Most importantly, their convenient packaging and precut, bite-sized pieces makes them ideal for kids. They're easy to marinate and assemble in advance-in fact they taste better this way-so they're perfect to have on hand in the refrigerator during grilling season and to toss in a container to take to backyard parties. SkewersĪs my colleague Anna Stockwell has said, there's nothing easier to throw together or faster to grill than a skewer. But for those of us who don't want to feed our kids the same thing every day, here are some options for kid-friendly summer grilling that don't involve a single hot dog. They're easy to toss on the grill along with whatever the adults are eating. As controversial as forcemeat can be-we're looking at you, bologna!-the hot dog is nevertheless a standby option for filling bellies and making sure picky eaters get their daily calories.

Any snack that can so easily turn away the hunger snaps deserves a special place of consideration.As we head into summer grilling season, parents begin stocking up on that reliable, kid-friendly staple: the hot dog.

That can be really handy in certain circumstances. The word “no” is also a rarity when offering quesadillas, even from my picky crew.ĭo you know how many quesadillas a teenage boy can eat? Multiply it by 2, no matter what you thought. You can throw it together in minutes, but it will please and curb a voracious appetite for hours. Navy, my culinary career has taken me to a variety of kitchens. From fine dining to fast food to preparing 3 meals a day for 3,000 hungry sailors in the U.S. We have a Sidekick flat top for our Camp Chef Woodwind that we use and love too.Ī quesadilla has to be one of the most effective snacks or appetizers that are known to mankind. Hey, I'm Neal I’ve been cooking since I was old enough to reach the stove. If you want the true street food flavor, then that is a must. Preferably with a seasoned surface of cast iron or cold-rolled steel.

But, of course, if you don’t actually have one then other flat tops will do too. You can do all sorts of dishes on your Blackstone. Get all the metal spatulas out and go to town. It is not like a non-stick, where you have to worry about what utensils are used on it.

The griddle surface is cold rolled steel which is similar to cast iron, and your treat it the same way and season it the same way too. Cook until the rice is hot, add a few drops of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and toasted sesame oil. Add veggies to cold rice and return to griddle. Wait for it to puff up, flip, then remove and chop. A Blackstone is a griddle-style propane grill with a flat top grill. Whisk an egg with a few drops of toasted sesame oil, then pour the mixture onto the Blackstone griddle.

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