Your average backyard cook is no skilled in the barbecue or grilling field. He has no TV shows on the Food Network. He's got no barbecuing cookbooks out. Nor has any of those been a part of his lifetime goal.
No, your regular outdoor cooking enthusiast makes more blunders with bbq grilling than you could ever imagine. The beef ultimately ends up dry and tough again and again, in spite of marinating for hours. Or the meat is burnt or grilled too long.
These mistakes are made time and again as your average outdoor cook generally does not know any different. He does not automatically know how to barbecue.
Here are some of the more usual mistakes and do's and don'ts made in bbq grill cooking:
1) If you began with frozen meat, ensure the meat is thawed fully. Attempting to cook the inside of a still-frozen piece of meat is next to impossible without burning the outside.
2) When utilizing a charcoal grill, try to start the flame without charcoal lighter fluid. Lighter fluid flavor will always get into your meat regardless of how much you cook the hot coals down first. A chimney starter makes starting the fire a breeze. Additionally, it allows you to add charcoal along the way should the hot coals burn up along the way.
3) Never poke the bbq meat with a fork after cooking has started. This is probably the most common mistakes and the most deadly for your barbecue. When poking with a fork, the juices will get out of the meat and straight into the bottom of the barbecue pit or grill. Your meat will be dry and less soft. Work with a long set of tongs to turn the meat.
4) Lower the flame. Except for grilled steaks, that require a quick searing, cook slowly over low to medium heat. Lower heat is a lot more manageable and will also make the meat tender and juicy.
5) Stop lifting the lid to check the meat. Each time you do that it alters the temperature inside the bbq grill or pit. Air from you opening the top acts like a sponge and dries the meat up. Opening the cover also increases your chances of flare-ups.
6) This is more of a food safety blunder. Do not put the cooked meat back on the same plate or platter which the raw meat was on without cleaning it first. Mixing the grilled together with the raw just begs for someone to get sick.
7) After taking out the meat from the bbq grill or pit, let it rest for at about 5-10 minutes. Cutting into or chopping the meat soon after pulling it from the cooker can cause all the tasty mix to flow out of the meat and onto the platter.
Of course, these are not all the mistakes made by the novice backyard cook, but are a few of the more frequent. But if you will avoid doing these yourself, you will eliminate many of the things which cause barbecue failures.
Your guests and family will ponder how come your grilled or barbecued meat is so much better then it used to be. Also, who knows? Maybe the Food Network will come searching for you (bring it on Bobby Flay!).
It's grilling season... are you ready? Late summer time and early fall is my favorite time of the year because it's full of soccer, friends and a lot of good food! Make sure you get a good portable grill for tailgating or hiking or going to the park. The Weber Baby Q is my personal favorite portable gas grill, but there are lots of good lightweight charcoal grills too. Happy cooking!
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