Month: July 2019

Summer is in full swing, which means it’s prime outdoor entertainment season!

Want to make sure your meat cooking is up to snuff with the best of the rest on the Buffalo and Rochester circuit? Follow these seven tips for perfect propane grilling of your favorite meats this summer.

1. Keep your grill clean. A clean grill will reduce the risk of flare-ups, which can burn your food (not to mention you). A simple way to solve the problem is to turn the grill on high for 15 minutes before you cook; this will burn off most of the grease. To get it the rest, scrape the grates with a wire grill brush – and be sure to do a deep cleaning (grates and burner covers off) at least a couple of times a year.
2. Lower heat for sugar-coated meat. Many delicious rubs and BBQ sauces are full of sugar, which chars easily. If you’re cooking with a sugary glaze, limit your temperature to about 265 F or so to prevent charring. Cooking will take longer, so plan accordingly.
3. Once you start grilling, don’t stop or walk away. Meats can cook surprisingly quickly on a hot fire. Don’t walk away from your grill – once you start, stick with it until it’s done (this is also for your safety).
4. Practice food safety. Always cook your meat to safe temperatures using a thermometer (see this guide to safe food temperatures from the U.S. Department for Agriculture). Keep your utensils clean and always keep cooked and raw foods separated (use different plates for each).
5. Cook according to the cut and type of meat. Cook thin cuts of lamb, pork, or beef (including burgers) hot and fast; cook fish, veggies, and chicken for moderate times at moderate temperatures. For larger cuts of meat – roasts, etc. –cook at lower temperatures for longer.
6. Use direct and indirect heat. Use direct grilling for hot, fast cooking and indirect cooking for long, slow cooking (see #6 above). If you have a four burner stove and want to cook with indirect heat, turn two burners off. Meats can be seared first by direct heat, and then moved to indirect heat to slowly roast.
7. Always have plenty of propane on hand. Don’t be “that guy” – you know, the one who runs out of gas half way through cooking the perfect roast while his hungry guests look on helplessly. Stop in for a propane BBQ cylinder refill before your next big grill-a-thon – or make sure you schedule a propane delivery if you’re running low on gas for the built-in propane grill in your outdoor kitchen.

Need a propane cylinder refill or a propane delivery before your next big BBQ bash? Irish Propane has you covered. Stop by one of our convenient locations with your tank, or contact us today to schedule a propane delivery for your home propane tank.

If you need propane gas for your Rochester- or Buffalo-area home, it could be tempting to buy it from a big-name national chain – after all, they tend to be the easiest, most visible option available (mostly because they spend their money on advertising rather than improving your experience as a customer…if you’ve gotten propane from one of the big-name chains, you probably know what we mean).

But remember, when you buy from a national propane supplier, you’re not just buying propane – more than likely, you’re also buying is a new yacht for some executive who lives nowhere near you.

When you choose a local propane supplier like Irish Propane, on the other hand, you get much more than a good product at a fair and honest price. Consider these 10 benefits of shopping locally:

1. You’ll keep money local. When you buy from an independent, locally-owned business rather than a nationally chain, your money is much more likely to stay close to home and spent with other local businesses.
2. You’ll reduce strain on the environment. By supporting local businesses, you reduce the need or transportation and the emissions that come from it, along with sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.
3. You’ll be supporting local non-profits. Non-profit organizations receive an average 250 percent more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.
4. You’ll keep the community unique. One-of-a-kind local businesses are an integral part of the community’s unique character.
5. You’ll help create more jobs. Considered as a group, small local businesses typically provide more total jobs to community residents.
6. You’ll get better service. Local businesses tend to take more time to get to know you as a customer, which means you’ll get better service.
7. You’ll be investing in your community. Business owners who live locally tend to be more invested in the community’s future than national chains.
8. You’ll be putting your taxes to good use. Local businesses are usually more willing to contribute to the local tax base and less demanding of tax incentives than national chains.
9. You’ll encourage future investment. Entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to settle in communities that have a distinctive character.
10. You’ll create more competition. A range of small, hungry businesses is more likely to generate the kind of healthy competition that benefits a community.

As you can see, there are many reasons to shop locally – and just as many to choose Irish Propane for your local propane deliveries. To learn more reasons to become an Irish Propane customer, contact us today!