Grilling Tips - Jenn-Air CU 23 SERIES Use And Care Manual

Grilling Tips
With your Jenn-Air grill and accessories, literally any food you've considered "at its best"
when prepared outdoors can now be prepared indoors with less fuss and great flavor.
The following suggestions are good rules to follow and will increase your enjoyment of the
equipment.
• Be sure to follow directions on page 11 for using the grill.
• Suggested cooking times and control settings are approximate due to variations in
meats and electrical voltage. Experience will quickly indicate cooking times as well
as which settings work best.
• Use the Energy-Saver grill element for grilling small amounts of food on half of the
grill or for keeping cooked foods warm or preparing foods requiring different heat
control settings.
• For best results, buy top grade meat. Meat that is at least 3/4-inch will grill better than
thinner cuts.
• Score fat on edges of steak, but do not cut into meat, to prevent curling while cooking.
• For the attractive "branded" look on steaks, be sure grill is preheated. Allow one side
of meat to cook to desired doneness, or until juices appear on the top surface, before
turning. It takes fewer minutes to cook the second side. Turn steaks and hamburgers
just once. Manipulating food causes loss of juices.
• When basting meats or applying sauces to foods, remember that excessive amounts
wind up inside your grill and do not improve the food flavor. Apply sauces during the
last 15 to 20 minutes of cooking time unless recipe specifies otherwise. Sugar-based
sauces, excessively used, will caramelize on the grill-rocks and will create a cleaning
chore.
• There are many meat marinades which will help tenderize less expensive cuts of
meat for cooking on the grill.
• Certain foods, such as poultry and non-oily fish, may need some extra fat. Brush with
oil or melted butter occasionally while grilling.
• Use tongs with long handles or spatulas for turning meats. Do not use forks as these
pierce the meat, allowing juices to be lost.
• To help retain meat juices, salt after turning meat or after cooking is completed.
• Should grilled foods be prepared and ready before you're ready to serve, turn heat
control to a low setting and cover meat with a single sheet of foil. Food will continue
to cook.
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