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Summer grilling is a must-do, but doing it well requires skill. If you’re not adding a lot of grease and fat to your food, grilling is also a pretty healthy way to cook. Cook what you like, when you like, just keep these five techniques in mind when standing next to the flames.
- Always keep the grill clean. A clean grill will make cooking easier, and will let food maintain its flavor.
- Never char your meat. Charring your meat can actually cause the taste to diminish, and can burn some off the important nutrients.
- Burn those veggies! Charring veggies is perfectly fine, and can actually add flavor.
- Marinate your meat. Marinating tenderizes meat while adding flavor .
- Trim the fat. When fat is burned, it tends to drip. This drip can cause flare ups which will result in charred meat.
