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To make sure your chicken is perfectly cooked, not overdone nor undercooked; try the voice alert remote thermometers for ease. These handy gadgets tell you when your chicken is almost done so you can place the sauce on at the right moment. The voice alert also enables you to enjoy time outside without having to hover over your grill.

Grilling is an art, burnt burgers, steaks and raw chicken are all some of the common grilling mistakes. Chicken seems to be one of the more difficult meats to grill. Rather than risk sending your guests running for the door or politely eating around the burnt parts, here are a few tips for perfectly cooked barbeque chicken.

* Before you get ready to grill, marinade your steaks for at least a few hours.

* Chicken should be well-done. If you don't want to take the usual time it takes, cook your chicken partially in the microwave and then finish it on the grill.

* Prepare your grill by rubbing it down with oil before you grill so that the meat doesn't stick to it.

* Food should be ready early so people don t have to wait for it to come off the grill.

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One of the best kept secrets of barbequing chicken is to lower the heat and wait until it's almost completely cooked before adding any sauces. In this way the chicken is moist and tender with a pleasant smoky flavor. This also prevents fire flare ups because the sauce is generally the actual culprit of these flare ups. It's the sugar in the sauce that causes the burning. When you put it on near the end of the cooking time, it won't burn.

With all of these handy tips, perfectly grilled chicken is right around the corner.

* Marinating gives flavors to your meat, it is composed of seasoning, acid and oil.

* To increase the heat, you can push coals together, add more coals or lower the grilling surface, or fan the fire and tap the ashes from the coals.

* Without a proper fire, you can not expect great results.

* Turn chicken frequently, about every 5 minutes to insure even doneness and to prevent blistering.

* Place smaller pieces of chicken around the outer edges, further away from the main heat source, to allow them to cook slower.

* If you have a hard time in telling whether your chicken is almost cooked, you could purchase a meat thermometer.

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When grilling or broiling, the chicken will have a tendency to dry out so it must be watched carefully during the cooking process. Coating the chicken with a little oil or marinating it will aid in preventing it from drying out while cooking. Also, the temperature at which the chicken is cooked and the distance the chicken is from the heat source are both important to tender, juicy, properly cooked chicken.

Buying and Cooking your own chicken at home can be fun and rewarding. Here are some easy and quick tips for you to keep in mind as you get going...

* Grilling marinated chicken is the main reason why our meats produce some very nice flavors and it makes our meats juicier.

* Without a proper fire, you can not expect great results.

* To prevent dryness, leave the skin on the chicken during cooking, which helps preserves the chicken's natural moisture.

* Marinate your meats.

* It is also important to refrigerate leftovers from grilling promptly. Don't leave them on the counter top, at room temperature, for very long after you have finished eating.