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Uploaded by on Jun 2, 2009

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Jamie Purviance, author and grillmaster, knows that everyone wants to push the food around when grilling, but he urges you to fight that desire. Less movement equals more flavor.

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  • wow a 41 second video on common sense

  • *gets under a bedsheet and puts on a blonde wig* LEAVE THE FOOD ALONE!

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  • AND IS GOING TO BURN!

  • @daveh013 I know how to grill indirectly. The advice I gave applies only to food cooked directly over the coals, which is the method being used in this video. If you go to the 0:17 mark, you'll see juices beginning to pool on the top of the meat - a sign that the meat has been left too long on one side.

  • @BrainEatingApe

    Learn how to grill indirect, when you do you'll hate yourself for saying this.

  • best bit of advice out there for grilling!

    I helped my brother in law smoke a hog this weekend & every time someone new showed up he just had to open the lid to show off the pig & get a picture.

    I wanted to smack him, it just burnt up the apple wood(not easy to get near me) & made the pig take longer.

    Leave it alone & snap the pics at the carving station.

    He used up all the supplies posing fortunately a pit master can do wonders with some cider vinegar & a mop brush made from napkins.

  • FIDDLING FIDDLING FIDDLING

  • The more you turn the meat, the juicier it will be. If you leave it with one side facing the fire for too long then you'll see juices start to pool on the top, which means your meat is going to be dry. If you've got a good hot fire you'll get that sear on the outside, but the thinner your cut of meat, the more frequently you'll need to turn it over. This applies not only to steaks but burgers, chicken, and fish. A burger or thin steak should be turned over every minute or so.

  • If you're lookin you ain't cookin!

  • @toothpick1000 Common sense isn't common.

  • @Zormo777 I completely agree. A lot of stuff you don't know unless someone tells you, to try different techniques, or by trial and error. No one knows everything from day 1

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