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Corporate Chef Joe Guli Shares Grilling Tips

Find out how to make your Memorial Day weekend dishes even better

As Memorial Day approaches, corporate chef Joe Guli is sharing his top 10 grilling tips to help everyone have a great cookout during the long weekend.

Guli’s video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=782B-uukI6c) describes tips for a perfect grilling experience, which are as follows:

  • Go with gas.
  • Use multiple burners for multiple food items.
  • Add wood-grilled flavor.
  • Know the difference between direct and indirect heat grilling methods.
  • Choose the right lean-to-fat ratio for burgers
  • Don’t overwork burger meat.
  • Cut and coat your vegetables.
  • A digital meat thermometer can be your best friend.
  • Add some flavor the easy way.
  • Give it a rest.

Happy grilling!


With six locations in the Tampa Bay area including Brandon, Carrollwood, Clearwater/Countryside, Lakeland, New Tampa and South Tampa, GrillSmith (http://www.grillsmith.com) is a relaxed, refined, yet approachable restaurant that offers innovative and creative interpretations of classic American restaurant dishes that surprise the palate, engage the mind and excite the senses. GrillSmith, established in 2004, is an affiliate of Front Burner Brands, a restaurant management company headquartered in Tampa.

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