With the coronavirus lockdown restrictions and the emphasis on social distancing, hosting group BBQ parties has become challenging. However, we still have been grilling. If it’s your first time having a family barbecue, you might find it challenging as you want it to be perfect.
This article shall continue to share the basics you should know before setting your first barbecue.
1. Always Start With A Clean Grill
There is nothing as awful as opening the grill’s cover and finding it messy, with barbecue’s remains caked on the racks. Working with a dirty grill can make the entire grilling challenging as the heat can hardly get through the rack.
Imagine when you are in the middle of the grilling, and the grease stuck to the sides, and the grease trap catches fire. This can make the grilling process challenging and scary for beginners. Therefore, be sure to give your grill a thorough cleaning before you start to prevent unnecessary fires and allow better heat transfer. Working with a clean grill also delivers perfect results hence leaving you feeling like a great cook. It’s a lot easier to clean the grill when it’s hot. Therefore, be sure to give it a brush your head inside to enjoy your food.
2. Grill or Smoker?
For many individuals, differentiating between grills and smokers can be challenging. Both produce delicious meat using fuel sources, such as wood, charcoal, and gas could be the reason for the confusion.
However, the two function differently. For instance, when grilling, the meat is held closer to the heat source than when using a green mountain smoker grill, where the heat passes over meat from a distance. The closeness makes grills faster than smokers, which can take a few hours and even days, depending on what you are cooking.
Some designs are built to function both as a grill and a smoker. If you are looking to try out your first smoking experience, there are different types of smokers to choose from. Each smoker has its unique features. Going through reviews of the various models available can help much in finding the perfect option for you.
3. Are You Giving The Grill Grates Enough Time To Heat?
Many of us make the mistake of waiting till the last minute to start the grill. If you use a propane grill, you might assume that everything will get ready once you turn it on and ignite.
When you fail to give your grill sufficient time to heat, you will turn the entire grilling messy. You will find your burgers, salmon steaks, and strip streaks sticking onto the grill. Although not everything you cook needs to be super-hot, you will be starting on a hot portion to sear what you are cooking or get those beautiful grill marks.
Another vital thing to note is that when you start adding the burgers and hot dogs to your grill, they will absorb some heat. Therefore, there should be enough heat left to continue with the grilling.
4. Learn How To Create Grill Zones
If you are like most of us, you may end up burning and overcooking almost everything you put on the grill. The little well-done BBQ comes with not knowing how to regulate your heat or establishing grill zones to keep everything under control.
It doesn’t matter if you are using the old-school charcoal grills or a stainless gas grill, using a 2-zone setup can save the day. Creating a 2-zone layout means having a hot side for direct radiant heat and a less hot side for indirect convection heat. In most cases, the less hot side has no heat at all.
Setting the grill zones on a gas grill is relatively easy. You only need to turn all the burners up to high first. This gets the entire grill and chambers hot before you turn off one side. You can gather all the coal on one side for the charcoal grill and one on the other side for indirect heat. If the grill size allows, you can add an extra zone to have the hot, medium, and low heat. The three zones make the grilling task easy and enjoyable.
BBQ parties never go wrong when you are prepared efficiently for the activity. Listed above are four things you should know about the process. By understanding every tip in detail, you will find the entire process to be straightforward.
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