DO’S
- Get everything ready before cooking
- Brush your grill with olive oil to prevent food sticking
- Make sure the meat is at room temperature before cooking – you can take it out of the fridge an hour before
- Let the meat rest for about 5 minutes before cutting into it; it keeps the juices in
- For extra flavour, baste meat with the leftover marinade while it’s on the grill
- Use a dry seasoning rub for spice
- Throw woodchips onto the coals for smokiness
- Keep your guests entertained – play games whilst the food is cooking
- Have a bin easily accessible
- Make sure you provide a drinks cooler
DON’TS
- Keep the juices in the meat – don’t prod and poke it too much whilst cooking
- Don’t use the wrong charcoal – make sure you know the difference
- Time is important! Don’t rush cooking the meat – the longer it cooks for the better it will taste
- To save the marinade burning off, don’t add it until towards the end of cooking
- Do not cut the meat open to see if it is cooked – it will dry out
- Make sure you keep cooked food and raw food completely separate!
- Keep children and animals protected – don’t let them too close to the barbecue
- Don’t skewer meats together that cook at different paces
- Don’t press down on a burger whilst it is cooking on the grill
