Now who says a guy can't cook?

[SeaCat]

The other day my new neighbor asked if he could borrow my grill for the evening. He wanted to grill some chicken so he and his wife could celebrate their new place but he didn't have a grill.

I allowed him to use my grill after giving him a quick lesson on how to use it.

He returned the grill the next day, and to sa it was clean would be an understatement. (Now I have to re-season it damn it.)

Well tonight my wife and I had some Chicken Wings along with Pasta Salad and Grilled Corn. I had just lit the grill when they came home and saw me out there. The husband came over and talked with my wife about cooking on the grill.

He watched as I added some chicken to the grill as well as the Corn. His wife came over to see what was taking her husband so long. She go downwind of the grill and just stood there with an odd look on her face.

The story came out. Their chicken dinner had been a disaster. My wife asked them to stay for dinner. (Hey we had plenty.) As we waited for dinner to cook I asked them how they had made the chicken and almost spit out my Tequila when they told me. They had opened the package of chicken and tossed it on the grill when it was on high.

Okay, Cats school of grilling was now open. I explained some things. Little things like rinsing the chicken and seasoning it before grilling. I explained things like cooking it at lower temps for longer periods of time and adding smoke to the mix.

When I pulled the Chicken and the Corn off the Grill my nieghbors just stood there looking in awe. When they tasted the results they just sat there looking at me. They couldn't understand it. The wife asked me if I cooked for a living and couldn't believe it when I said I didn't.

Oh well.

Cat

 

[buxxxom]

One of my favorite marinades for chicken for the grill is a can of some sort of lemon lime soda, like Sprite or Sierra Mist or 7up and 1/4 cup of soy sauce and a good glug of Olive oil. Yum.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

It's a strange phenomena with some guys and grills. My SO is great at grilling meat, but if he gets near the stove or has to mix something up...instant apocalypse! I think I need to send him to Cat's cooking school so I can take a break from side dishes.

 

[cloudy]

One of my favorite marinades for chicken for the grill is a can of some sort of lemon lime soda, like Sprite or Sierra Mist or 7up and 1/4 cup of soy sauce and a good glug of Olive oil. Yum.

My favorite is good ol' italian salad dressing.

 

[Frank Noir]

Hmmm... must be chicken grilling time round here.

What I did this weekend: Boneless chicken thighs marinated in soy sauce, freshly squeezed lemon and freshly ground pepper. Filone bread doused with extra virgin olive oil:

http://flickr.com/photos/bonfils/507680309/in/photostream/

 

[DerelictionOfSanity]

I cook, though I don't grill much. I've found that an indian spice mixture can be truly excellent on grilled meat. (Still perfecting mine)

 

[starrkers]

Guys can cook. My guy is doing chicken for dinner tonight. He has a secret crumbing technique, which I cannot replicate, and the kids adore. So, I get the night off and he cooks.

 

[oggbashan]

I cheat.

I buy items ready-prepared for barbecueing from our local Tesco.

They may not be as good as home-marinated/prepared but they are much better than my home-made disasters. Except for being overcooked if the supply is temporarily greater than the demand, it is always edible.

Frozen stuff is slowly defrosted to be ready when the barbecue is at the right temperature.

Og

 

[Liar]

A guy can't cook. That guy.

Just made tiny devils (clams and stilton wrapped in peppered bacon and fried til it hurts) w linguini and chanterelle sauce w parmesan.

Then again, I don't have all that many "guy" points to begin with. I don't belch enough.