The Vent and Rant Thread

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Halfway there! Here, have another drink...

I don't know if you noticed, but btwn. step 10 and step 13 over an hour passed by. I think that was around the time I realised that I needed to eat something.

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

A guinness is IMO always a good idea - keep assembly going and the beer flowing.

I took your advice. There's something about building a grill that seems like there should be beer involved.

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Do we get pix of the completed article?

Of course I'll do a photo shoot with the finished product. If for no other reason that to make sure everything is where it's supposed to be. After all, it only took me 6 hours and 3 minutes to build. My SO got home just in time to help me put the lid on and carry it out back. Hmmm... I almost think he did that on purpose.

Originally Posted by dreams

Let's see, four hours later now (and a few more Guinness) so.... ? Pics? What did you grill?

Pics to come tomorrow. The first thing I grilled was asparagus. I grilled asparagus for the first time last week. My SO and I couldn't believe how good it was, so I bought bunches of it to grill this week. It was good, but I kept it on the grill about a min too long and charred bits of it.

While that was grilling I prepared peppery cumin and garlic chicken legs. While that was grilling I felt the need to grill something else. There was a bowl of Empire apples on the table, so I cut one in half and threw it on the grill because my S.O. said, "You can't grill apples." I said, "Of course you can." It came out so good, I cut 4 more in half and threw them on the grill w/ a little cinnamon and sugar.

I'll just say... I'm in love! Every piece of chicken was cooked perfectly. Normally there are hotter spots in different areas of the grill, but the chicken was placed from front to back on the right side and every piece was cooked exactly the same.

[maianhvk]

Can anyone tell me what "Customs Clearance delay" means?

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Can anyone tell me what "Customs Clearance delay" means?

It should mean that it's held up in customs. The shipment might be getting audited. It could be your goods, or could be goods that were imported with yours.

[wyndslash]

we call our grill "the alien" because of it's cute, alien-y shape

[kennyc]

Like this:

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Like this:

Does it fly ?

[vivaldirules]

I think you've found V'ger.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I think you've found V'ger.

does it do doughnuts?

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Like this:

How is it that food grilling outdoors, always seems to smell more tempting

than the same food cooking indoors?

'Tis a puzzlement.

Cheers

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I think you've found V'ger.

[kennyc]

Well I was expecting a bazillion computer alarms last night/early morning due to software installs but they didn't happen. Almost as bad as if they had.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Like this:

Those are really super grills! Do double duty as smokers too, and never burn out! Heavy as all get out, cook evenly, and I waited half a lifetime to own one. After I got it, it got broken by an intruder being chased by police across my back lawn! Bummer.


Stitchawl

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Those are really super grills! Do double duty as smokers too, and never burn out! Heavy as all get out, cook evenly, and I waited half a lifetime to own one. After I got it, it got broken by an intruder being chased by police across my back lawn! Bummer.


Stitchawl

Dang! How come the grill didn't zap the intruder with its Death Ray?

[Mortis]

Reminds me of a more modern Tandori oven

[DixieGal]

Mortis, that's a prototype of the new George Foreman grill!