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While we love cooking with a charcoal grill, there\u2019s nothing quite like the convenience of a gas grill<\/a>. It makes grilling super simple and weeknight-friendly. But even if you consider yourself a master griller, there are mistakes that just about everyone makes. Here are five common ones to know and learn from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Just because it\u2019s a\u00a0gas grill<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t mean you can skip the preheating step. It\u2019s tempting to get cooking right away, but even though you just turned on some serious heat with a flick of a switch, you really need to wait a bit to let that heat transfer to the grates before throwing things down on them. Not only does this result in food with attractive grill marks, but it also helps prevent the food from sticking to the grates.<\/p>\n The last thing you probably want to do after a successful night of grilling, on top of the dishes you need to wash, is to clean the grill \u2014 but it\u2019s important. Not only does it prevent last night\u2019s\u00a0blackened chicken or salmon<\/a>\u00a0bits from adhering to tonight\u2019s hamburgers, but it also prevents your food from sticking to the grates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Follow this tip:\u00a0<\/strong>Ideally, try to clean the grill once it\u2019s off and has cooled down a bit but is still warm enough that the leftover food bits haven\u2019t hardened onto the grates. Otherwise, if you grill frequently, the next time you light the grill, clean it once it\u2019s preheated (before you start cooking). Either way, simply uses a grill brush to scrape off and remove any stuck-on food.<\/p>\n Stop cranking up those dials \u2014 hotter isn\u2019t always better. If you place your meat or vegetables over the hottest, most direct flames the entire time, they\u2019re going to burn on the outside before fully cooking on the inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Instead of turning on all the burners to high, create \u201czones\u201d on your grill by turning the dial on one side to high heat and other to low heat, so you can sear your food on the hottest side before transferring it to the cooler side to slowly finish cooking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Follow this tip:\u00a0<\/strong>Only turn the dial on one burner to high and leave the other either completely off or on very low heat to create two temperature zones for cooking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n I know it\u2019s hard not to peek, but if you keep that lid closed, your food will cook faster. Opening and closing the lid multiple times causes the grill to lose its heat, so your food will take longer to cook.<\/p>\n The worst thing that can happen when<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n using a gas grill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Keep a watchful eye<\/a> on your propane gas tank\u2019s gauge throughout grilling season<\/a> to see when it\u2019s getting low, and always make sure the valve is tightly closed after you\u2019re finished using the grill for the night to prevent leakage. It\u2019s also not a bad idea to keep an additional full tank on hand as a backup just in case.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While we love cooking with a charcoal grill, there\u2019s nothing quite like the convenience of a gas grill. It makes grilling super simple and weeknight-friendly. But even if you consider yourself a master griller, there are mistakes that just about everyone makes. 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Not preheating the grill.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n2. Starting with a dirty grill.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n3. Not using those dials to control the heat.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Continually lifting the lid while your food cooks.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n5. Not having enough propane.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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