Protecting Yourself

Sure, all grillers are invincible. Particularly you, right? It only makes common sense to use some of the tools available for protecting your arms and hands from the flames!

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Protecting Yourself

Tongs, forks, spatulas, hooks & gloves

How many of you have experienced all the hair burned off your arms or picked up a hot tool only to have it burn, burn, burn!!!

Well, lessons learned are often the hard ones. Try to save the flesh and have fun cooking out back with these suggestions...

Suggestions for safer cooking on the grill:

Let's begin with the gloves. Fire is hot, tools can easily get way too hot, smoker & grills are hot by their very nature, so it only makes sense to invest in and have around a nice set of heat protective gloves to keep "the digits" safe from being roasted.
Spatulas are also handy little tools for lifting and moving food around on the grill....hey, use those gloves when handling the spatula! Gently lift the food and turn or move it. Don't use it to press the meat and have the juices flare up in the flames. You loose way too much flavor.
Forks are good for certain items. Use them for denser meats that won't fall apart when lifting with the fork. Try not to penetrate the meat too much so as not to let out lots of the juices.
Tongs are great for most items. They gently squeeze the meats from top to bottom or from side to side and don't put holes in the meat as would the fork. They also do not "mar" the meat much. Get some lengthy ones so your hands are not directly in or around the fire zone.
And finally, there are the meat hooks. Many times, meat hooks are the "tool of choice". They are agile and put a very small hole in the meat, but they grab it securely. They lift, flip and move the meat superbly. We suggest getting several of these guys. You will really learn to appreciate them.

Regardless of which method you use, be sure to take care around the fire and practice safe techniques. We need all the barbecue aficionados there are! Safe Grilling!

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