Set Yourself Up For Success!
Time to start getting your stuff together for Saturday’s class!
Are you ready to help beta test our classes? Good news! I’m putting the finishing touches on getting my own space ready for you! I thought you should know what to have on hand for this class, since you’ll be following along. At the bottom of this post you’ll find the list of materials you’ll need.
For the materials list, you don’t need the most bestest expensive top of the line gear. Used, borrowed, homemade is fine. Just remember: SAFETY FIRST! Most of the materials for this class are going to be used for the following two classes, and then on into other classes, so these won’t be a one time investment.
This first class is about being ready to cook outdoors with fire. I’d like to dispel some myths about cooking outside, even in the winter. DISCLAIMER: For folks not living in Minnesota or other regions that have a “season” for grilling that doesn’t include winter, if you are a griller or fire cook, grilling season is any season. Many stores have all season gilling sections. The big difference for winter grilling is you wear a sweater and your beer stays cold.
Check your weather for Saturday at noon! I’ll be outside all day, so I’ll be appropriately dressed in layers including magical merino wool.
The website will be posted on Saturday both on FB and on Modern Urban Viking Cooking.
Materials you’ll need for three class sessions:
A charcoal grill (a little table top or hibachi grill is fine)
Lump charcoal (usually a 15# bag) regular charcoal works, too. Lump charcoal burns hotter longer per square inch of surface. Menards, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Fleet Farm, and Tractor Supply have these.
Fatwood (a fire starting material not necessary, but really nice)
3 TP tubes filled with dryer lint (fire starting material)
Lighter or matches
Lighter fluid
Fire extinguisher (you need some in your house anyway)
Squirt bottle with water in it
2-3 bundles of firewood (if you have a fire pit)
Leather gloves or oven hot pads
Long tongs for charcoal
Fire iron and blow tube for fire pit (not necessary if you don’t have a fire pit or access to a fire pit)
Long tongs for food
Something to cook (something easy like brats or kebabs or veggies)
Some kind of table or work surface you can put some of your materials on; a folding table, picnic table, or a folding chair.
Bleach/disinfectant wipes
Work surface or table