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Decided to try the Flip Flop cooker. It's been ~ 20 years since I've grilled over charcoal. The last time I was using charcoal to grill was probably 10 years before finding this site. My cooking and understanding of cooking has changed a bit over the years. Figured it was time to jump back into charcoal.
Grill is really basic....just four thin metal sides that have notches to link them together onto a solid metal base. The base has thick wire legs to keep it elevated.
Started off cooking a sausage. Not bad!
Next up: chicken quarters:
Chickens were coated with a simple rub of seasoned salt, pepper, and rotisserie chicken seasoning. Tasty!
The next day, got some Prime rib eye steaks from Costco, so those were next.
Just seasoned with Kosher salt and pepper. Delish!
Needed something to go with the steak, so I made some creamy mushrooms.
Had a small amount of old Madeira available and decided to toss it into the sauce. YUM!
Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the steak and the shrooms plated...I started nibbling on the steak and forgot all about getting a picture! It was a very good quality steak that was cooked nicely and had a lovely smoke character that I hadn't realized I'd been missing from cooking steaks over gas.
Overall impressions of the FlipFlop grill: It works! The flipping mechanism is kinda neat, but nothing to go toooooo crazy over. Not something anyone would need if they already have a charcoal grill, unless you want something "portable".
I like the fact that it's transportable...meaning, I wouldn't take it anywhere you have to carry everything with you, but it's something worth bringing car camping or perhaps if you go on vacation and don't know what the cookers are like at the rental place. I think it weighs ~ 30 lbs. It packs down pretty small. It seems well designed. I was originally thinking that this would be ideal for bone in, skin on chicken. It does chicken really well. It also seems like a very decent charcoal cooker. The sausage and steaks I cooked this weekend were tasty. The grill is super easy to use and to clean up. The grates are a bit more involved to clean (totally expected considering the surface area where the food come in contact with the metal or where grease can drip). Overall, pleased with this little cooker!
Thanks for looking!
Bruce
Grill is really basic....just four thin metal sides that have notches to link them together onto a solid metal base. The base has thick wire legs to keep it elevated.
Started off cooking a sausage. Not bad!
Next up: chicken quarters:
Chickens were coated with a simple rub of seasoned salt, pepper, and rotisserie chicken seasoning. Tasty!
The next day, got some Prime rib eye steaks from Costco, so those were next.
Just seasoned with Kosher salt and pepper. Delish!
Needed something to go with the steak, so I made some creamy mushrooms.
Had a small amount of old Madeira available and decided to toss it into the sauce. YUM!
Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic of the steak and the shrooms plated...I started nibbling on the steak and forgot all about getting a picture! It was a very good quality steak that was cooked nicely and had a lovely smoke character that I hadn't realized I'd been missing from cooking steaks over gas.
Overall impressions of the FlipFlop grill: It works! The flipping mechanism is kinda neat, but nothing to go toooooo crazy over. Not something anyone would need if they already have a charcoal grill, unless you want something "portable".
I like the fact that it's transportable...meaning, I wouldn't take it anywhere you have to carry everything with you, but it's something worth bringing car camping or perhaps if you go on vacation and don't know what the cookers are like at the rental place. I think it weighs ~ 30 lbs. It packs down pretty small. It seems well designed. I was originally thinking that this would be ideal for bone in, skin on chicken. It does chicken really well. It also seems like a very decent charcoal cooker. The sausage and steaks I cooked this weekend were tasty. The grill is super easy to use and to clean up. The grates are a bit more involved to clean (totally expected considering the surface area where the food come in contact with the metal or where grease can drip). Overall, pleased with this little cooker!
Thanks for looking!
Bruce