Ravings of a Textual Deviant

This weekend isn’t the first time this year that I’ve fired up the grill. However, this is the first time this year that I’ve been cooking for just myself and Ed. Yesterday’s weather was absolutely perfect; no rain, low humidity, and cool enough that I wasn’t sweltering every time I had to approach the fire. I love cooking outdoors, and I’ve been known to do it year-round; the only thing that stops me is heavy rain or snow. Also, I’m one of those people who’ll put anything on the grill–meat, fish, vegetables, even fruit. (Stick some chunks of pineapple on skewers and sprinkle with brown sugar.)

Recently, I came across a nifty trick that not only gets the fire going, but keeps it going. When you’re building your little pyramid of charcoal, stick some wadded-up newspaper that’s been soaked in vegetable oil in the middle if the pyramid. This works best in combination with a small amount of lighter fluid soaked into the charcoal, but you can skip the lighter fluid entirely. Normally, I prefer to skip the lighter fluid, unless the charcoal or the weather aren’t cooperating.

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