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Always ensure that your grill is hot before cooking
This will give your food a delicious sear on the outside while retaining its juiciness.
A hot grill also prevents food from sticking and promotes cooking safety.
Adding meat to a hot grill helps kill bacteria. Remember to heat your grill with the lid closed for quicker and more efficient heating.
Depending on your grill and desired temperature, it may take 10-15 minutes to heat up, so plan accordingly.
Here are the recommended grilling temperatures for different types of cooking: low heat (250-300 degrees Fahrenheit), medium heat (300-350 degrees Fahrenheit), medium high heat (350-400 degrees Fahrenheit), and high heat (400-450 degrees Fahrenheit).
Clean your grill before you start cooking
This will enhance the flavor of your food and prevent sticking. Use a sturdy brush to clean it while it’s hot. Leftover food bits are easier to remove when heated. Clean the grill immediately after each use to maintain its cleanliness. If you don’t have a grill brush, use balled up foil. Be careful when cleaning a hot grill with foil, use tongs to avoid burning yourself.
Oil the grill grates for preventing sticking
Avoid using cooking spray as it causes flare-ups. Instead, use tongs to rub oil on grates using a paper towel. If you prefer to avoid oil, use non-stick grill-safe foil. Your food will still get grill marks. An interesting hack is to use a halved potato to naturally make the grill non-stick.
Keep the lid on the grill and avoid moving the food around
Most foods only need to be flipped once during cooking. Moving the food will result in uneven cooking and longer cooking time.
The lid should remain closed, except for the one flip. This helps maintain a hot grill for searing and speeds up cooking time while preventing the food from drying out. It also reduces flare-ups by limiting oxygen intake.
Use an instant-read meat thermometer, It is a valuable tool in every chef’s arsenal
Food safety is crucial. Always ensure that food on the grill is cooked to a safe temperature. Use an instant read thermometer to accurately gauge the temperature of meat on the grill.
Rare beef should be cooked to 125°F. For well-done beef, aim for 160°F. Ground beef burgers also need to reach 160°F. Pork should be cooked to 145°F, while chicken needs to reach 165°F.
Bear in mind that once meat is removed from the grill, it will continue to cook and the temperature will rise by 5-10 degrees. This phenomenon is known as carryover cooking, so consider this when deciding when to remove the meat from the grill.
After removing meat from the grill, always let it rest
Resting time should be at least 5-15 minutes, depending on the type of meat. A larger piece, like a tri tip, will require more rest than a smaller steak, such as a tenderloin.
During the resting period, the meat’s juices redistribute, resulting in a juicier and more tender texture. To keep the meat warm while the juices redistribute, I recommend tenting it with foil.
Follow these food safety guidelines at all time
Use separate cutting boards and utensils for raw and cooked foods to prevent cross contamination. Always refrigerate meat while marinating and never baste with the marinating liquid unless it has been boiled to remove bacteria from the uncooked meat.
Follow these food safety guidelines at all times
Prevent cross contamination by using separate cutting boards and utensils for raw and cooked foods. It is essential to use a grill basket for foods that may fall through the grates and cause flare-ups. Grill baskets are incredibly useful when grilling diced vegetables and fruit. Before adding the food to the basket, make sure to grease it to prevent sticking.
When grilling, consider whether to cook on direct heat or indirect heat
Smaller pieces of meat that cook in 20 minutes or less should be grilled over direct heat.
Larger pieces that take more than 20 minutes should be grilled over indirect heat.
Cook a New York Strip over direct heat and ribs with indirect heat.
Indirect heat means only one side of the grill is heated.
The meat sits on the unheated side and cooks indirectly from the heat.
For indirect grilling, the grill temperature should be around 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Avoid opening the grill too many times while cooking indirectly.
Opening the grill frequently cools the indirect temperature and can dry out the meat.
To enhance the flavor of your meat, add sauce at the end of grilling
If the total cooking time is 30 minutes or less, apply the sauce in the last 5 minutes. If the total cooking time is over 30 minutes, apply it in the last 15 minutes. Adding a sugary glaze or BBQ sauce too early can lead to burning and sticking.
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