14 essential grill recipes that everyone should learn

I used to be one of those people who were even afraid of lighting a gas grill, and even less to play with charcoal. This quickly changed around 20 years ago, when I won an independent assignment for writing grill guides for a lifestyle of women now disappeared. Fortunately, the premise was “toast for beginners” – a very little time, obviously heteronormative “yes, women can also grill!” A little bit – I could therefore channel all my test learning by fire directly in work.

I overcome my fear quickly and I was rewarded by more than my independent check. I won a real know -how of grills, prepared excellent meals and developed an appreciation of the method that still serves me today – unlike money, which I probably spent in the week following the check.

All this to say, even if you start from scratch, you can pick up grill techniques fairly quickly – and these fundamental recipes are an excellent starting point. In the recipes below, we will guide you to make simple grilled chicken breasts, juicy burgers, perfect skewers, steaks, pork chops, various vegetables and even a whole fish. These days, I don’t have my own grill (NYC has a lot of wonderful things to offer, but an apartment with a grill is rare the reward is smoke dishes, a kitchen that remains cool and, honestly, always pretty cool to be able to grill All alone without the help of a man. So, if you have a grill, do not let it sit there to recover dust – choose a recipe and immerse yourself.