Yes, but for this type of grill I'd suggest a nice round flipping spatula with a fork on top. I've got one that is almost circular, but with the front edge of the circle cut off and long slits in it. Seek one of these, as the little spatula that comes with most of these won't do the job. And remember, the fork only touches food, not the surface, as that can damage the non-stick coating faster than anyone thinks. Practice this. Go to a toy store and get some plastic representations of food, or get a woodworking friend to cut you out some basic shapes of the things you grill, like pork chops, chicken, steaks, burgers, etc. Practice taking these off the grill with your spatula and the fork to provide extra gripping and steadying. Once you've gotten good enough at this to feel confident move to real food and you should be fine with it.
-----Original Message----- From: Lou Kolb via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Lou Kolb <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] grilling question Eileen, My first thought was to use a fork, but I found the meat wouldn't stay on it. Perhaps 2 forks or tongs might do it. I just wondered what you all did. BTW, the Optigrill is one of those George Foreman type devices that has 2 grilling plates, so it grills on the top and bottom simultaneously. It has a processor that senses thickness and temperature, and shuts the grill off at the perfect time. When it works, it's great! Nicole, I've never heard of a grilling basket. Is that something you put the food in to cook on the grill? Lou On 1/1/19, Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > Try a grilling basket. You should be able to find it in most places > that have grilling tools and accessories. You want one with adjustable > height so you can get it down on what you're grilling. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lou Kolb via Cookinginthedark > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 2:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Lou Kolb <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] grilling question > > Hello all, > > This is my first post here so a bit of background. I'm 66, totally > blind and have never been much of a cook, but I've picked up enough > skills to feed myself. My wife has her own health issues, so the more > cooking I can do, the better. I recently got an Optigrill and have had > good experiences with it, but I'm still struggling with getting the > food off and on it without getting burned. How do you do that? Thanks. > Lou > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
