[VIDEO] Top 10 Grill Tips Everyone Should Know

Top 10 Grill Tips Everyone Should Know

If you use mesquite charcoal instead of briquettes, don’t wait half an hour before putting the meat on. Mesquite charcoal burns hotter and faster than briquettes, so put the meat on ten to fifteen minutes after the charcoal catches fire, whether it’s covered with ash or not.

Soaking wood chips in water just makes your food taste like wet wood. Place the chips, or better yet wood chunks, up against the coals on the outer edges where they’ll smolder instead of burn.

Up to a point, the more frequently you flip the meat, the juicier it will be. Flipping the meat, whether beef, poultry, or fish, every 30 – 60 seconds over high heat will give you the best results. Heat drives juices in the opposite direction so that they come up out of the top side of the meat. If you see a steak’s juices pooling on the top of the steak, you’ve gone too long without flipping the meat and have lost a lot of its juices.

“Rule # 1 = Don’t use a gas grill. Also, let steaks sit for an hour or two which negates rule 9 here for steaks only. – Me, born and raised in Texas.” – Ian Parker

What are yours?

Sources: holidaykitchen