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dlk Inukshuk Offline Posts: 244 Location: Olney, IL Joined: Nov 13^th, 2002	Grills for Grilling Aug 25^th, 2004 at 9:02pm	Quote Print Post
	Going into the Q where there's no fire grate, do you pack in a small grill for the fire pit? We've done the balancing on rocks bit and used a handled grill for fish. I was thinking about taking our small grill that fits in our charcoal Weber that we use at home. What say ye - grill or no grill?
	« Last Edit: Aug 26^th, 2004 at 5:00pm by dlk »

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Yellowbird Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1239 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Joined: Apr 19^th, 2004	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #1 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 10:42pm	Quote Print Post
	I take a grill. A rectangular job taken out of a refrigerator. Its more heavy duty than the grill on my weber and is long enough to reach across the average Q-firepit. (My wife doesn't seem to notice its gone.) -YB


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Snow_Dog Moderator Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #2 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 5:10am	Quote Print Post
	If you forget to bring a firegrate to the Q, just stop at every open campsite you can find. I guarantee you'll make no more than 5 stops before you find yourself a firegrate. Better yet, cook on a stove and you'll save a lot of time each meal.


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Mad_Mat Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1549 Joined: Apr 21^st, 2003	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #3 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 11:28am	Quote Print Post
	Yeah, ditto on what Snow Dog said - lazy SOB's will hual them in, but its too much work to haul them back out. I think came across two on this years trip. Say Yellowbird - used to be, "they" warned people to not use refridgerator grates for cooking - cadmium? or some other heavy metal/carcinogenic kinda stuff. Could be its safer now? A small grill from a BBQ might be a better/safer choice. Me, I "grill" on a stick.


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Bannock Inukshuk Offline Posts: 656 Joined: Dec 6^th, 2002	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #4 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 1:04pm	Quote Print Post
	Yea, take a grill. You can take the weber one if you want. I have two campfire grates. One is small (6.5" x 12.5") that I use for solos or two people and a larger one for groups (12" x 24"). I got both, I think, from Campmor. The other thing I have used are fire irons. These are simply two angle irons about 18" long. You just set them on rocks or logs so that they go over the fire, and space them apart so that your pot or pan can sit on it. BTW -- I had my wife sew storage bags for these. They are blaze orange. Sometimes I think people just forget their grates accidently. An empty orange bag is a red flag that I'm missing something. Also, once in the bag, it is easily seen so I won't forget it/overlook it. I also have blaze orange bags for my reflector oven and my saw.


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #5 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 5:00pm	Quote Print Post
	And some just leave their grills there...hoping they will still be at their fav campsite next trip....the grill to heavy for any person to pack it out willingly. I stayed at an unmarked site that from the water looks terrible on Russell. I bet most people wouldn't even get out and look. But once you're up in the trees...this place was somebodies home...heavily used...many amenities, obviously for future use, and I'd bet multiple times/year by certain groups. I found it very homey! Felt like leaving them a note to bring the fridge and TV so it be there on my next trip!


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dlk Inukshuk Offline Posts: 244 Location: Olney, IL Joined: Nov 13^th, 2002	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 5:05pm	Quote Print Post
	We do use stoves for the majority of our cooking. The fire is a bonus. It's used primarily to warm water for hot chocolate or to grill fish. I'm hoping for my first laker in Sept. and want to be prepared to grill it using the recipes gleaned from this forum.


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #7 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 3:10am	Quote Print Post
	Ditto to Snowdog and others of like mind. No need to bring a fire grate, theres plenty stashed already. If your favorite campsite doesn't seem to have one, it may be because you haven't looked hard enough. They can be found in the weeds or back in the trees. While it was quite a few years ago, what finally convinced us was the year we packed out several grates, took them to the office at French Lake, and were told that those grates were probably left intentionally by campers who would miss them on their return trips. We felt terrible knowing the hardship we had unintentionally inflicted on these poor souls ??? We briefly considered returning them, but decided to leave them in the rangers lost and found pile, where we found more grates. If we are frying fish, we do it on a stove. If we are foiling the fish, after we have fooled the fish, we do it directly on the coals. Haven't packed a grate in or out for several years, now I wonder why we ever did. Why did we Snowdog? 8) 8)


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Snow_Dog Moderator Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #8 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 5:02pm	Quote Print Post
	We did it because we were young and dumb. ....OK, maybe we were just dumb.


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Furball Inukshuk Offline Posts: 336 Location: Minneapolis Joined: Aug 7^th, 2003	Re: Grills for Grilling Reply #9 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 7:57pm	Quote Print Post
	No cooking over the fire unless it's on a stick. I hate having to clean the pots and pans. Only over my stove. Call me lazy, but I hate scrubbing pans


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