Our Best Grill Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is the most popular item to grill? ›

Some delicious and easy foods to cook on a grill include steak, chicken, burgers, hot dogs, and sausages. These meats provide a juicy and flavorful taste, and grill marks give them a unique texture that many people love.

Favorite foods to grill

Traditionally, meats such as hot dogs, burgers, and steaks are the center piece of any American barbecue party. Among Americans who have recently attended a barbecue, 88 percent chose meat or steak as their preferred food of choice at a barbecue.

One of the best meats to barbecue or grill, chicken and its various cuts earn an award for being versatile, flavorful, and easy to prepare. A grilling tip for bone-in chicken is to let it rest for at least 20 minutes after cooking. This ensures the meat is cooked evenly and is tender.

Beef Brisket

It's a really difficult piece of meat to get right on the bbq and depending on size, it takes a long time to cook. If you're going to tackle it, be prepared for either an all nighter or a very early morning to get in cooked in time for dinner!

Beef: Boneless strip steak, top sirloin steak, flank steak, tenderloin steak (filet mignon) and tri tip roast; 90% lean ground beef. Veal: Any trimmed cut. Pork: Boneless loin chop, tenderloin, center loin chop, sirloin roast and rib chop. Lamb: Look for the word “loin”

Sirloin. Easy to cook and easy to serve, a good sirloin can fill the bellies of ten or more people. All parts of the meat will cook at the same time, and slicing it up doesn't take much elbow grease. Sirloin steaks are a tender and economical way to serve tender bites to a large group.

Should I use aluminum foil on my gas grill? ›

This is a major NO-NO. Laying the foil on the grates can restrict the intended air flow inside the grill, which could lead to damage of the internal components, not to mention create a dangerous situation.

It has one indisputable advantage over gas: It gets much hotter. Glowing coals are at a temperature of about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit; while gas burns at around 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit, there's very little radiant heat from the flames. Charcoal purists will tell you their preferred fuel leads to better flavor.

Charcoal or Gas Grill FAQs

The heat from charcoal grills is also more concentrated, which can result in a crispier exterior on meats and vegetables. Propane grills, on the other hand, tend to produce a more consistent and even heat, which can result in more evenly cooked food.

BBQ pork is perhaps the most common type of BBQ in the US. Whether it is a shoulder or whole pig being cooked, the meat is cooked until it is easily pulled apart, about 200F.

In US the most popular selling grilling meat throughout the summer is the hotdog. Americans eat 7 billion hot dogs over the summer season, 150 million hot dogs over the July 4th holiday alone.

Some of the best BBQ meats include steak, pork chops, ribs, succulent chicken thighs and breasts, burgers, fish, and sausages. Enhance your proteins by marinating them overnight in spices, herbs, and oils for added flavour.