Grilled/BBQ: How about doing frozen french fries on a grille??
Subject: How about doing frozen french fries on a grille??
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: TomKan (tomkanpa at aol.com)
Date: 21 Mar 2005 07:20:10 -0800
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Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french fries??
From: Wayne Boatwright (waynesgang at waynes.gang)
Date: 21 Mar 2005 16:29:43 +0100
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Don't see why not, but I think they'd need to be on a baking sheet or perforated or mesh grill sheet. Also, I'd toss them with extra oil or spray generously with cooking spray first.
From: Jill McQuown
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:39:19 -0600
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> Don't see why not, but I think they'd need to be on a baking sheet or
> perforated or mesh grill sheet. Also, I'd toss them with extra oil
> or spray generously with cooking spray first.
IF you're gonna grill them, yeah, use a baking sheet or foil grill sheet. But why bother with frozen fries? Stick 'em in the oven. Leave room on the grill for more meat :)
From: BOB (abc at def.com)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:24:47 -0800
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Jill McQuown wrote:
> IF you're gonna grill them, yeah, use a baking sheet or foil grill
> sheet. But why bother with frozen fries? Stick 'em in the oven.
> Leave room on the grill for more meat :)
I like to smoke 'Tater Tots right along with the meat. I do use a pizza screen on my upper grill though.
From: Sheldon (PENMART01 at aol.com)
Date: 21 Mar 2005 08:36:38 -0800
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TomKan wrote:
> Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french
> fries??
Methinks you mean "grill".... no 'e'.
M-W
grille
1 : a grating forming a barrier or screen; especially : an ornamental one at the front end of an automobile
2 : an opening covered with a grille
From: Doug Kanter (ancientangler at hotmail.com)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:03:47 GMT
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TomKan wrote:
> Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french
> fries??
Good french fries are created by being instantly surrounded by even heat at just the right level. Deep fryer, in other words. It works fairly well in a very hot oven with some fries. But, the surrounding temperature in a grill is anything but even. On the other hand, what's the risk? A $3.00 bag of fries? You can always toss them to the squirrels.
From: Dennis Ruddell (ruddell'Elle-Kabong' at canada.com)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:15:47 -0000
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Doug Kanter wrote:
> Good french fries are created by being instantly surrounded by even heat at
> just the right level. Deep fryer, in other words. It works fairly well in a
> very hot oven with some fries.
I got frustrated with having a deep fryer so when I do make fries at home I just use the electric frying pan with 1/4" of oil. Seems to do the trick although not as good as a real fryer does. But the cleanup is easier and nobody's complained (yet).
> But, the surrounding temperature in a grill
> is anything but even. On the other hand, what's the risk? A $3.00 bag of
> fries? You can always toss them to the squirrels.
Yeah, be bold, go where no man has gone before...make it a five year mission though as you can raise/lower the grill, change temps and who knows what else. But our squirrels here are still sleeping in the trees... in fact, it's snowing right now in Sunny Saskatchewan.
From: salgud (davegb at safebrowse.com)
Date: 21 Mar 2005 15:27:15 -0800
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I don't know you, Doug, so I don't want to jump to any conclusions. So I'll just ask, do you hate squirrels?
From: Doug Kanter (ancientangler at hotmail.com)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:45:40 GMT
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salgud wrote"
> I don't know you, Doug, so I don't want to jump to any conclusions. So
> I'll just ask, do you hate squirrels?
Actually, I like squirrels. So, insert "seagulls" instead of "squirrels", if you prefer.
From: Gregory Morrow (gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES at earthlink.net)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:23:22 GMT
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TomKan wrote:
> Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french
> fries??
Howzabout Freedom Fries on a George Forman "grille"...???
From: aem (aem_again at yahoo.com)
Date: 21 Mar 2005 10:29:16 -0800
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TomKan wrote:
> Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french
> fries??
I suppose it can be done, but why bother? If what you're after is not deep-frying them, they can be baked in a hot oven or they can be cooked in a dry electric skillet set at 400°F, covered. The frozen product already has a coating of oil, none needs to be added. -aem
From: Stan Horwitz (stan at temple.edu)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:36:56 -0500
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TomKan wrote:
> Just read a thread on making pizza on a grille. How about frozen french
> fries??
Why?