Master the Art of Smoking Meat This Memorial Day with AARP Tips

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TNM: It’s often challenging to give advice to the home grill master on how to smoke their meat. However, AARP is here to support you in making the most of your grilling this Memorial Day Weekend. Take a look at their tips, and at the end, feel free to join AARP to receive more helpful advice for your daily activities and beyond.

7 Common Grilling Mistakes to Avoid: BBQ Safety Tips and Advice

Don’t let common mistakes spoil your next cookout

Key takeaways

• Grilling risks often come from simple habits like dirty grates, shared plates, and grill tools used on raw and cooked foods.
• Meat cooked over very high heat or heavy smoke can raise health risks, so avoid excessive charring.
• Undercooked meat and time spent in the temperature “danger zone” pose greater illness risks for older adults, who are more vulnerable to foodborne infections.

Whether it’s Memorial Day, which is Monday, or a random Tuesday, Americans are grilling more than ever. In fact, you can find a grill or smoker in 70 percent of American households, the highest percentage recorded since the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) began tracking consumer trends.

Grilling is among the most popular ways Americans cook outdoors, though for most of us it’s not an everyday habit. That means even seasoned home chefs can slip up — and those mistakes can put your health at risk, especially for older adults. (If you’re 65+, these basics matter even more.)

“Food safety is important for everyone, but it’s extremely important for people who may be more vulnerable to severe food poisoning,” says Brian Katzowitz, who worked as a health communication specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when interviewed for this article. “Adults older than 65, because of weakened immune systems, may be more likely to get sick with a foodborne illness.”

But a few common grilling safety mistakes can turn a cookout into a food-safety risk. So, to help weekend grill masters avoid exposing themselves and their dining companions to illnesses and other health risks, we asked for advice from Katzowitz and Robyn Goldberg, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and author of The Eating Disorder Trap.

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