   
Outdoor Grilling - Tips and Techniques to turn YOU into a Grill Master
Grilling Problems should not suck the fun
out of your next Barbeque.
After all, grilling is just about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. Okay -- there is
golf. And drinking beer. But grilling is definately up there!
But when grilling problems happen it can take the fun out very quickly. Luckily there are several common problems
that are easy to fix. Below are four very common problems along with their solutions.
Now if I could only figure out how to golf and grill at the same time.
PROBLEM: Grilled foods are too
dry.
SOLUTION: The smoke from a charcoal fire adds great
smokey flavor to food, but it also tends to dry it out. The easiest fix for this is to grill thicker cuts. For the
most part, thicker foods are easier to grill than thinner ones and hold their juices inside better. Look for
moderately thick steaks, fish fillets, and chops. It is also often helpful (and tasty!) to marinate foods
before cooking them over charcoal.
PROBLEM: Burgers and fish stick to the grate.
SOLUTION: Always keep your grill clean. The best way to
clean it is to heat the grill then scrape it with a wire grill brush before cooking anything. Grilling on a dirty
grate clogged with burnt, stuck-on food is like to frying in a dirty pan.
Then before you put the food on, oil the grate. There are two easy ways to do this. If you are cooking steaks or
chops, cut off a piece of fat and, using a grill fork, run it up and down the hot grates. If are cooking anything
else or do not want to cut off the best part of the steak, grab a wad of paper towels with your tongs, dip it in
vegetable oil and rub the oil onto the hot grate. Never, NEVER use none stick cooking spray.
PROBLEM: The food burns on the outside
before it cooks all the way through.
SOLUTION: This is one of the most common grilling problems.
The fix is easy -- Build a two zone fire (or turn one end of your gas grill to low and the other to hot) so that
you can sear food over the hot zone and then move it to the cool zone to finish cooking it through without
scorching. At the first sign of a flare-ups, move the food that is over the flame to the cooler zone and wait for
the fire to burn out. Never apply barbecue sauce or any other sauce that contains sugar or honey until the very
last minutes of cooking. Or, better yet, offer sauces at the table.
PROBLEM: It’s hard to check the temperature when
roasting or barbecuing.
SOLUTION: Insert a grill thermometer through the lid vent of your charcoal grill. Rotate the lid to check different
heat zones. Do not let the stem touch the food for an accurate measurement.
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Here are some more Easy Grilling and Barbequing Tips and Tricks from the Grilling Masters at The Weekend
Grillers website that will make you a Master Griller in no time.
- Grilling Tips and Tricks - Grill perfect steaks, grill corn on
the cob, broils salmon on the grill, and much, much more.
- First Timer's BBQ Ribs - Superstar Chef and Weekend Griller,
Steven Raichlen, shows you step-by-easy-step how to grill ribs -- even if it is your very first
time.
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The Weekend Grillers is designed and written with the Backyard Chef in
mind. With easy to follow recipes and techniques, even a beginner can make delicious Grilled or
Barbecued specialties in no time.
BBQ Master, Jamie Clark of Derby City Sauces and Grilling Expert
Mark Hester have created this website to help the Weekend Grillers. Jamie has
been grilling and cooking BBQ and competing in BBQ cookoffs for many years and has gained a deep understanding of
what it takes to make tender mouth-watering Barbecue. Mark's learning right along with you.
Jamie and Mark are joined by some of the biggest names in the world of Barbeque. Legends on the World of BBQ, the
BBQ Competition Trail and the Forums such as Bill Anderson, Alien BBQ, Chris G., Mark
Gardner, Marc Cady, Jim Williams and Bob Anderson. But, we don't just have great BBQ
-- we have contributions from some of the web's most creative and fun people such as camping maven, Julie
Miklaszewicz, of RV Outpost and the party expert, Megan, of NotMartha fame.
The The Weekend Grillers will make the Secrets and Techniques of the
BBQ Masters and so much more available to YOU!
And we'll do it in easy to understand language, photos and videos so that even the newest weekend griller can cook
and party like a Master.
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