Test Your Grill’s Readiness with Your Hand

Published on Friday, May 29, 2009, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

Test Your Grill’s Readiness with Your Hand

Jamie Purviance, author and grillmaster, can tell if a grill is ready by how long he can hold his palm over the surface.

Jamie, who is a grilling authority, also represents the Weber brand. He was not paid, nor did Weber in any way compensate CHOW, for his participation in this video. We just thought he knew his stuff. CHOW Tips are the shared wisdom of our community. If you’ve figured out some piece of food, drink, or cooking wisdom that you’d like to share on video (and you can be in San Francisco), email Meredith Arthur and tell us what you’ve got in mind.

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  • This method will have many results depending on thickness of skin on palm and tolerance of heat. A better idea is to use the back of your hand, instead. You can do this with a hot pan as well. People tend to react to surprise or pain by tensing/contracting their muscles - a bad idea if your fingers are inches away from a 400 degree surface. The added benefit of using the back of your hand is...+READ

    This method will have many results depending on thickness of skin on palm and tolerance of heat. A better idea is to use the back of your hand, instead. You can do this with a hot pan as well. People tend to react to surprise or pain by tensing/contracting their muscles - a bad idea if your fingers are inches away from a 400 degree surface. The added benefit of using the back of your hand is reduced chance of burning yourself if this happens.-COLLAPSE

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