Grill Maestro

Ummmm … so I advised that using your oven’s cleaning cycle to burn clean your grill grates sounded like a really good idea, at the time, but I’ve since changed my mind. See, we’ve seen some unseasonably nice weather here in Baltimore so I’ve decided to open up my Charbroil grill for business and my [...]

I was watching some Food Network TV show with Alton Brown when he gave this great tip for how to get your charcoal chimney starter started without much frustration. If you put too little newspaper, it burns up without starting the coals. If you put too much, there isn’t enough room for oxygen to flow [...]

Whether your grill is a propane gas or charcoal briquette, it has different zones of temperature no matter what you do and it’s important that you take advantage of those zones if you want to master the grill.
On my grill, no matter what I do, the grill is always hotter on the left than it [...]

Turn a hour long marinade into a fifteen minute marinade by slicing the meat you’ll be marinading. You might say that’s sacrilege, but before you protest remember that if you’re seriously marinading it then you’re probably not talking about ruining top tier steaks. Of course, if you’re grilling you don’t want to slice it so [...]

When you’re grilling a nice fat steak, put down that fork and pick up those tongs. If you’re marinating or working with the meat before you put it on the grill, don’t pierce it with a fork. Whatever you can do, avoid piercing the meat at all costs because that will allow those tasty juices [...]

I saw this site on grilling safety by the NYCFD on Lifehacker, who got it from Parent Hacks, and it’s definitely worth looking over.
Here’s one idea I thought was pretty clever when it comes to looking for leaks:
Check for leaks EVERY TIME you replace the cylinder. Pour soapy solution over the connections and if bubbles [...]

Grilling with cedar planks is another step up the rung in your ladder of success to becoming a grill master and it’s remarkably easy and cheap to grill with cedar planks. You can get a set of four of them for under $15 (pictured is a set by Smith & Hawken) and all you need [...]

You should always let your steaks come to room temperature, sitting them out about half an hour prior to cooking is long enough, but always marinate them in the refrigerator. If you have a tender cut of meet, you can get away with marinating them for as little as fifteen minutes but never more than [...]

Memorial Day has traditionally been seen as the start of the grilling season (though I started grilling the moment I bought my new propane grill several weeks ago) and so now is a good time to review some very important safety tips with regard to using your grill.
Nowadays, refilling a propane cylinder is as simple [...]

The Other White Meat has a bunch of free guides to pork including Fire Up!, “A Guide to Grilling and Barbecuing Pork. This guide to grilling features recipes and tips from the world’s foremost grilling experts.”