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Taking the Bitter out of Eggplant

While this might take a little time, you'll get a much better tasting eggplant. The key is to remove the bitter tasting liquid that hides inside the eggplant. Time, salt and pressure will force this liquid out and give you an eggplant that taste a whole lot better.

Buy basic Charcoal for a cleaner fire

Charcoal with additives can change the flavor of grilled foods. For charcoal you want the most basic, simply charcoal you can find. If your charcoal can do tricks, then you don't want to use it.

Grilling Chili Peppers - Jalapeños and other chilies can burn you.

Grilling Chili Peppers presents a unique danger in that gases escaping from chilies can burn your eyes and skin so take extra care to keep out of the way

How to keep large cuts of meat moist while grilling for a long time

How do you keep a large cut of meat moist while grilling it long enough to get it cooked all the way through

Kebab ingredient cooking times. Plan ahead.

All the different things you might want to put on a kebab may cook at different times. Proper planning can get you a kebab that is completely cooked to perfection

Keeping Grilled Vegetables from Drying Out

Keeping Grilled Vegetables from Drying out. Soak Vegetables in cold water for 30 minutes before you put them on a hot grill to keep them from getting to dry.

Making Marinades Safe

Once a marinade has touched raw meats it is no longer safe. Boiling a marinade completely will make it safe again to use as a baste, mop, sop or to serve as a table sauce. This applies to all sauces that touch raw meats, including barbecue sauces.

Lighting Charcoal the Right Way

Lighting charcoal is a very easy thing to do. You do not, however want to use lighter fluids, but if you have to then you need to make sure you do it right.

Lean meats are healthier for you and your grill

Lean meats not only are healthier for you, but are easier to grill with fewer flare-ups and less grease that falls into your grill. Unless you need a fattier cut of meat, use leaner cuts for your health and your grills.