Follow these grilling tips for some great grilling sessions. The first one involves letting the meat stand at the normal room temperature for some time. It is recommended that the meat be left for some 15 minutes or so especially the large cuts. This ensures that once the meat is placed on the grill, it cooks much faster and evenly. During the fire lighting part of the grilling process, avoid as much as possible the use of lighter fluid. Most people who are into barbeques tend to use lighter fluids which are petroleum based. It might be an easy way of starting the grilling fire but it happens to be petroleum based which ends up contaminating the meat. How many times have you tasted lighter fluid in food that has been barbecued. Chimney starters are the best way to light charcoal for grill fires. They are not only quick, but they also happen to be pretty clean as concerns messing up with the flavor of the meat.
In case you are cooking several categories of meat, you’ll want to come up with different heating zones. This is because the different meat categories might require varying heat intensities in order to cook well. In the case of charcoal grills, you just move charcoal to one side where you have a part of the grill having intense or direct heat and another one for indirect heating. In the case of gas grills, you are required to only light one part of the burners which achieves the same two different heating zones.
Foods that require direct or intense heating include hot dogs, hamburgers, fish, boneless chicken and smaller portions of beef. The heat required in direct grilling is referred to as radiant heat. Those that require indirect heat or a slower grilling process include pork ribs, large meat cuts, whole chicken as well as lamb roasts. Indirect heat ensures that these types of meats are well cooked. Indirect heating is accomplished by just placing your meat on the other side of the grill. Efficacy is further enhanced by covering the grill in order to utilize convective heating.
Your grill should have a temperature range that you can easily determine. This can be easily done by placing your palm approximately 5 to 6 inches above the hot grill. If you can’t stand the heat for more than 2 or 3 seconds, then the grill is approximately in the region of 450 to 550 degrees Fahrenheit. If you withstand the heat for 4 to 5 seconds, the grill is 350-450 degrees Fahrenheit hot and if your palm stays put for 7 to 8 seconds, then the grill is at 250 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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