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Because I don't want my meat to be covered in the ashes, the burnt food particles add bad flavors, ash-covered food looks unappealing, burning off hanging chunk
by ihsw2 9y ago
Because I don't want my meat to be covered in the ashes, the burnt food particles add bad flavors, ash-covered food looks unappealing, burning off hanging chunks of fat causes excess smoke, and ash-covered food is more difficult to visually measure doneness.
Pre-oiling your metal grates should be done to prevent sticking and burning off excess food particles should be done to prevent build-up.
- jandrese 9y agoDoes pre-oiling actually work? My experience with trying it once is that the oil burned off immediately and did nothing that I could discern.
- ihsw2 9y agoIt's pretty much exactly like seasoning a cast iron pan -- get the grill grates screaming hot, switch off the heat, sop up a paper towel in your high-heat oil of choice (eg: canola oil) but not dripping, and wipe your grill grates. This is generally only possible with a cleaned grill and it would be prudent to clean your grill after it's heated up and before you apply oil.
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