CXLD - Grilling 101

We know that firing up the grill can be intimidating, but our professional chefs are here to teach you the confidence and know-how whether you're cooking on a gas or charcoal grill. We'll cover grilling basics such as lighting the grill, how to manage the flame (so your food doesn't catch on fire!) and how to successfully grill everything from vegetables to meat. It's never too late in the season to learn the art of cooking outdoors!

Menu:

• Lemon-Garlic Grilled Chicken Breasts with Cilantro Pesto
• Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan
• BLT Burgers
• Grilled Baked Potatoes with Chive Sour Cream

Skills covered in class:

• How to set up your grill
• Managing a live fire
• Cooking over direct and indirect heat
• Selecting and grilling poultry
• Marinating
• Making fresh herb sauces
• Determining poultry and ground meat doneness
• Grilling vegetables and potatoes
• Selecting ground meat

Grilling classes take place outdoors on our patio and are therefore subject to weather cancellation. In the event of a cancellation, all participants will be contacted by phone and email no later than 10am (for lunch-time classes) and 2pm (for evening classes) on the day of class. Sponsored by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet.