Techniques

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How to Grill Ergonomically, Without Hurting Your Back or Neck
Grilling can strain on your back and neck (and you might singe your eyebrows!), so heed this advice from Cornell ergonomics expert Alan Hedge--and grill safe

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How to Eat a Chicken 33 Ways
At Tokyo's Toritama, the chef divides birds into 33 different parts, from the duodenum to 4 types of "thigh," and grills each a different (and delicious) way

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How to Make Texas-Style Smoked Brisket in a Gas Grill
Making a real Texas-style smoked brisket will take all day, but it's eminently doable (even in a gas grill), and you can demand everyone call you "pitmaster"

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How and Why to Cook Oysters on the Grill
Briny, charcoal-kissed oysters are the Foodist's summer barbecue go-to

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How to Make and Use a Foil Packet to Cook on Your Grill
Fill a foil packet with yummy things (mushrooms, tomatoes, plums), plop it on the grill, and you've turned your Weber into a multifunction stove

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25 Ways to Grill Chicken Better
Behold our definitive guide to grilling the best chicken of your life! With these 25 tips, tricks, and recipes, your bird will never be boring

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How to Clean Your Grill, a Vine Video from the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen
It doesn't take more than a few seconds, as this Vine proves, to clean off your grill. Just put some shoulder into it!

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Eric Ripert's Slate-Grilled Summer Barbecue Menu
When four-star chef Eric Ripert throws a barbecue, simplicity (and a slate plancha) rules the day

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Can You Measure the Heat of a Grill by Holding Your Hand Over the Flame?
Can you really gauge the precise heat of a grill by holding your hand over the flame? We asked our Guinea Pig, Amiel Stanek, to find out

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How to Make a Grilled BLT (i.e., How to Improve the Perfect Sandwich)
We love the BLT, and we love grilling, so today we're combining the two (and blowing our own minds)

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At BrisketTown, Daniel Delaney Delivers a True Taste of Texas
It may be $25 a pound, but the long-smoked meat at Daniel Delaney's BrisketTown is as good as everyone says it is

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How to Build a Two-Zone Fire on Your Grill
No matter what you're grilling this summer, build a two-zone fire

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The Most Essential Grilling Tool
Attention, grill fiends! Don't forget the most important tool for that backyard cookout: the humble (but versatile) side towel

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Is Grilling Good for You? Or Bad? Here's What Science Says
Science says: No! Also: Yes! So we parsed years of studies to find out whether our favorite summer cooking method was healthy or harmful

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The 10 Weirdest Grills in the World
From the Floating Flamer to a USB-powered hotplate, here's 10 of the strangest cooking devices on the planet

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Biscotti-esque Tozzetti Are Light, Nutty, and Easy to Bake
They're technically Tozzetti, and they're light, nutty, and the easiest, tasting thing you'll bake all year


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How to Use the 'Plancha' Method to Grill with Slate
Grilling on slate is not difficult, but you do need to follow a few simple steps to ensure the tastiest--and safest--results
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The Best Grilling Photos on Instagram by Bon Appetit Staffers
From burgers to flatbreads, here's what we've been putting over the coals this season (and we're only halfway through June!)

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How to Grill 365 Days a Year, in Any Weather, According to Steven Raichlen
"Barbecue University" host Steven Raichlen cooks out every day of the year, and he's got some great grilling advice, whatever the weather

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How to Get the Flavor of Charcoal When You're Grilling with Gas
How to get that smoky flavor when you're grilling with propane

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How to Grill Flatbread Without a Recipe, Kind of Like a Pizza But Not Really
It's just a grilled flatbread, topped with pizza-like toppings, and made without a recipe by columnist Carla Lalli Music

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How to Grill Maitake Mushrooms, a.k.a. Hen of the Woods
Maitake mushrooms--a.k.a. hen of the woods--grill up great. Just add a ton of olive oil, some low heat, and salt and pepper

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How to Grill Like a Texas Barbecue Pitmaster
Both! Call it heresy, but the Salt Lick's Scott Roberts likes to put his slow-cooked meat over a bit of high heat for a final sauce-glazed blast

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20 Grilled Vegetable Recipes
Why let meat hog all the heat? We've got 20 great grilled veggie recipes

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This Gold-Plated Grill Is the Most Expensive Grill Ever Made
Want to make sure your next BBQ has that extra something special? Get a gold-plated grill

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Extra Ingredients That Make the Classic BLT Sandwich Even Better
As long as you have access to the BLT basics, this tasty trio allows for delicious add-ons and variations.

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How to Choose Strawberries, a Guide to 6 Yummy Varieties
Don't get us wrong: We love all strawberries equally. But there's a huge variety of fruit, from jam-worthy Seascapes to cream-ready Tristars--all included in this guide

