6.3 Tips and tricks– The grilled result depends on the nature andquality of the meat and on your personal taste.– As far as possible, grilled pieces should beequally thick. In this way, they will brown evenlyand they will stay nice and juicy.– Always preheat the grill. In this way, theintensive heat radiation will seal the surface ofthe grilled food and juice cannot leak.– Place grilled pieces directly on the gridiron.If there is only piece for grilling, place it on thegridiron, as far as possible in the middle, over theswitched-on heating elemen. That is the best todo it. Turn grilled pieces over as soon as they canbe removed easily from the gridiron. The poreshave now been sealed.– Always grill steaks unsalted. Otherwise, water andsoluble nutrients might leak and be lost.– Avoid pickled foods such as boiled ham andsmoked pork etc. as otherwise a compound maybe produced that is harmful to health.– To avoid drying out of the surface and to improvethe taste, lightly brush grilled food with heat-resistant oil (e.g. peanut oil). Make sure you donot use too much oil as otherwise there will be arisk of fire.– You might notice that the grilling elementswitches on and off automatically during thegrilling time. This is normal.– Poultry becomes particularly crispy brown ifyou coat it with butter, salty water or orange juicetowards the end of the cooking time.– Serve grilled food hot.– Grilled food will go tough if you keep it warm.– Meat is medium if juice leaks out of the surfaceof a steak (pink inside and crispy brown on theoutside).– Do not pierce the meat while grilling it. It maylose its juice. Turn the meat when small drips canbe seen on its surface.– Do not remove the fatty layer (e.g. on a cutlet)until after grilling as otherwise the meat will losejuice and aroma.Would you have known?Advantages of grillingNo or little fat is used when grilling. Therefore, itis a low-fat preparation method.Grilling is a gentle cooking method in whichnutrients, taste and aroma substances are largelyretained. Grilled foodstuffs are easy on the stomachbecause they are prepared without fat and sauces.During grilling, intensive browning appears onthe surface of foodstuffs, but no crust, with theresult that grilled foods are easy to digest and aresuitable for diets.12