What is The Difference Between Grilling and Griddling

Cooking Method: Grilling and Griddling

Grilling

What is Grilling?

• Grilling is a dry heat cooking that involves dry high heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from below.
• Food items are placed over direct heat to cook them. This can be done over a charcoal, gas, wood, or any other heat source.
• Sauces are made separately
• The name of the equipment is “Grill or Grille”
• Temperature; 160 °C to 185 °C (320°F -365°F).

Grilling Method

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Characteristics of ingredients 

• Tender
• Have intramuscular fat (marbling) content
• Portion size

Foods suitable for grilling

• Meats
• Seafood
• Chicken
• Vegetables (tender, high moisture content)

Sauces are made Separately

• Gravy
• Sauce
• Jus
• Beurre Blanc
• Velouté
• Compound Butter
• Chimichurri Sauce
• Hollandaise Sauce or Bearnaise Sauce, etc.

Grilling Dishes

• Grilled Chicken Breast with Chicken Jus
• Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Mushroom Sauce
• Grilled Sirloin Steak with Herb Butter
• Grilled Lamb Chop with Rosemary Sauce
• Grilled Egg Plant

Grilling Dishes

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Grilling Equipment 

• Grill
• Tongs
• Kitchen Spatula
• Sheet pans
• Grill brush
• Kitchen Fork/ Carving Fork

Grilling Equipment 

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Preheating Grill

• Preheating your grill prevents food from sticking to the grate. , Light the coals at least 30 minutes before you plan to begin cooking. Do not put foods on the grill until the fire dies down to glowing coals. (Real hardwood charcoal will always have a small flame, even when ready.) and don't skimp on the charcoal
• Preheat the gas grill, Turn on the flame for at least 15 minutes before putting food over the fire. This will help to warm up the grate and stabilize the temperature of the grill.

Preheating

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Steps of Grilling Method

• Thoroughly clean and preheat grill
• Rub the meat with a little oil before you grill, too—this will prevent it from sticking to the grill.
• Season, rub, and/or marinate the main item with a little oil before you grill, to prevent sticking
• Place the main item on the grill, use a hand grill for delicate foods such as fish
• Rotate item 90º to produce crosshatch marks, if desired
• Turn the item over and continue cooking to the desired doneness
• Allow the meat to rest for at least 10 minutes after you pull it off of the grill—this will help keep all of the good juices in. This will also give you time to get all of the sides and sauces on the table before you serve your dish. 

Grilling Method

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How to grill the steak

• Start by cooking your meat on high heat first because this will sear in all of the juices and start the caramelization process. 
• Don't move the meat around a lot as this will not help it cook—you want to let the grill do the work. 
• Once the meat is seared move it to medium heat, which will cook the meat evenly without drying it out.

Grilling Tips

• Keep the grill clean at all times
• Clean your grill, especially the rack, before use.
• Oil the rack before heating to prevent sticking.
• The area of the fire needs to be wider than the area of the food you're grilling. If you are cooking a variety of items using charcoal, pile coals at different levels to achieve the right level of heat for each item.
• Thin items should be cooked quickly at high heat
• Medium-thick items are started at high heat and can be finished on a cooler area of the grill/broiler
• Thick items are started on high heat and can be finished in the oven
• Foods should be grilled at the last possible moment
• Never pierce items after cooking

Griddling

What is Griddling?

• The griddling method is a similar grilling method, only different equipment
• The equipment name for the griddling method is Griddle or Hot plate and you can use a Black skillet or Frying pan if you don't have a griddle

Griddling Method

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Griddling Equipment

Griddling Equipment

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Griddling Dishes

• Pan-Seared Salmon with Saffron Beurre blanc
• Griddled Chicken Breast with Thyme chicken gravy
• Pan-Seared Sirloin Steak 
• Skillet Chicken
• Potato pancake, etc.

Griddling Dishes

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Griddling Tips

• Make sure the griddle is clean ad hot before placing the food
• Don't move the food around too much
• Clean the griddle after use 

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