Grill Mat

[redfishbluefish]

We are grill people....grill all year round. Was recently at a friends house who used a "grill mat" to cook the stuff on the grill. Looked like a piece of plastic. So I purchase two of these and tried them out tonight with a flank steak.

I liked the fact that no marinate cooked into and on to the grill. The grill marks, although part of what was claimed, were there, but a bit light. I also overcooked this slab of beef. Same time I usually use, but a bit overdone.


Anyone else have experience with these mats? I like that the grill was clean.

 

[Classklown90]

I think you should host a bbq so we can all test this out..

 

[redfishbluefish]

Kyle, it's on. You bring the meat and I'll bring the mats! Dance

 

[Classklown90]

Kyle, it's on. You bring the meat and I'll bring the mats! Dance

Well played sir. You got me lol

 

[TanksNStuff]

Besides cooking it a bit more, how was the taste compared to open flames Paul?

I would think those would taste more like cooking in a frying pan.

 

[MatteZ]

I keep meaning to get one because I like to grill fish but at the same time it drives me nuts hoe messy it gets. I grill all year also. I shovel a path in the snow to get to the grill.

What do you have cooking above the steak?

 

[Mark...]

My Weber flavor bars wont like it. I wonder how it does chicken with all the dripping that normally drop into the fire? But I'd use it on fish for sure...

 

[redfishbluefish]

Besides cooking it a bit more, how was the taste compared to open flames Paul?


I would think those would taste more like cooking in a frying pan.

Marinated over night...if anything it was slightly more flavorable, with my guess being because the meat cooked in the marinate instead of falling into the grill.

.......What do you have cooking above the steak?

Potatoes. Fork both sides, microwave to partially cook (about 3-4 minutes; turn over, another 3 - 4 minutes); cut in half; olive oil and whatever spices float your boat; on the grill cut side down for ten minutes, rotate 90 degrees, cook another ten...get nice cross hatch this way.






I'm going to try all different things, but my big test is going be be barbequed chicken. Half the sauce is always left on the grill leaving a big mess.



By the way, the mat cleans up very easily.....like it was Teflon.

 

[Edwardw771]

NJRC meeting by the pool soon?

 

[malulu]

NJRC meeting by the pool soon?

Like!

 

[redfishbluefish]

So I'm not crazy about fish. I eat mild fish....cod, fluke, flounder, salmon....but nothing fishy, like blue fish. And please don't mention sushi....to me, it's chum...fish bait. Well I've found my new favorite marinate for salmon. I've now grilled it three times, and it's a winner (Even tried it on chicken, and it was pretty good). Don't know were it came from, but here it is:


Firecracker Salmon (8 - 4 oz salmon)


1/2 cups peanut oil
4 TBSP Soy
4 TBSP balsamic vinegar
4 TBSP green onions (scallions)
3 tsp brown sugar
2 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp salt


Mix all ingredients; marinate fish; grill 10 min for each 1" of thickness.

 

[Edwardw771]

Guess that's a no for the meeting.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Ed, you're always welcome.

 

[TanksNStuff]

Sounds like a good recipe Paul. I'll have to give that a try.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I've resurrected this post because I've discovered a great use for the grill mats. I use to use grill baskets to do grilled vegtables. The problem with these baskets is that they don't hold much. I'd typically had to do three lots of cooking to get the vegetables done. Well, with two mats I can now do a boat load of vegetables in one cook-off. Here's squash, zuchini, onions, peppers and a touch of broccoli with olive oil and spices. I usually add mushrooms, but didn't have them for this cook tonight.

 

[JRWOHLER]

I don't know about the mats but I think you need a bigger grill Paul.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Gee-whiz James, maybe my Goldilocks method of choosing a grill is flawed. The Vermont Casting (closest to you), was tooooo big. The Master Forge (at the end), was tooooo small. But the Ducane (right in the middle), was just right. The veggies were cooked on the Ducane.

 

[JRWOHLER]

Looks like you are running a used grill store.