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11Dec

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Grill Light

How Do You Illuminate a BBQ Area? - A Guide to Illuminate Your Outdoor Grill When it comes to outdoor lighting, the appropriate lighting may help with food preparation as well as mosquito control. Installing the correct lighting fixtures may substantially improve your outdoor cooking/dining experience, whether you have a small and intimate outdoor space or a large outdoor kitchen. Here are some suggestions for where to put different lighting fixtures to liven up your outdoor kitchen and dining area and provide a safe, functional area for outdoor cooking. Uncovered Barbecue Grills Nothing beats a perfectly cooked steak over an open flame, but it's tough to see if your meal is undercooked or overcooked when you're cooking after dark. Spotlights positioned near the grill will help you to main...

10Nov

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Outdoor Kitchen with Pizza Oven

What is the best way to get an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven? People in France and Italy have traditionally cooked outdoors in freestanding wood-fired ovens, in contrast to our American custom of barbecue. You can bake, high-heat roast, and even add a rack to grill within them, depending on the temperature inside and whether you’re cooking with the door open or closed. One such woodfired oven is a pizza oven. A pizza oven is an igloo-shaped structure composed of heat-resistant materials like fire brick. It’s made to endure high temperatures of up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit and maintain that temperature for lengthy periods of time, which is why most come with a thick layer of insulation. Although these ovens are traditionally heated with a wood fire, you can buy a gas pizza o...

29Oct

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How Does a Pellet Grill Work?

What is a pellet grill and how does it work? As a relatively recent invention, the pellet grill has been taking over the world steadily but surely. Formerly a stand alone in the backyard, it has now been integrated into some of the more decked out outdoor kitchen configurations across the U.S. If you are one of those outdoor cooking aficionados or you just like to invite some of your friends over on a sunny weekend and have a barbecue in your backyard, you will definitely like this modern marvel of ingenuity. Continue below as we check out the benefits of wood pellet grills, how they work, and comparisons against the regular charcoal grill or gas grills. Pellet Grill Background First experiments with using wood pellets for grills date back to the early 1980’s. They were done by J...

29Oct

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How to Clean a Barbecue Grill Brush

Cleaning a Grill Brush - 3 Simple Steps It only makes sense that when you want to clean your grill, you need to start with a clean grill brush. Just scrubbing a grill grate with a dirty brush doesn't accomplish much except maybe to loosen a few bits of food residue. Good grill brushes are made with sturdy, straight, brass or wire bristles that are securely affixed to the brush holder. Over time, the bristles can become worn down, get bent and start to loosen. This is true of any model: wire brush, stainless brush or nylon brush. Keeping your grill brush clean will help you notice when your brush starts to deteriorate, signaling that it's time to get a new one for your bbq grill. A clean grill brush is not only more sanitary, but will perform to its utmost capacity in terms o...

29Oct

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Gas Grill Safety Tips

Safety Tips for Using a Gas Grill Thinking about firing up your gas grill after a long, idle winter season? First time grill master? Dampen your enthusiasm for just a minute so we can go over a few safety tips for using a gas grill for safe summer barbecues with family and friends. At the start of good weather, millions fire up their liquid propane (LP) or natural gas grills. However, there are a few safety considerations to keep in mind before firing up the grill. You can go a long way to prevent gas explosions and fires by following the Consumer Product Safety Commissions tips which we have summarized below. Natural gas and LP gas/liquid propane are both combustible. Many outdoor grilling accidents occur after the grill has been left unattended for an extended length of ti...

How Far Should a Built In Grill Be From a House?

29Oct

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Cooking, Outdoor Kitchen Design

How Far Should a Built In Grill Be From a House?

What Distance Away From Your House Should You Put a Built in Grill? Designing and locating your outdoor kitchen is one of the most important decisions you have to make. Too far from the house and you run the risk of wasting time going back and forth from your indoor kitchen to your outdoor one to get supplies. Too close to the house and you will have issues with cooking smoke and heat entering the home every time you open the back door. Locate a gas grill far away from the home and the natural gas line might need to be run further and those costs will add up. Then there's the issue of safety. Especially concerning grills. If the grill is too close to the house, there could be smoke or heat damage to exterior building materials. So what exactly is the best distance from the hou...