did something today i told myself i never ever would do

[Whopper Stopper]

I use to do a LOT of cooking on my deck and depending on what I was cooking and how big a hurry I was in, I rotated from charcoal and gas. I LOVE my gas grill for a steak meal, rotisserie chicken, or even burgers when I'm in a "hurry." I had a true "gas" grill (hooked to my natural gas line, not propane) and would get home from work, throw some veggies in an aluminum foil pack, fire up the grill, slap some meat on the grill with the foil packs, add a couple of slices of Texas toast towards the end, and have dinner ready in no time. In the summer, this saved a lot on the A/C bill and in the winter, was a nice change from "indoor" cooked food.

As for smoking, the chip box is OK, but will never take the place of a good charcoal smoker with chips. Of course the BEST smoking is to use a true wood smoker with the firebox on one side and the smoke chamber seperate.

Of course, if Hank Hill were to see this smoker set-up, his comment would be "just kill me now..."

If you've never tried the veggie foil pack, you are missing out! This works on either gas or charcoal.

Frozen veggies of your choice

Diced potatoes

Onion

Garlic - minced or chopped

Seasonings to taste - Lemon pepper, cajun, Greek, or whatever "melts your butter."

Speaking of butter, PLENTY of butter or margarine( BLASPHEMY!)

Mix all but the butter, place on foil (or in foil pack) and put butter on top. Close up the pack or fold the foil to form a pack. Try to get all the air out of the foil pack. Place on grill - if you have a "bread rack" on the lid, this is the best place to put the packs. Cook until the foil puffs and is sizzling - long enough for the veggies to all get cooked through. Depending on heat, could be 10 minutes, could be half hour or even more.

Get ready to enjoy some GREAT veggies!

[Whopper Stopper]

Heres a good recipe to try!

In a large baking pan lay 4 carp fillets breaded with flour

Add 1 cup vodka

Add 1 cup Crown Royal

Add1 cup Southern Comfort

Cook for one hour on gas grill at medium heat

Let cool for an hour

Scrap the carp off in the garbage can and drink the gravy

After the gravy you wont care didly about gas or charcoal!