Grilling Meat with Basting Oil
From juicy steaks to pork chops, this easy method using basting oil locks in flavor.
Directions
1. Mise en Place
Drizzle both sides of meat to lightly coat with basting oil; season with salt and pepper.
Preheat grill on HIGH 10 min.
Clean grill with wire brush. Using soft cloth, coat grill grate lightly with vegetable oil or use grill wipes.
Reduce heat.
2. Cook
Place meat on grill; sear 1-3 min until color changes about one-quarter of way up from bottom. Turn over meat; baste. Sear 1-3 min.
Turn over meat a second time; baste. Sear another 1-3 min. Turn over a third time; baste. Check internal temp by inserting thermometer halfway into thickest part of meat (see chart below).
3. Finish
Transfer to serving platter.
Let rest 5-10 min (except poultry and ground beef).
Final Temperatures
Beef:
125° Rare: Very red, cool center
130° Medium: Pink, warm center
145°+ Well: No pink, very warm center
Pork: 150°
Poultry: 165°
Ground Beef*: 160°
*To cook your burgers the way you like them, use Wegmans Irradiated Ground Beef.