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An Easy Solution for Sticking Skin

Skin that just won’t let go of the grill is an all too common problems when grilling chicken. Here’s why it happens—and how to keep it from happening to you.

Skin that just won’t let go of the grill is an all too common problems when grilling chicken. Here’s why it happens—and how to keep it from happening to you.

 

PROBLEM: STICKING SKIN

PROBLEM: STICKING SKIN:

CAUSE:

Moisture. Wet skin sticks to the grill. And if the grates are dirty, forget about saving the skin. 

SOLUTION:

Dry skin, oil grate.

1. BLOT DRY

1 BLOT DRY:

Shrink-wrapped packaging makes chicken skin very wet. Brining and rinsing make matters worse. Blot the chicken dry with paper towels before cooking it. 

2. CLEAN GRATE

2 CLEAN GRATE:

Brush the hot grill grate clean. Next, dip a wad of paper towels in vegetable oil and use a pair of long-handled tongs to grease the clean grate. 

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