{"id":11729,"date":"2014-07-16T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T19:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?p=11729"},"modified":"2014-07-16T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T19:22:16","slug":"summertime-grilling-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/summertime-grilling-tips","title":{"rendered":"Summertime Grilling Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/summertime-grilling-tips\/attachment\/group-of-friends-having-outdoor-barbeque-at-home\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11731\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11731 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20073654\/grilling-party-80x53.jpg\"  alt=\"Group Of Friends Having Outdoor Barbeque At Home\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"426\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/grilling-party.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20073654\/grilling-party.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20073654\/grilling-party-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20073654\/grilling-party-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20073654\/grilling-party-80x53.jpg 80w\" ><\/a><br \/>\nThe July 4 holiday might be over, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it is time to step away from the grill. Tempe-based Thirsty Lion Executive Chef Kody Harris shares her top five summertime grilling tips.<br \/>\n1. Always start off with a clean grill, and I recommend oiling the grates with any vegetable, canola or soybean oil, not too much just to make them shiny. This is so the food will not stick.<br \/>\n2. Always make sure your grill is hot before placing any food (proteins\/vegetables). If it is not hot you will not achieve a good char or mark on your food, 400 is usually a good temp to start at, once you have received a good char you can simply turn the grill down and continue cooking.<br \/>\n3. When grilling any meat (burgers, steaks, chicken) <strong>do not<\/strong> press down on the meat while cooking. This will release flavors and juices in the meat. Simply putting down the lid or placing a cover will allow the meat to cook through to desired temperature without losing all that flavor and goodness.<br \/>\n4. When grilling vegetables (peppers, onions, asparagus, corn, zucchini) a little olive oil, salt and pepper before grilling will help to give them a good char as well as adding flavor but not too much to cover the natural flavor of the vegetable. Same with meats medium- high heat to gain a char then lower heat to finish cooking. If you are grilling lettuces, they cook much faster and will only need under a minute to char and give flavor.<br \/>\n5. When cooking both meats and vegetables always start cooking meats first and start vegetable when meats are close to desired doneness.<br \/>\n<em>For tips for grilling delish fish, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/tips-grilling-fish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The July 4 holiday might be over, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it is time to step away 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