Episode Details

Nutritionist Chris Newport sits down with Chef Jay for this month’s Athletes in the Kitchen. In our healthy grilling guide, we talk about essential equipment, safety tips, and some cool tricks that will make your grilling experience more fun and food more tasty. Get some ideas for cooking chicken on the grill including some ideas for dry rubs, slathers and marinades. 

Here’s what else you’ll hear:  

• What grill you should use (and which one you should definitely avoid), whether you want to grill occasionally or every night. Plus, Chef Jay’s “magical” grill, where you’ll cook some of the “best food you’ve ever had.”
• Grilling safety tips (Chef Jay has some experience in fire suppression, so you’ll want to listen up)
• Essential grilling tools, including his favorite tool that’s less than $5
• Why a clean grill is important to optimal flavor, how to clean it and what to use
• Chef Jay’s two bowl system that will change the way you grill!
• Why it’s important to have the right kind of oil (and not the spray kind)
• Tips for grilling chicken breast, even if you’re squeamish about touching raw meat
• Why grill marks are not ideal
• Some quick weeknight grilling techniques and recipes
• Why grilling should be fun

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