A retired firefighter's account of losing one grill to salt air and rust, and the cover that's kept the next one looking almost new through three hurricane seasons on the North Carolina coast.
A retired firefighter's honest, first-person account of a full season of shrimp boils, steak kabobs, and Sunday cookouts using the LANNEY flat stainless skewers.
I ran both through a summer of cookouts on my back porch. Here's what actually happens when the chicken hits the grate.
After twenty-some years of firehouse cookouts and backyard trial and error, I switched my whole crew over to flat stainless skewers. Here's why I never went back to round ones.
A retired firefighter's honest confession about the one dumb habit that ruined every kabob night, and the flat metal skewers that quietly ended it.
A retired firefighter's step-by-step method for threading, seasoning, and grilling kabobs that cook evenly every time, using LANNEY flat stainless skewers instead of the round sticks that keep letting you down.
The small annoyances the five-star reviews leave out, from a retired firefighter who has run these flat stainless skewers through six months of real cookouts.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of roasting more than forty whole chickens on the Koohere stainless steel holder, on both a gas grill and an offset smoker.
I ran both methods through a full grilling season on my back porch in coastal North Carolina. Here's what actually happens when the chicken hits the flame.
Twenty-some years of firehouse cookouts taught me the beer can trick works right up until it doesn't. Here's why I traded the can for a Koohere stainless holder and never looked back.
A retired firefighter's honest account of the wobbly beer can trick that nearly burned him, and the stainless steel stand that put an end to it.
Five steps, one afternoon, and a Koohere stainless holder standing between you and a chicken that's charred outside and raw at the bone.
An unfiltered, first-person look at the Koohere stainless chicken stand from a retired firefighter, including the small annoyances the five-star reviews skip right over.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of the VIBOOS 58-inch grill cover after a full year of salt air, nor'easters, and one close call with a named storm on a coastal North Carolina patio.
I covered my gas grill with everything from a blue hardware store tarp to a genuine fitted VIBOOS cover. Here's what actually keeps rust, wind, and coastal salt air off your grill between cookouts.
A retired firefighter's case for why a fitted, waterproof cover is the cheapest insurance policy you'll ever buy for a grill.
A retired firefighter's account of losing one grill to salt air and rust, and the cover that's kept the next one looking almost new through three hurricane seasons on the North Carolina coast.
A retired firefighter's step-by-step method for choosing, fitting, and actually using a grill cover so salt air, wind, and rain don't quietly eat your grill from the outside in.
A retired firefighter's no-spin look at the VIBOOS grill cover, including the fold creases, the condensation, and the one time it came out of storage smelling like a wet basement.
A retired firefighter's honest, first-person account of a full cookout season using the Keter outdoor rolling prep cart as a dedicated grill station.
For twenty years I set up grill night on a plastic folding table dragged out of the garage. Then my son-in-law showed up with a Keter outdoor rolling prep cart and I finally understood what I'd been missing.
A retired firefighter's case for why a rolling prep cart earns a permanent spot beside the grill, not just a season in the shed.
A retired firefighter's honest account of missing his grandson's birthday candles because he was inside hunting for a spatula, and the rolling prep cart his son-in-law brought over to fix it.
A retired firefighter's step-by-step method for turning a rolling prep cart into a real grill station, so tools, condiments, and platters stay within arm's reach instead of scattered across the kitchen.
The parts of owning the Keter outdoor rolling prep cart that the Amazon photos and the five-star reviews tend to skip past, from a retired firefighter who's had one parked next to his grill for a full season.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of wearing the Will Well chef apron through a full season of grilling, smoking, and backyard cookouts.
A retired firefighter compares the Will Well chef apron with two front pockets against the plain no-pocket bib apron he wore for fifteen years, tested through a full coastal North Carolina grilling season.
A retired firefighter's take on why the two front pockets on a grilling apron do more work than the apron itself, after a full season of leaning on his Will Well apron every weekend.
A retired firefighter's account of losing tools in front of his own crew every October, and the nine-dollar apron his wife finally handed him to fix it.
A retired firefighter's step-by-step system for turning a pocketed apron into a real tool station, so your tongs, thermometer, and towel stay exactly where your hand expects them, using the Will Well chef apron I've worn through three cookout seasons.
The parts of the Will Well grilling apron the five-star reviews skip over, from a retired firefighter who's worn it, washed it, and scorched it a little.
A retired firefighter's honest, first-person account of a full season of shrimp boils, steak kabobs, and Sunday cookouts using the LANNEY flat stainless skewers.
The small annoyances the five-star reviews leave out, from a retired firefighter who has run these flat stainless skewers through six months of real cookouts.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of roasting more than forty whole chickens on the Koohere stainless steel holder, on both a gas grill and an offset smoker.
An unfiltered, first-person look at the Koohere stainless chicken stand from a retired firefighter, including the small annoyances the five-star reviews skip right over.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of the VIBOOS 58-inch grill cover after a full year of salt air, nor'easters, and one close call with a named storm on a coastal North Carolina patio.
A retired firefighter's no-spin look at the VIBOOS grill cover, including the fold creases, the condensation, and the one time it came out of storage smelling like a wet basement.
A retired firefighter's honest, first-person account of a full cookout season using the Keter outdoor rolling prep cart as a dedicated grill station.
The parts of owning the Keter outdoor rolling prep cart that the Amazon photos and the five-star reviews tend to skip past, from a retired firefighter who's had one parked next to his grill for a full season.
A retired firefighter's long-term, first-person account of wearing the Will Well chef apron through a full season of grilling, smoking, and backyard cookouts.
The parts of the Will Well grilling apron the five-star reviews skip over, from a retired firefighter who's worn it, washed it, and scorched it a little.
