2007-06-22 03:30:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
so you dont need to clean the grill, and to stop food from falling in the grill
2007-06-22 03:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like most people said in this thread, it's either a necessity (small food that would fall through otherwise) or for ease of cleanup.
It's worth noting that using aluminum foil kind of undermines the whole point of cooking on a grill--and that's having the food's fat drippings fall to the coals which are evaporated and returned to the meat through smoke. That's a large component of grilled flavor (outside of the grill marks that are heavy browning through the Milliard Reaction) that people miss for a little added convenience.
A propery-oiled grate is nearly as easy to clean without losing all of that flavor.
2007-06-22 10:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by Justin B 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Foil is used to keep the grill clean or to prevent small or fine textured food, such as white fish from falling through. The fat drippings can still reach the coals if you will poke a few small holes in the foil.
2007-06-22 10:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by Hondu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to prevent burning. If they learn the techniques of direct and indirect grilling, they wouldn't have to . I like to see the grill marks and you can't get that through the foil.
2007-06-22 11:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foil is used for easier clean up. Without it, the grill has to be cleaned before it can be used again.
2007-06-22 10:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ham B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To keep the food from sticking to the grill. The easiest way is to spray the grill with cooking spray before you put it on the fire.
2007-06-22 15:11:51 · answer #6 · answered by RJD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they won't have to clean the grill. Also, some foods are too small and would fall through the grill, and I guess they couldn't be bothered with skewers.
2007-06-22 10:33:51 · answer #7 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep food from sticking and to prevent flare ups. To me this just means you are frying on a grill rather than grilling, but to each hsi own.
2007-06-22 10:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by R&KBen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cook slices potatoes, onions with salt, pepper in foil on the grill - otherwise they would fall throught the grates - they are
yummy.
2007-06-22 10:35:14 · answer #9 · answered by chris w 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe because they haven't cleaned the grill.
2007-06-22 10:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by mamadana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