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Grill fire safety: NFPA tracks 6,500 home grill fires and $27.6 million in property loss every year. Here are seven five-minute checks before the first cook.
Burn off at 500°F, let it cool, scrub, then oil the grate. Four steps, about fifteen minutes, and it is the difference between food sticking and not. Nobody enjoys this job, which is why most people put it off until the grate is genuinely bad. Done after each cook it takes minutes; left for a…
Lid open for thin cuts and searing; lid closed for anything thick enough to need the grill to behave like an oven. That is the whole rule. “If you’re looking, you ain’t cooking” is good advice for a smoker and poor advice for a grill. On direct heat you need to see what is happening….
