Secrets For Grilling The Perfect Burger

Bella Breakdown Barbecue season is here and will help you avoid making those same grilling mistakes from year’s past. Unlike cooking on a stove, there is an art to grilling and burgers can either be your biggest hit or mistake. To help this grilling season, here are some tips to barbecuing the best burger. Once you’ve mixed your ground beef with the seasonings of your choice and formed them into patties press a thumbprint into the patty. This will prevent the burger from ending up in more a round shape like a tennis ball. Also, refrain from flattening the...

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How To Make The Juiciest Turkey Burgers

Bella Breakdown Turkey burgers are a great alternative to the fattiness you can find in a beef burger. The only problem is the lean mean can dry out very easily. In order to fix this big problem, here’s how you can get the juiciest turkey burger without sacrificing the taste. The most important thing you should know while making your turkey burger is that you can’t treat it like ground beef. It’s a different type of meat and should be handled as such. Instead of just adding the usual seasonings to your meat the secret to making a good...

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Summer Barbecue Myths Debunked

Bella Breakdown Summertime eating is the absolute best. Don’t let these myths stop you from enjoying all of the amazingly delicious options. You’ll get terrible cramps if you swim after you eat. We are pretty sure moms made this one up to get their kids to sit still and finish their meal before running off. There is zero evidence that proves this claim is true. So throw your swimsuit on and jump in. Grilled meat causes cancer. You would have to eat your weight in grilled meat everyday to put yourself at risk. Attending summer barbecues will not give...

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Make Grilling Healthy This Summer

Bella Breakdown As we enter the summer months we also enter grilling season. Unfortunately, some of the mainstream grilling items aren’t the healthiest options. There are plenty of grilling alternative thats are delicious and will help you with your summer body! Grill more fruits and vegetables. Veggies like corn, peppers and onions are great on the grill and for you. Pineapple and peaches also hold up well on the grill. Unlike other foods, veggies and fruits do not form HCAs (dangerous chemicals) when they are cooked. Don’t overcook your entree! There are toxins that are released from cooking meat...

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Grilling- Not Just Guy Territory

Get Grillin’ “GRILL MASTER” – it’s printed on hats, aprons and coffee mugs everywhere, especially this time of year. However, the grill doesn’t have to be foreign territory for us ladies. There is so much more to use your grill for besides the usual burgers, hot dogs and steak. I love to use the grill for fish, vegetables, and chicken, too. While using the grill can seem a bit daunting, once you learn how to do it safely, you can really enjoy changing up some of the meals you cook this summer. The first thing to do is to...

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