Key Points
- Grilling for spring break is a great way to save money on food costs while traveling, camping, or staying home, without sacrificing flavor.
- Modern-day grills are designed to be portable. Mobile options support cooking in the wilderness or on the beach, while at-home hardware often sports wheels or castors.
- Recipes for the grill include meals from breakfast to dessert and every savory stop in between. Follow them or use them as a base to whip up something delicious.
From Florida to California and everywhere in between, Spring Break season leads to an influx of tourists looking for an excuse to rest, relax, and eat something delicious. Even if you choose to stay home or take the family on a camping trip this year, use the excuse to cook up a special meal or two. Wipe the dust off your grill that sat in storage all winter and enjoy the songs of spring as you grill the day away. If the rust caked on your hardware can't be cleaned, turn your attention to the latest and greatest in outdoor cooking equipment so you can choose the right upgrade in time for vacation.
When you consider the cost of only buying food out in a tourist town for a week, or the time commitment of hunting all your own meals in the wilderness, buying a few ingredients to grill up some quick and delicious meals becomes a no-brainer. Once you get your grill up and running and you’ve handled any life-extending grill maintenance tasks, it’s time to find the right recipe that will make this spring break extra special. With IWAE’s spring break grilling guide, you’ll find the perfect grill and a handful of recipes to blow away your friends and family this year.
Grills for Home and Away
Did your last grill finally give out at the end of last season? Maybe your at-home staple grill doesn’t afford you any on-the-go flexibility for an outdoor excursion. Regardless of the reason, getting a new grill to start the year off right can quickly dissolve your excitement if you’re unsure where to begin your search. Are you stuck in the debate between a pellet and a gas grill? Do you know what size grill your space can accommodate? Never fear, IWAE is here to take the pressure off by sharing some of our favorite grills and grill accessories with you.
Grills For Your Backyard
Do you need a new challenge to master this year? IWAE has great grills available that will exceed your wildest expectations. Follow in the footsteps of Hank Hill with a propane grill to taste the meat, not the heat, with a Broil King Baron 420 Free Standing Propane Grill. Thanks to the Baron’s effortless portability on lockable casters, side storage, and cabinet, you’ll have your accessories close at hand for a quick and easy grilling experience.
For that delicious smoky flavor, a Broil King Regal 400 Free Standing Charcoal Grill with Offset Smoker gives you the means to impart unique flavors onto your meal using pellets or wood chips for added versatility. The Regal’s design is simple to use and easy to maneuver, letting you roll your grill around the party to bring burgers, brats, and the included bottle opener to whoever at the party needs a bite.
If you need a solution with a more concentrated smoky flavor, the Broil King Smoke Free Standing Vertical Charcoal Smoker meets your demands with style and finesse. The included water bowl and smoker tray give you access to fully customizable flavors, letting you infuse a sweet or smoky infusion using juices, wines, wood chips, and more. For that low and slow cook that results in fall-off-the-bone tenderness, you can’t beat a dedicated charcoal smoker.
Grills for Camping, Hiking, & Travel
Grilling on the go has never been easier with the Blaze Kamado Built-In Charcoal Grill. Instead of carrying a large iron grate to toss over the campfire and hope for the best, having a dedicated travel grill gives you the control and consistency you deserve. Charcoal is much easier to carry around than a propane tank. Plus, it provides that delectably smoky kiss that makes every meal extra special.
IWAE's Favorites: Spring Break Grilling Recipes
You have the hardware, now it’s time to choose your (hunger) fighter! The one piece of cooking equipment we suggest you always have on-hand for your grill, especially if you’re cooking on the go, is a seasoned cast-iron Dutch oven. The versatility of this single dish opens a whole new world of possibilities for any grill master, especially when you’re making a memorable first meal on the grill for the season.
Camping Breakfast Made Easy
You’ll need a hearty start to your morning if you’re going to make it up that hiking trail in time to see the sunrise. This hot dog breakfast hash is the perfect way to use up the leftover dogs from dinner to make a mouth-watering breakfast that’ll give you the energy you need for your day. Follow the recipe to the letter or swap out for whatever vegetables you have on hand. Either way, this breakfast hash is a great way to expand your cooking repertoire on the go and at home.
Savory Smoker Grill Recipes
From tailgates and camping to Super Bowl parties at home, chips are always a huge hit. With this pulled pork trash can nachos recipe, you can elevate this simple snack to an unforgettable dining experience. These nachos are easily the most time-intensive of the recipes we suggest in this article, but the prep is well worth the results. Whether you’re planning to hold down the fort and smoke the pork while your family swims in the nearby lake, or you smoked the meat ahead of time and gave it a little heat up on the grill before assembly, be sure you grab a suitably strong tortilla chip to handle the heft of these nachos!
A New Steak & Sauce Staple
Nothing is more luxurious than a steak, but getting a sirloin per guest is a pricy investment. If you want a better way to share the wealth without bleeding yourself dry, try this grilled flank steak with chimichurri sauce recipe. Craft a mouthwatering appetizer from an often tough cut of meat that’ll leave your guests begging for seconds! Serve it up at home during an outdoor event or make the sauce early, leaving your meat to marinate on the drive for a succulent flank steak that’ll knock the socks off anyone lucky enough to snag a slice or two.
Leave No Leftovers: Savory
Don’t feel too bad that all the burger buns got used up on sandwiches at lunch; running out of an ingredient you were planning to use for a second meal happens to the best of us. Repurpose your breakfast leftovers with these croissant smashburgers that’ll have you rethinking your standard burger bun forever. There’s no pomp or circumstance to these smashburgers, so enjoy some good ol’ fashioned high-heat grilling.
Leave No Leftovers: Sweet
Nothing is worse than getting to the end of a delicious meal just to remember you forgot the rolls again. While making yeasted dough in the wilderness isn’t most people’s idea of a fun time, these dutch oven cinnamon rolls turn a forgotten package of 12 unbaked dough dinner rolls into a deliciously sweet breakfast. Save a little heavy whipping cream and sugar from your morning coffees, finish off the butter and cream cheese now that the bagels are long gone, and enjoy a breakfast that’ll take out two birds with one stone: your hunger and the inconvenience of trekking all the ingredients back to the car.
Get the Right Grill with IWAE
The possibilities are endless when you cook with a grill. Shopping IWAE’s selection of BBQ grills and smokers may give you more than just a means to feed the whole block; it could ignite a passion for grilling you never knew you had. High-heat cooking feels good, and the results taste even better. It doesn’t matter if you’re a traveler or a homebody; you deserve to enjoy delicious food that you can make with your own two hands. Get a grill, test out some recipes, and find out what happens when you take back control of your diet today.
