Cookie Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Happy Independence Day (a little early) folks. Thought I'd share the timeline I just emailed myself for our 10 pax dinner tonight in Singapore, honoring the USA... Don't know if I'll have time for pics, will do my best. Target 9PM dinner with guests arriving 8PM - 5:00 Fire em' up: 23" KK Target 400F - Stuffed BBQ Prawn Appetizer 21" KK Target 225-240F - Hickory smoked burgers, bacon & dogs Stuffed BBQ Prawn Appetizer - 8:00 - Put on 400F KK - 8:15 - Pull prawns & Sauce, put back on KK - 8:18 - Prawns Finished Reverse Sear Burgers (Hickory Smoked) - 7:45 Season burgers with L&P and Grill Creations Montreal Steak - 7:50 Smoke wood on - 8:20 Meat (Burgers, Dogs, & Bacon) on - Light large weber gasser to high, 700-800F for searing - 8:45 Remove bacon and start frying on side burner (ask Paul to assist) - 8:50 Sear burgers and dogs when they hit 120F internal, take them to 155F - Sear 1-2 min each side, keep dogs in motion - Top with cheese & melt - Let rest for 5-10 min Roasted Rosemary Red Potato Halves (olive oil, kosher salt, fresh rosemary, salt, pepper) - 8:15 - Put in 400F oven for 45 min Baked Beans - 6:45 - Start Simmering Corn On Cob - 7:45 - Add to boiling water for 10 min Dessert - Guests bringing
ckreef Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Nice. I've never laid out a time line like that. Will be interesting to hear about the time line results and weather you got it right or what you would change next time. My time lines are more like this. "Here drink this, refills are plentiful, diner will be ready in a while." Hours later guests are intoxicated so they can't tell if it tastes crappy anyway - LOL 1
MacKenzie Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Cookie, it sound like you have a wonderful celebration planned:)
GoFrogs91 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Good luck Cookie. Nice to see you representing the 4th so far away.
tony b Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Why not grill the corn? Robert My thougths exactly! Best part of summer is grilled fresh corn on the cob (and homegrown tomatoes!)
skreef Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 Nice. I've never laid out a time line like that. Will be interesting to hear about the time line results and weather you got it right or what you would change next time. My time lines are more like this. "Here drink this, refills are plentiful, diner will be ready in a while." Hours later guests are intoxicated so they can't tell if it tastes crappy anyway - LOL Yep.. never know when it will be..
Cookie Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Posted July 3, 2015 Why not grill the corn...because my wife doesn't play with any of the 5 BBQs and three was enough to manage on my own tonight... Besides that, our corn here comes from Malaysia and is average at best...only served it due to the 'traditional' nature for the 4th.... We were off by about 20 minutes....I always try to lay this out ahead of time.
tinyfish Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 I wish I could man a grill for you sounds like a good time.
tony b Posted July 3, 2015 Report Posted July 3, 2015 OMG, you're as anal retentive as I am - ROFLMAO!! I used to do big charity dinners and would set up timelines like that to keep everyone on track. It does work, even though it looks super nerdy! Hat's Off to a successful dinner!
