When you are grilling, some meats call for low heat, medium heat or high heat. This is pretty easy to do if you have a gas grill with a temperature guage.
- Low heat = 300 degrees
- Medium heat = 450 degrees
- High heat = 650 degrees
But what if you are using a charcoal grill or grilling directly over a wood fire? Here’s a technique that works pretty well.
Hold you hand over the grilling surface at about the same distance the meat will be. Count And 1, and 2, etc. When your hand gets hot and you pull away from the heat, you have your heat setting. For example:
- Low heat = and 5
- Medium heat = and 3
- High heat = and 1
It’s a simple grilling technique and, although it might not be exact, it will help. I have used this technique when grilling over charcoal. It’s a technique that’s as old as the hills.
