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jmcquown

hahabogus wrote:
> wrote in news:1184634600.646423.236130
> @m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com:
>
>> I want to cook inside ..on stove
>> top. Is it possible to get half way decent grilling beef and chicken
>> using thos pans on the stove tops?
>>
>
> No...those pans will make cutsy burn marks on your food but don't
> grill. They just fry.
>
> Grilling requires a outside BBQ type affair where the meat cooking is
> subject to loads of heat and smoke...Smoking up your place isn't a
> good idea as the smells will linger and the smoke will just stain the
> walls and set off the fire alarms.
>
> Perhaps broiling might be more to your liking.

No need for the place to get smoked up if you have a vent-hood over your
stove. It's no different than pan-frying in a regular cast iron skillet. I
do it all the time. It's not "grilling" but it works. I wouldn't actually
spend money on one just to get grill marks on something, but that's just me.

Jill