Getting through life involves learning its secrets. Some secrets, like The Secret, are big (and usually universal and simple) but there are many small, but useful, secrets that mankind has accumulated that help people get through the day. Like learning how to tie a shoelace so it won't come undone during the day that was taught to me by a friendly knowledgeable shoe salesman. Or how to tie a necktie so it gets that perfect dimple in front - taught to me by
Albert, my late, great haberdasher, but never mastered.
So part of the purpose of this blog will be to archive those secrets that I have learned (and can remember) and to accumulate more from any passing readers who are asked to share their knowledge.
We'll start with a secret I learned and confirmed this past weekend - The Best Way to Clean Your Barbecue Grill. It's simple and it works great. After grilling, turn up all the burners and close the cover for about 10 minutes. When the grill gets about as hot as it's going to get, open the top and turn off all the burners. Take your favorite grill brush and - here's the secret - dip it in water before scrubbing the hot grill. The water will boil and steam when it hits the grill and knock off everything stuck to it. Give it a shot.
We'll talk rib recipes - and tying those shoelaces - later.
(Incidentally, the secret for tying most knots is not how you tie them, but how you tighten them.)
