My husband got tired of messing with briquettes and finally bought himself a gas grill. It cooks much faster but gives the pork chops a strange consistency. A rubberyness. Anyone else notice that? Maybe I need to buy those with more fat on them.
I've noticed that too but I think it depends on where we buy our chops. We normally buy a whole loin and cut it up into chops the thickness we like and then save a nice hunk from the end to roast in the rotisserie.
In fact, we're having the roast today!
We travel with both charcoal and LP and use the charcoal for special times. We have a rack for hanging wings and it wont fit in the LP grill.
We found loin of pork too lean to make on the grill even when we slather it with BBQ sauce. How do you keep it juicy and tender?
We used the gas grill for chicken today and it never did brown like I had hoped. The food dries out too quickly or if wrapped in tinfoil it doesn't brown, even when the tinfoil is opened. Maybe we're just not using it correctly but I like the briquette grilled food much better. And I have no idea how to clean this gas grill. It's becoming a real mess. It looks like the thing has to be dismantled to be cleaned. It looks like it'll need a lot of scrubbing to get the inside reasonably clean.
You say it cooks the pork fast. That means the fire is to hot or turned up to high. I like to get the grill good and hot, and I mean hot!! 600 degrees hot.
while the grill is heating up get out the pork chops or steak and your fav-or-ite rub. when that is done get your self some canola and lube the meat on both sides.
now that the grill is HOT, clean the previous gunk and drippings from the surface. I never clean the grill after cooking, always before I cook.
Okay now here we go. put your meat on the grill for 1 minute to sear it and then turn the meat 90 degrees to give that nice cross hatching you get in the restaurants. after a four to five minutes flip the meat on a different part of the grill if you can and do the same as the first side with the turning for about two minutes. So that be 1 minute and then turn 90 degrees and all should be yummmy. the thinner the meat the hotter the heat and cook it fast. The thicker the meat the longer you cook it and at a lower temp. "It works for me"
Which grill do you have? Is it the Weber Q series, (100,200,300)?
I will try this. Thank you. :) Our chops are usually about 3/4" thick. Today we're trying steak on the gas grill. I'll rub it down with the oil as you suggest said:Be sure to let me know how it works out. BTW THE WEBER Q's are in the 200.00 range. It has a heavy cast iron grill and Heavy duty aluminum carcass. If we wer to clean it after use we would lose the seasoning, I think.
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I think the majority vote will lean towards the WeberQ. The 2 smaller versions are the 100 and 200. They are well made, have very even heat distribution and easy to care for. I find it easier to carry a 20# LP bottle for the grill. That way I can use the grill anywhere I want and not have to worry about being "tied" to the rig.I have only had my rig one month and am looking at gas grills now. I don't know how to cook much except on a gas grill I have at home, which is too large to take on the road. I want one that is portable, will fit in the garage of my cyclone and will plug into the propane bottles on the rig so I don't have to carry a separate propane bottle. Any suggestions on make and models? Coleman, Weber, Rino etc.
I think the majority vote will lean towards the WeberQ. The 2 smaller versions are the 100 and 200. They are well made, have very even heat distribution and easy to care for. I find it easier to carry a 20# LP bottle for the grill. That way I can use the grill anywhere I want and not have to worry about being "tied" to the rig.
We use propane grill most of the time and our chops turn out pretty yummy. We buy them about 1" thick, marinate in Hoover sauce at least 24 hours in the fridge and cook them on the low temp setting. I will be happy to sample yours to compare them.
I have only had my rig one month and am looking at gas grills now. I don't know how to cook much except on a gas grill I have at home, which is too large to take on the road. I want one that is portable, will fit in the garage of my cyclone and will plug into the propane bottles on the rig so I don't have to carry a separate propane bottle. Any suggestions on make and models? Coleman, Weber, Rino etc.