Article: Take the roast outdoors

Picture friends sipping daiquiris and chatting as the final flourishes are made on a summer supper for eight, to be served al fresco. Conviviality is just a pretext for this gathering; the ulterior motive is, in actuality, to show off a newly acquired culinary skill.

The first time an outdoor cook produces a perfectly roasted hunk of juicy, rub-crusted, smoke-kissed meat via indirect grilling, a world of possibilities opens wide. The discovery might not be as earth-shattering as, say, E=mc2, but don't try telling that to a grill enthusiast. Everything is relative.

The fact that the oven can be avoided is a boon in summertime, as guests still insist on hanging out in the kitchen despite every ...

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