Today were going to talk about grilling, organization, and having your outdoor cooking gear nearby and ready for use. Sure, sometimes you can just whip out good eats with little to no grilling preparation.

To consistently grill up some superb eats, organization is a key player. Everything is prepared and in its place, ready for action. I want all of my outdoor cooking equipment near me and ready for action.

What exactly does this mean? Read on …

Kamado Joe Burgers – Organization

Get your outdoor grilling gear organized. Prepare and plan first. Like an experienced military commander, conduct your assessment, think through your plan, have a strategy, be prepared, get organized, and evaluate your readiness.

One key to consistent outdoor grilling results is organization.

Fancy food chefs have a saying, mise en place, which means, everything in its place. Having all of your prepped ingredients ready to go streamlines the grilling process and makes it a fun and stress free experience.

Getting everything in its place, applies to both the burger making process and the grilling process.

We’ve never gone to any fancy food schools, but we do watch a lot of TV cooking shows. Those TV chefs all have their outdoor grilling gear and food ingredients within arm’s reach. I am sure they have a three credit hour class for that bit of knowledge.

Here, we’re mostly focused on the grilling half, not the food preparation. But, the concept still applies. This scenario, you have those burgers made and ready to go. We have our Kamado Joe fired up and it’s coming up to our target burger grilling temperature.

Kamado Joe Burgers – A Check List

●   Clear work area — check
●   Burger spatula — check
●   Grilling tongs — check
●   Heat resistant gloves — check
●   Grilling thermometer — check
●   Does the grilling thermometer work — nope, needs new batteries, be sure to recycle those old ones
●   Do the temperature probes work — nope, one probe throws an LLL error, get that spare probe
●   Does the spare probe work — yes, check
●   Barbecue towels — check read our review here

You get the idea … stuff … can and does happen, so practice and be prepared. Your family, friends, and neighbors will be amazed at your coolness and levelheaded reactions when situations don’t go as planned.

Agility and resilience. Difficulties are opportunities to learn and overcome.

Kamado Joe Burgers – Be Prepared

Grilling those Kamado Joe burgers to perfection happens in such a short period that it requires your fullest and focused attention.

Once those patties are sizzling away on your grill grates, you won’t have time to slice and dice anything.

Making a last minute dash to the fridge for a forgotten this-or-that might just result in over cooked or burnt burgers.

So take the time and arrange everything you need from your outdoor grilling gear to your food item preparation. Get ready and get organized first.

So, before you fire up your Joe, plan ahead and put everything in its place.

Check out my other Kamado Joe and JoeTisserie recipes and links here on my Outdoor Eats page.