The official start of summer is right around the corner and that means it is time to take a break from the oven and stove top and begin making your meals on the grill. From now through October we grill everything from fresh vegetables straight from the garden to our homemade pizza. But like many of you, we use the grill most often to cook hamburgers, steak and chicken. The most common mistake that one makes when grilling is to over cook the meat. Traditionally the meat would be considered ‘ready to eat’ after visually inspecting the interior color to see if it is ‘done’ or pressing on the meat with the back of a spatula to determine how firm it is. This simply involves too much guesswork and a loss of taste and texture of your food. Meat and poultry are considered cooked and juicy at certain temperatures but become dry and tough if cooked much longer. That is why an instant read thermometer will become your must have tool for the summer months! Using a thermometer to check your meat will help to ensure that it is cooked to the proper temperature to avoid harmful bacteria that may [...]