| You take great pride in the fact that you now have | | | | let the coals burn for up to 30 minutes. |
| the top-of-the-line Coleman Barbecue Grill. Or maybe | | | | Make sure to prepare two heat zones inside your grill: |
| you just have a $29.00 special and a bag of brickets. | | | | A hot zone and a warm zone. With a gas grill turn |
| Either way, a few grilling tips and tricks on how to | | | | one side to high and the other to low. With a |
| properly grill food will turn any weekend griller into a | | | | charcoal grill move the majority of the brickets to |
| backyard expert in no time. | | | | one end. This will allow you to move the meat |
| There are a handful of very simple things you should | | | | around periodically to evenly cook all the pieces. You |
| be aware of when you use your grill or smoker that | | | | can also improve the flavor of steaks and chops by |
| can easily enhance your cooking enjoyment and the | | | | searing the outside of your meat over the hot zone |
| flavor of your food. | | | | before moving it to the warm zone to cook it |
| The first thing to do before you even begin is to get | | | | though. |
| your meat out of the refrigerator or freezer and | | | | Never put on a barbeque or other sugary sauce until |
| bring it to room temperature before your start to | | | | the end of grilling. During barbecuing or smoking meat |
| cook it. But don't leave it out for more than sixty | | | | the sauce is slathered on early and often, but the |
| minutes however as this may cause it to spoil. | | | | high temperatures of the grilling process will burn the |
| Then prepare your grill by rubbing cooking oil on the | | | | sugar quickly and ruin the taste. Your best bet is to |
| cold grates with a paper towel to prevent the food | | | | baste the meat with a vinegar sauce or marinade and |
| from sticking. Or, better yet use your tongs to rub a | | | | put the BBQ sauces on the table for your guests to |
| piece of cut-off fat over the grates after they are | | | | help themselves. |
| preheated. Either method will keep the food from | | | | Lastly, as soon as you remove the meat, take just a |
| sticking and make cleanup much quicker and less | | | | moment to scrape the grates with a wire brush to |
| stressful. | | | | clean them. It's best to do this when the grill is still |
| Always remember to bring the grill to an optimal | | | | very hot and it will only keep you from the food for |
| cooking temperature prior to placing a single piece of | | | | about a minute or two. |
| meat on the grates. Turn gas grills on at least five | | | | I hope these grilling tips assist all you weekend grillers |
| minutes before starting. With charcoal it is best if you | | | | with your next barbeque party. |