve liked a lot of it and even agreed with a lot of it...Telling you it’s ok to poke a hole in a steak you’re cooking by turning it with a fork...I think we all knew that anyway.
well , now he’s on about how cast iron grates are more trouble than they’re worth and grill marks are to be avoided and blah blah blah.... and I call BS.
Science aside (and , to be honest , I only skim the science part of all those articles) a lot of us have invested heavily in cast iron grates , and we love cooking on them and we like those grill marks , so telling us we have to junk all that and go back to the skinny wire racks that came with the grill just grinds my gears. PLUS ! And this is the main thing....Amazing ribs.net is still pushing GRILLGRATES ! Which I like and I have a set...but those do EXACTLY what meathead is telling us is not in the best interest of our grilling !
So , as far as I’m concerned Meathead is full of crap on this subject. I love my enamel coated cast iron grates AND my grill grates so he can pound sand.
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