HELPFUL HINTS
•Resist the urge to open the lid to check on your dinner every couple of minutes. Every time you lift the lid heat escapes, which means it will take longer to get dinner on the table.
•Unless the recipe calls for it, turn your food over only once.
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•Resist the urge to use a spatula to press down on foods such as burgers. You’ll squeeze out all that wonderful flavor.
•A light coating of oil will help brown your food evenly and keep it from sticking to the cooking grate. Always brush or spray oil on your food, not the cooking grate.
FOOD SAFETY TIPS
•Wash your hands thoroughly with hot, soapy water before starting any mealpreparation and after handling fresh meat, fish, and poultry.
•Do not defrost meat, fish, or poultry at room temperature. Defrost in the refrigerator.
•Never place cooked food on the same plate the raw food was on.
•Wash all plates and cooking utensils which have come into contact with raw meats or fish with hot, soapy water and rinse.
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USE OF WEBER RECIPES
•All recipes in this book have been developed on the basis of 70˚F/21˚C weather and little or no wind. Therefore, if you are cooking on a cold and/or windy day or at high altitudes, it may be necessary to allow more time.
•The cooking times in this book should be used as guidelines, not exact cooking times, as much depends upon the size and
thickness of the food.
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