Kevin's Kitchen: Grilling up Columbus Day

A thyroidectomy requires a life change. That includes changing eating habits. The purpose of Kevin's Kitchen is to help those with no (or little) cooking skills to create great meals.

Celebrating Columbus Day Weekend by grilling. There won't be too many more opportunities like this before the snow flies. 

A reminder about grilling: the use of aluminum foil!  I do this for several reasons: (1) it reduces flair-ups; (2) it is easy clean-up (3) it reduces (arguably) carcinogen caused by grilling meat. By capturing the fat drippings into the foil and preventing them from burning off, I am preventing to creation of the carcinogenic PAH. (4) It  helps prevent the meat from getting charred, which forms the carcinogen HCA. 

I further practice healthy grilling by using a gas grill that allows me to control the temperature for a lower temperature/longer cook, which is believed to reduce the creation of the carcinogen HCA. I also marinate the chicken, which further reduces HCA formation. And, as mentioned, the chicken has the fat trimmed which further helps to avoid the PAH.

Is grilling on aluminum foil safe? Absolutely. Studies have shown it to be safe.
Write to me and let me know what is on your Columbus Day menu!