by Erik Keith

Created on: July 08, 2009   Last Updated: October 18, 2010

Words to Grill By: Weber's Grill Masters Series Shares Hot Tips

Warm summer days naturally invite people to run through the sprinklers, drink ice-cold beverages and devour delicious gourmet food hot from the grill. With around 65 percent of American homes owning one or more outdoor grills or smokers, they've become a popular way to bring friends and family together.

Whether you are a novice at the grill or possess cooking-with-live-fire prowess, Weber recently launched a trio of videos aimed to motivate grillers everywhere. Weber's Grill Master Series features grilling's elite Jamie Purviance and Steven Raichlen as they compare notes on techniques, what inspired these classically trained chefs to pursue the art of cooking with live fire, and what led to their biggest grilling mistakes.

As part of Weber's Grill Master Series, Raichlen and Purviance discuss what inspired them to become professional outdoor grilling experts and teachers. By tapping into their current projects, it lights the fire in all of us to learn new techniques and try out new recipes. Sample a taste of inspiration here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRN-VTuA0aw.

It's important to Grill Masters to truly understand what a grill does to food. It doesn't merely heat it up, it offers the inherent nature of fire to enhance flavor. A Grill Master understands the difference in woods, briquettes, and temperature control to deliver results. This video explores Cooking with Live Fire, offering delicious insights from Purviance and Raichlen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBC3x4eTEDQ .

The process of becoming a Master Griller may have some hiccups along the way, and that's okay. This is a journey! Do you overcrowd your grill? Do you control the fire or let it control you? Whether you've experienced a towering inferno or impatiently used a grill before you've become acquainted, own your mistakes and move on. Take a look at the Masters' mistakes and learn from them: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRN-VTuA0aw).

Who ARE these Grill Masters? In case you haven't had the opportunity to watch them on television or try recipes from their top-selling grilling cookbooks, Jamie Purviance and Steven Raichlen are passionate backyard chef royalty.

Jamie Purviance graduated from Stanford University and the Culinary Institute of America (with high honors) before launching his career as a food writer. He is the author of several best-selling cookbooks, including Weber's Real Grilling (which has sold almost one million copies to date), Weber's Charcoal Grilling, and his newest book Weber's Way to Grill. He has appeared on several national television shows as well as on PBS, CNN, the History Channel and the Food Network. As a regular contributor to national newspapers and magazinesand a popular teacher at cooking schools across the countryPurviance has helped millions of people to grill like professionals.

Steven Raichlen is a journalist, TV host, and multi-award-winning authorbut he may be best known as the man who reinvented barbecue. Raichlen wrote the best-selling Barbecue Bible cookbook series (more than 4 million copies in print). Raichlen has appeared on virtually every major national TV show. In 2000, in partnership with Weber Grills, he created Barbecue University, a unique cooking school held at the luxurious Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, which was hailed by the Food Network as the #1 Barbecue Experience in the U.S. Raichlen also battledand defeatedIron Chef Roksbura Michiba in a Battle of the Barbecue Gods on Japanese television.

For more insights, tips, recipes and resources check out www.TheWeberNewsroom.com or www.Weber.com

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