The Grilling Guide
Posted July 21, 2011 11:00 AM |
With temperatures reaching close or in the triple digits, the great outdoors is the preferred cooking spot over the kitchen. Here are some grilling tips to help you perfect your grilling experience.
In addition to adding flavor to your dish, marinating also serves as a meat tenderizer, breaking down the fibers in the meat, giving it that ‘melt in your mouth’ texture. Adding something acidic, such as lemon juice, soy sauce, vinegar, an alcoholic beverage, coke, etc. to your marinade, will help tenderize the meat as well. The longer your meat marinates, the more buttery your meat will be.- Although most people freak out when I tell them about trimming some fat off the outer edges of the meat to avoid charring, once they try it, they thank me. You want to serve juicy meats, not charcoaled ones and trimming the fat will do just that. You cut down on the flair-ups and the dripping fatty mess.
- Having to scrub burned food off the grill rack is one heck of a pain. It is actually quite impossible to get that rack looking like new. Using oil on the grill before placing your meat on will do you a lot of good. Slice an onion in half, fill a bowl with some oil, ...continue reading
6 Simple Ways to Clean a Grill
Posted August 11, 2010 12:00 PM |
Ever considered cleaning your barbeque grill? Perhaps you should. Not just once a year, but after every use. Aside for being a danger to your health, the longer the ‘garbage’ is left to sit on your grill, the harder it will be to clean.
Love barbequing, hate cleaning. Fear no longer! Listed below are 5 quick and simple tips on getting your grill clean.
- Leave the grill to cool off just enough so that you will be able to touch it without burning yourself. Scrub the racks using soap and water before hosing it down. Be sure that the racks are 100 dry before replacing them back on the grill to avoid rusting issues.
- Cover your grill with a piece of foil while it is still hot. Before using the grill again, scrunch the foil up into a ball and brush the grid using the foil to get rid of any food that was left behind on the grid.
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- Baking soda is at it once again. Combine ¼ cup of baking soda with ¼ cup of water. Use a wire barbeque brush to rub the solution over the grill. Allow the paste to dry before wiping it down with a dry rag. Let the coals burn off any remaining scum before barbequing your next supper.
- Take the racks off the grill and place them in a garbage bag. Spray some Easy Off or any other oven cleaner over the grids and knot the bag. Let it stand overnight. The following day, open the bag, but take the necessary precautions to keep your face away from the bag since the fumes can be hazardous. All that there is left for you to do is to wipe it down. Once again, be sure to burn the grid before placing food on it. ...continue reading