Summer is now fully underway, and if you are like me, you are taking advantage of it by grilling! I have to admit – I am a bit intimidated by the grill as it is usually my husbands specialty, but after using it a few times, I’m finding that it’s not so scary!
Here are some tips that will make your next backyard meal even better!
- When grilling meat, use tongs to turn the meat. If you use a fork, you could puncture the meat and lose the meat’s natural juices. This will make for dry, chewy meat.
- When using a tomato or sugar based BBQ sauce, add it at the end because the sugars will burn easily.
- Leave one spot on the grill unheated. That way, if you have a flare up, you have somewhere to move the food.
- When grilling meat, take it out of the fridge and let it sit for a few minutes before putting it on the grill. If it’s still really cold when it goes onto the hot grill, the meat will seize up and you will be left with tough meat.
- For the perfectly flat burger, make an indentation in the middle of the patty before putting it on the grill. They tend to “puff” in the middle, so the indentation will make it so that the burger stays flat – perfect for piling those condiments on!
- Boneless chicken cooks best over direct heat, while bone-in chicken cooks best over indirect heat.
- To get the perfect sear on you steak, make sure it is dry before you put it on the grill.
- When your meat is finished grilling, give it a few minutes before you cut into it so that the juices can redistribute. That way your steak will stay nice and juicy!
What have you been grilling this summer?
