Grilling basket for shrimp

Dawgtired

Anyone have a grilling basket they like for shrimp? The one I currently use isn’t ideal since the grid is fairly wide in a few areas and I tend to loose several while grilling. 

YukonRon

Dawgtired said:

Anyone have a grilling basket they like for shrimp? The one I currently use isn’t ideal since the grid is fairly wide in a few areas and I tend to loose several while grilling. 

I use skewers. Works very well, and the only shrimp missing is the cook's samples. 

I sample a lot.

G_S

Wok

Or 

Skewers for mr

Depending on many I am cooking
The Wok holds more

Dawgtired

Thanks y’all...I’ve used something similar to the wok, but my wife likes the grill marks. May be go back to skewers. My father in law had a great basket. It had a fairly narrow grid that held even smaller shrimp nicely. It’s long gone, but I would love to find one like it.

Theophan

Dawgtired said:

... May be go back to skewers...

I used to use a flat basket that enclosed the contents in a top and bottom grate, so I could flip them.  It seemed nice, and the handle came off so I could close the dome, but what I've preferred for years now is just what you said: I always cook them on skewers now, and I find it easiest.  

I use metal ones that are not very wide, but just wide enough that usually the shrimp don't rotate on them (I puncture each shrimp twice, which I think helps), and I can flip the skewers and all of the shrimp flip together.  Works for me.  Here's a photo (I got these a little too dark, but they were still juicy and delicious -- I prefer a hot fire and a short cook):

DoubleEgger

Use a pizza screen 

GoldenQ

Check out the basket from HD that Derka123 used for his wings on the minimax    I think it is a stok basket from HD

GrillSgt

I learned years ago that the best way to grill shrimp was to cram them on the skewers as tight as can be. That way they don't dry out while getting a bit of char on them. 

xfire_ATX

I generally use Skewers as well but.... I just grabbed this on discount from Target to try for various grilling items.  Put Habenero Peppers in it last night with lots of oil to season the peice and to char the peppers.  I dont see why Shrimp wouldnt work.



https://www.target.com/p/ignite-cast-iron-oval-grill-pan/-/A-51396165

Carolina Q

I Googled shrimp grilling basket and found quite a few options. This one looks promising and even has a review from a large egg owner...

https://www.amazon.com/Weber-6471-Original-Stainless-Basket/dp/B005LR7R6W/ref=pd_sim_86_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B005LR7R6W&pd_rd_r=HN2NBRP1PT6F66D6Q7XD&pd_rd_w=PWiCE&pd_rd_wg=0sBG6&psc=1&refRID=HN2NBRP1PT6F66D6Q7XD

REVIEW...

May 28, 2018

Verified Purchase

This basket fits perfectly on my large Big Green Egg. However I was surprised by how thin the basket is when closed. It seems to be made for food that is no more than about 1/2" thick. The mesh has a little bit of spring to it but not much. I tried to grill two small whole snappers and I could not keep it closed. This actually worked ok, I put it on the grill part way open and was able to grab it with an oven mitt to flip it. This is far better than trying to put the fish on the grill which in my experience causes the skin to stick no matter how clean the grill is or much oil I use. The skin still sticks a bit to this mesh but not nearly as much. It's difficult to get clean. Overall I'm happy with it but something with either more spring in the mesh or an adjustable clasp would have been better. For a Big Green Egg something round would allow more items to be cooked at once.

There is a smaller size available as well.

SonVolt

Screwers all the way. 

fishlessman

this might work for your needs, i do veggies on it mostly and it does work for pizza if the doughs not to wet

https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Sale/BBQ+Pizza+Pan/2716

Theophan

GrillSgt said:

I learned years ago that the best way to grill shrimp was to cram them on the skewers as tight as can be. That way they don't dry out while getting a bit of char on them. 

Great minds think alike!    I do that mostly because when I put the skewer though each shrimp twice, and they are crammed together, they usually all flip together when I flip the skewer, and I don't usually have a lot of trouble with some shrimp not getting flipped.  But now that you say that, I bet you're right that it does also protect them a little from getting dried out.

