Break Out the Grill!

Grills and barbecue pits are increasing in popularity. In Colorado, large stone barbecues are being used to accentuate decks or patios. Not only does the oven section double as a fireplace for those cool fall evenings, the large stone grills can hold a large amount of food. With the larger grill surface and deep oven area, a person can put cook enough food at one time to feed a small army barbecues colorado.

When family gatherings are scheduled, using the larger grills can be used to keep the majority of the heat out of the house. Anything that can be cooked on the stove inside, can be grilled on the large rack or placed into the oven area for warming or to bake. Some of the larger stone or brick grills and fireplaces come with a roasting spit, so large sections of meat can be slow roasted for several hours and still allow for other foods to be grilled.

Whether the night involves a romantic dinner for two or a full scale family gathering, a stone grill makes it extremely easy to prepare almost any kind of dish. Meats are what most people think of when it comes to time to grill. Chicken breasts, hamburgers, hot dogs, brats or pork cutlets, grilling allows the grease and oil to drip away leaving behind meat that not only tastes good, but is better for you nutritionally.

People often forget grills are good for cooking and slowing roasting vegetables as well. Vegetables that are chopped into one inch cubes can be placed on shish-ka-bob sticks and allowed to cook over a low fire. If the rack is small enough, sliced vegetables can also be laid on the top. Rinsing and wrapping ears of sweet corn in tin foil is also easy and convenient.

Foods prepared on the grill are more nutritionally sound than foods that are fried. Grills require no grease or oils. Fat drains away, leaving behind meat that is full of flavor and lower in grease that can elevate cholesterol levels. Grilled foods have a unique flavor that reminds many people of the great outdoors and sitting back in front of an open fire.