Flame on!

Spring and warm weather are upon us, and yesterday was a great day to be outside and enjoy the outdoors.  I took the girls shooting for a little while out on some BLM land.  Then we decided to break out the grill and have our first barbecue of 2012.  For the most part we've always had propane gas grills.  After our last move our Brinkman decided to go into early retirement.  Maybe it was a sign.  Since we didn't have the money to buy another elaborate grill I ended up getting a Weber charcoal grill.

I forgot what I was missing, but was quickly reminded as the smell alone brought back wonderful memories of barbecuing in the old days.  There may be those that might contest my next statement, but my meat cooked a lot more evenly and tastefully then  my gas grills ever did.  The taste is off the charts, just ask my kids, they never want to see another gas grill again.  I pity the fool that hasn't had the experience of tending to and being rewarded by cooking over briquettes.

Going back to basics seems to be a reoccurring trend around here.  As you can tell, it breaks my heart.