Cooking Safety plus Lifecycle of LP Tank

TN HR

OK, this post is part humor, part safety reminder, part "gee-whiz" knowledge:

For lunch yesterday (Memorial Day) I grilled some brats. They came off the grill around 1:00. After naps, and other assorted activities, I went back to preheat my grill in order to cook dinner (delmonico steaks). To my dismay, the grill was already hot! And it had been for the last six hours as I never turned it off after grilling the brats! So, the take-away moral of my story is:

1-Never leave your grill on unattended.

2-Weber Silver 36,000 BTU grill will run full blast for at least six hours with enough propane left to cook four delmonico's to medium rare finish. x:-8

Thank goodness that neither children nor pets (or nosey neighbors) came within striking distance of my very own backyard WMD!

Gene

LivindonSouth

If you had had your mind on responsible grill safety instead of 'other assorted activities' at nap-time, you would not have these sorts of near misses. Consider yourself lucky.

Moral one: never stare at a warm, fat brat so long that it gives you ideas. Moral two: Always have a spare, full propane bottle on hand.

ritaanz

Gene, didn't you tell your Honey, as you were going for your nap, to check the grill? Tsk, tsk.