HELPFUL HINTS
EASY STEPS TO GRILLING GREATNESS
Follow these tips and you won’t go wrong. And neither will your dinner.
•Direct, indirect, or a little of both? Read the recipe and look for the instructions for setting up your grill. There are two methods of cooking in a Weber®
•Don’t try to save time by placing food on a grill that’s not quite ready. Let charcoal burn until it has a light grey ash coating (keep the vents open so the fire does not go out).
•Use a spatula and tongs but leave the fork. You’ve probably seen people poking their meat with one, but it causes juices and flavor to escape and that can dry out your food.
•Make sure the food fits on the grill with the lid down. At least 1 inch clearance between the food and the lid is ideal.
•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.
•You will control
•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 meal preparation 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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