Nonnymus wrote:
>
> I'm curious about how and when you all got started grilling and
> barbecuing?
>
> In my own case, my folks would get ribs from a black beer joint a few
> blocks away (Bruner's). Ocey cooked the ribs slow over smoke and sauced
> them with his own KC-type sauce. I'd almost eat the bones they were so
> good. I was just a grade schooler when my dad let me purchase my first
> shallow tray-type of charcoal burner. I'd not cooked before, but
> quickly learned how to cook burgers and steaks over the charcoal.
>
> Later, my dad and a friend laid up a block/firebrick wood cooker out
> back. It was made for grilling, unfortunately, but back in the 50's,
> that's about all most people did there in my area. Following marriage,
> there was a succession of grills, hooded grills and gas grills until
> after a move to NC. Back then, ribs were preboiled and finished over
> charcoal or gas, slathered with KC Masterpiece sauce. It was good and I
> still do that today on occasions when we want nostalgia food.
>
> With our move to NC, smoked, low and slow, meats were the hit, and after
> a number of attempts, i laid up a smoker that worked like a charm using
> preburn hardwoods. I also kept my gas grill and used it several times a
> week for grilling. Ribs, butts and briskets were done low and slow,
> however, and I played around a lot with rubs, mops and sauces.
>
> Following a move to NV, where I cook outdoors almost every evening, I
> move between a large gas grill with side burner and IR rotisserie, IR
> char/rare grill and a Bradley smoker. If I were to do preburn, the fire
> department would cite me, and the slight benefit from charcoal is offset
> by the hassle of disposing of the ash and lighting the chimney. I've
> found my Bradley, now fitted with a Pitboss digital controller to be an
> ideal smoker for my quantity of meat, and low hassle factor.
> --
> Nonny
>
> Nonnymus
> A penny saved is obviously a
> government oversight.

Grilling, too far back to remember. Q'ing when I moved to Texas (I think
it's a state requirement).