Tips for using a BBQ

TIPS FOR USING A BBQ

So it's probably been several months since you used your BBQ. So give the grate a good scrub with a wire brush.

Then a great tip I learnt for keeping your BBQ clean once it's in regular use is to light it and get it nice and hot. Cut a large onion in half, and stick a fork onto it. Then using the flat surface of the onion, rub up and down on the bars and this will take off all the grime and grease from the previous occasion and gives the BBQ a nice flavour too!!


Food Safety Advice:
1.Don't allow raw meat to come into contact with other foods.
2.Use separate cutting boards and after wash in hot soapy water.
3.Always have a spare clean plate to put cooked foods on, never put back on the raw meat plate.
4.Use separate utensils for raw and cooked meat.
5.Wash your hands and preparation surfaces regularly.
6.Store uncooked food in the fridge until ready to barbeque.

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This article was written by Robert Cullen,3^rd generation butcher and  owner of Cullens Quality Butchers, Wicklow Town.  Its aim is to share ideas with the people of Wicklow and to get them thinking about good food & getting the best out of what they buy & eat and to encourage shopping local.