Like you, I like a little char on shrimp, but I don't want them overcooked and dry, so I cook them hotter than most recipes call for.  Really short cook on pretty high heat usually does the trick for me.

GrillSgt

I'm a 2 skewer kind of guy.

northGAcock

I know this is not a direct response to the question OP posed. I do them on my Blackstone and can't really find a better method other than a wok. (of course this excludes boiling, steaming etc.

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

GrillSgt

There are grills that don't take near as long as the BGE to fire up. Just sayin'.

Carolina Q

northGAcock said:

... I do them on my Blackstone...

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

You have a long way to go, bud. 

OTOH, there are plenty of folks on here who use their stove, pressure cooker, Crock Pot or, ahem, Blackstone... rather than bother with a grill. You know it's true! 

fishlessman

Carolina Q said:

northGAcock said:

... I do them on my Blackstone...

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

You have a long way to go, bud. 

OTOH, there are plenty of folks on here who use their stove, pressure cooker, Crock Pot or, ahem, Blackstone... rather than bother with a grill. You know it's true! 

if theres no pics then its not true

Carolina Q

fishlessman said:

Carolina Q said:

northGAcock said:

... I do them on my Blackstone...

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

You have a long way to go, bud. 

OTOH, there are plenty of folks on here who use their stove, pressure cooker, Crock Pot or, ahem, Blackstone... rather than bother with a grill. You know it's true! 

if theres no pics then its not true

Done...
Smart a$$,

frazzdaddy

Carolina Q said:

fishlessman said:

Carolina Q said:

northGAcock said:

... I do them on my Blackstone...

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

You have a long way to go, bud. 

OTOH, there are plenty of folks on here who use their stove, pressure cooker, Crock Pot or, ahem, Blackstone... rather than bother with a grill. You know it's true! 

if theres no pics then its not true

Done...
Smart a$$,

Nice rig sir.

Carolina Q

frazzdaddy said:

Nice rig sir.

Sure is. Would love to own one!

fishlessman

Carolina Q said:

fishlessman said:

Carolina Q said:

northGAcock said:

... I do them on my Blackstone...

Shrimp cook so quick it is hardly worth firing up the grill. What am I saying....I am starting to sound like @Carolina_Q

You have a long way to go, bud. 

OTOH, there are plenty of folks on here who use their stove, pressure cooker, Crock Pot or, ahem, Blackstone... rather than bother with a grill. You know it's true! 

if theres no pics then its not true

Done...
Smart a$$,

thats an old pic, theres no grease stain around the stove on the purty blue carpet   this last weekend did gochujang chicken skewers on the egg, corn on the gasser, lobster in the homemade steam box over a turkey burner, but theres no pics had some squash for the blackstone but never got to it

Carolina Q

@fishlessman, I knew it was an old pic. But wait, you did all that cooking over the weekend while your Lacanche just sat there?! That's criminal!!

fishlessman

Carolina Q said:

@fishlessman, I knew it was an old pic. But wait, you did all that cooking over the weekend while your Lacanche just sat there?! That's criminal!!

stove at camp is electric coil elements, with the cast iron pans they last about a year before replacing the elements. thats criminal

Carolina Q

Sure is! I don't recall ever replacing a coil on mine. Oven element once I think. My stove has to be over 30 years old (this is the one that will do 725° for pizza)! I dread the day when it finally dies.

fishlessman

Carolina Q said:

Sure is! I don't recall ever replacing a coil on mine. Oven element once I think. My stove has to be over 30 years old (this is the one that will do 725° for pizza)! I dread the day when it finally dies.

i would just keep fixing the old one, the new ones are just junk and they are definitely not made for cast iron. the elements go, the bowl that surrounds them go, put a dutch oven on the back burner for frying and the plastic back warps.  just junk

Cookbook_Chip

I've been using my GrillGrates for shrimp and fish.  Nice grill marks, and they can't fall into the fire!

https://www.grillgrate.com/

GoldenQ

I agree with using the Blackstone