About Grills, Skewers and More

If you know you're going to cook shish kebab, making sure you have the right tools for cooking is important. If you do have access to a grill, this is a great way to introduce yourself to outdoor cooking, like cooking shish kebabs or other foods.

Of course, these cooking ideas are great in the backyard as well: a combination of your favorite seasoned meat and peppers, onions, mushrooms can be thrown on the grill for a healthy kebab that's really tasty.

So, first of all, you’ll need a grill. A wide variety of grills is used for grilling, ranging from the simple ones to the elaborate.

Gas grills: Grills fueled by propane gas are an extremely popular variety of outdoor grill. They are available in a wide range of styles and sizes. Like this one:

 

Charcoal grills: Grills that are designed for use with charcoal. Like gas grills, they are available in a wide range of styles and sizes, and price ranges.  Like this one:

 

Indoor electric grills: If you want to grill shish kebabs at home, you can use indoor electric grill that grills evenly and gets hot enough to cook meat. Or just broil in oven.

However, if shish kebab is grilled outside and there is no grill, you can simply replace it with two piles of bricks or stones and put skewers on them and coal underneath. Or use the traditional fuel source- firewood and kindling- for grilling on a grate over an open fire. Although an open fire may be less convenient to use, it is still preferred by many people, especially when camping and hiking.

The new grill grate must be greased with vegetable oil and heated over the fire, then wiped with wet cloth. Also use the oil cooking spray before cooking.

The skewers can be metal or wooden, and come in different sizes. If using bamboo skewers, soak in water for 30 minutes before using to keep them from scorching. Spray or brush metal skewers with vegetable oil. 

Depending on the kind of grill used, the heat source often reaches a cooking temperature of 650ºF or higher; however, any temperature above 300°F is considered suitable as a grilling temperature.

Shish kebab is grilled not on an open fire, but over the hot charcoal or other heat source, about 5-6 inches above the grill. You should turn the skewers occasionally as cooking. Shish kebabs are grilled not for a very long time. However, depends on the kind and quality of the product you’re cooking, the marinating time and the heat source. Just need to follow recipe's directions.