We, meaning some of the men of my church, recently had a meeting to plan our 3rd annual Dad (and Granddad) & Kids Camping trip coming up in May. The hilight of the meeting really came when we started talking about the grilling capacity of our campsite and how we might INCREASE it. We have a line a very large grill that would do just that and just this week, another email went out talking about upgrading Saturday night dinner for the adults (kids love to grill hot dogs on the open fire) to steak! [Insert the Tim Allen grunting noise here]
What is the fascination with raw meat over red coals that so many of us men have? I mean many of us are extremely adept cooks in the kitchen with a saucepan and burner--but put us outdoors with a Weber and we suddenly kick it up a notch [insert Emeril "BAM" here]. Is it the raw and rugged, throw back style of cooking? Is it the risk and danger brought by having red hot coals that can't be tamed with large flare ups every time a bit of grease drips from the succulent burgers and then going in armed only with tongs and the lid to the grill?
I don't really have an answer. I just know I enjoy being a grill master myself and now that spring is finally showing up it is time once again to start grilling! Gentlemen...start your charcoal!
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