{"id":138,"date":"2011-08-05T11:44:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bwsailing.com\/news\/?p=138"},"modified":"2011-08-05T11:44:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T14:44:28","slug":"stern-rail-bbq-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/stern-rail-bbq-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Stern Rail BBQ Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Over the years, we have used a few different types of barbeques  that attach to our boat\u2019s stern rails. For a long time, we had a kettle  type that burned charcoal or pre-packed charcoal bricks. Then we  upgraded to the smallest rectangular Magma gas grill, which was plumbed  into the boat\u2019s propane system. And now we have a Magma kettle gas grill  with its own small screw-on gas bottles.<\/p>\n<p>The first trick of successful barbequing aboard a sailboat is to keep  the fire lit in windy conditions. If the boat has a lot of cockpit  canvas, this may not be a problem. But if it is, face the lid away from  the wind while you open and close it. If you have a swim platform on the  stern, remounting the grill to the lower stern rail and cooking from  the transom works, too. On boats with an aft cockpit and both a dodger  and a bimini, the gap between the canvas pieces will create a kind of  Venturi and really increase the breeze. If you have an insert for this  canvas arrangement, zip it in and forget about the wind.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Because there is usually some wind when you are aboard, the grill  will always have a windy side and a downwind side. One side will be  hotter than the other, depending on the grill\u2019s shape and how it is  mounted. Experiment with various types of food to see how this affects  cooking; choose the hot side for grilling meats and the cooler side for  vegetables and breads.<\/p>\n<p>A solid griddle, round or rectangular, works well afloat because it  will inhibit the wind. It will also provide a good surface for fish or  other flaky foods, or for grilling bacon and eggs in the morning. Also, a  griddle keeps fat on chops and steaks from dripping into the grill and  catching fire. If you\u2019ve ever had a grill catch fire on the stern of  your boat, you\u2019ll know what I am talking about.<\/p>\n<p>A grill tray that locks fish or vegetables inside a stainless cage  that fits atop the grill is another accessory that will make grilling  afloat more successful, although some of these have long handles that  prevent you from closing the lid securely. Always use good quality  stainless steel BBQ tools. Poor grade steel will rust on a boat in one  season.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning up a greasy gas grill or a charcoal grill can be a messy  business, but it\u2019s necessary. In clean harbors, we will tie the grilling  grate to a light line and drop it over the side to let the fish clean  it, then rinse it off in the morning. Otherwise we just disassemble the  grill and wash it with the evening dishes down below.<\/p>\n<p>Grilling aboard is a great way to eat while cruising. We have even  grilled at sea in calm conditions when we have fresh fish aboard. Check  out a tasty chicken recipe for the grill below in our \u201cFor The Hungry  Crew\u201d section. And check out Magma grills and accessories at  www.magmaproducts.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we have used a few different types of barbeques that attach to our boat\u2019s stern rails. For a long time, we had a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruising-news","category-news-and-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/bw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}