Does the smoke from the charcoal add a lot to it? I would never think to do Paella on the grill as it's made in a pan.
That actually might be pretty darn great out of the Orion. Drop the whole Cast Iron Skillet down in there.
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Lets talk about Summer Grilling
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Does the smoke from the charcoal add a lot to it? I would never think to do Paella on the grill as it's made in a pan.
That actually might be pretty darn great out of the Orion. Drop the whole Cast Iron Skillet down in there.
gorgonzola
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in reality, probably not alot - its done on the gas grill
i gave away the weber charcoal dome years ago after kids. it's more the social thing of hanging and drinking on the patio while it cooks!
Trekchick
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Trek, the Orion is one totally awesme cooking machine! And pretty much as long as you don't fall asleep/pass out
Maybe I can ask for an Orion for a house warming gift when I move in the fall. :-D
bigbog
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Corn on the cob, on the grill is terrific. Trout: baked, native, insect feeders...
I don't keep but a few these days..but throwing them on the grill seems natural...
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Sounds like a very warming gift! :beer:
We'll expect pictures of you breaking it in!
SKIQUATTRO
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i'm in the market for an Orion...let me know if you see any deals..
drjeff
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Just take a walk through the grill section of Home Depot. They usually have a few of them left, and when they're priced within $10 either side of $100 that's when they've usually hit the cheapest that HD lets them go for
SKIQUATTRO
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taking a ride at lunch.....
HD333
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I paid 39 bucks, if i remember correctly, for mine at Home depot last year. It was up on the top of the shelves above the grills. Nobody knew what it was.
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ctenidae
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Me, too, I think. They had a stack in the front of the store, where they pile all the dent-and-scratch leftover goods. Should have bought all 6-7 of them, at that price.
Only real complaint I have is that they're kind of charcoal-intensive if you're only doing food for 2. It's a minor complaint, to be sure.
SKIQUATTRO
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not that its an issue, just wondering if you have to keep adding charcoal during the cooking process
o3jeff
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No, just a full bag not matter how much your cooking.
ctenidae
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Exactly. Hard to justify for 1 dinner's worth of baby backs.
And I just don't have call for a whole pork but all that often.
drjeff
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Generally not, unless you're looking to say smoke up a big brisket where the cooking time might be 5 or 6 hours (RootDKJ might be able to chime in a bit more on this one as I know he's done some long cook time meats in his Orion). But with the heat that is generated in that cooking vessel, most cuts of most meats are done in 2 hours tops, and cooking time starts from when the cooking vessel is loaded with meat and you light the charcoal, so you don't loose that say 15-20 minutes of charcoal cooking time that you see with a grill waiting for the coals to reach cooking temperature.
FYI, the thing I found that makes lighting the Orion much easier, since you need to light about a 30" diameter outer lower ring of charcoal and then a second small 6" or so upper charcoal area, is to use one of those small, hand held propane torches. Much quicker and easier IMHO than using either a hand held butane grill lighter or matches (especially if there's a little bit of a breeze blowing in your cooking area)
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