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August Grilling Guide

Grill better every day with a month's worth of great recipes and grilling tips.

Grill Perfect Burgers at Home

Grilling restaurant-style burgers at home is easier than you think. Just follow a few basic rules, like choosing the right meat and knowing when to flip, and soon you'll be grilling up burgers like a pro.
How to Grill Burgers

Grilled Veggie Side

For an easy side dish, throw zucchini, yellow squash, asparagus, mushrooms and onions onto the grill. Season with a simple herbed dressing and serve warm or at room temperature.
Giada's Grilled Vegetables

Celebrate National Watermelon Day

Everyone can make a watermelon salad, but try tossing the melon on the grill for a salty-sweet, smoky salad that's as delightful as it is unexpected.
Yes, You Can Grill It

Ribs, No Smoker Required

You don't need to commit to a day of outdoor smoking to make tender, juicy ribs. Roasting them low and slow in the oven does the job just as well without the hassle of true smoke-pit BBQ.
Oven-Roasted Sweet-Tea Ribs

Bobby's Top Ten Grilling Tips

#1. Befriend your butcher. Buy from a good butcher shop or from the butcher at your supermarket's meat counter. Avoid prepackaged steaks: plastic wrap traps in moisture.
9 More of Bobby's Tips

Grilling With Giada

Take your grilling to the next level with simple recipes and tips from Giada De Laurentiis. Start with easy mini-pizza appetizers, cook up meat and veggies slathered in compound butter and end it all with sweet, caramelized fruit on the grill.
Get Grilling With Giada

Homemade Sweet Tea

What's Sunny's secret to standout sweet tea? Make simple syrup, simmering sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved, and throw in some fresh mint for a cool and refreshing flavor twist. Add the cooled syrup to iced tea for the perfect summer sipper.
Sweet Minted Tea

Paula's Speedy Broccoli Salad

This classic, quick and easy salad makes a great weeknight side, but is equally appropriate for weekend picnics and potlucks.
Make Broccoli Salad Tonight

Veggie Main or Super Side? You Decide

Portobello mushrooms have a hearty, meaty texture and grill up beautifully, making them the ideal grilled main for vegetarians. Giada's grilled portobellos, filled with in-season tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil, can do double duty as an amazing side dish.
Portobello Mushrooms on the Grill

How to Grill with Planks

You'll need to visit the home improvement store to get what you need for Bobby Flay's special grilling technique. Wood planks — maple, hickory or cedar — impart a smoky, unique flavor to grilled fish, pork, beef and chicken.
Bobby Shows You How

The Best of Summer

The superstars of summer, corn and tomatoes, are at their peak right now; build a menu around the bounty overflowing from backyard gardens and farmers' markets.
Get the Menu

Can You Grill a Salad?

To impress guests and pack a huge flavor punch, follow Guy's lead and throw your salad on the grill. Crunchy romaine goes tender and smoky when it hits the heat. Top with blue cheese and bacon, and you have a winning side no one will forget.
Guy's Grilled Romaine

Alton's Classic Dessert

You can never eat too many berries in the summer, and Alton's classic shortcake is the perfect way to serve them up. Just bake his simple sweet biscuits and serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream and your favorite mix of berries.
Alton's Easy Shortcake Recipe

Savory-Sweet Beef Pops

Make sure to have an easy appetizer on hand to keep hungry guests from hovering over your shoulder while you cook. Try starting your next party with Giada's irresistible beef and pineapple pops, served with frosty drinks of course.
Beef-on-a-Stick

Quick & Easy Grilled Gyros

Grilling may be a quintessential American pastime, but you can easily grill up dishes with international appeal. With just a few herbs, spices and a cool yogurt sauce, regular flank steak is transformed into a Mediterranean classic.
Get the Grilled Gyros Recipe

Ina's Cheesy, Crunchy Casserole

Gardens are exploding with zucchini this time of year, and with Ina's decadent Zucchini Gratin, you'll want to keep eating more and more of it. This is can't-miss summer comfort food at its best.
Meet the Star of Your Next Party

Juicy Burger Secret, Revealed

Mushrooms are the key to this juicy patty: They add moisture and flavor to the lean ground turkey. See if your family can guess the secret ingredient!
Finally, the Perfect Turkey Burger Recipe

Mesa Grill's Southwestern Potato Salad

Cook like a restaurant chef with Bobby's spicy, creamy potato salad recipe from his restaurant, Mesa Grill. Flavors and textures explode with this mixture of potatoes, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic and just the right amount of cayenne pepper.
Serve a Restaurant Side at Home

How to Grill Chicken

Start with bone-in chicken pieces, to maximize flavor. Then, follow these steps to grill up juicy chicken, cooked all the way through with perfectly crispy skin.
Grilling Chicken, Step-by-Step

Sunny's Open-Faced Plum Tart

Even if you don't own a tart pan, you can still bake a tart. Sunny's easy, freeform version is made with store-bought pie dough folded and pleated to hold the sweet filling. Plums are in season now and, unlike peaches, they don't need to be peeled before baking.
Bake a Plum Tart

Serve Sangria

For a thirsty crowd, serve a drink that can be mixed up in large batches, like this fruity Rose Sangria.
Make-Ahead Pink Sangria

The Neelys' BBQ Tips

See how Pat and Gina cook fall-off-the-bone barbecue, from their basic grill set-up to their #1 grilling secret (hint: low and slow).
Top 3 Tips for Great BBQ

Grilled Corn, Have You Tried It?

Grilling corn on the cob is easy; the husks protect the tender kernels from direct heat. Remove the silky threads first, then fold the husks back over and lay the corn directly on the grill grates.
Try Grilling Your Cobs Tonight

Celebrate National Peach Pie Day

The best-tasting peaches are tree-ripened and with their tender, easily bruised flesh, they don't ship well. That's why it's worth a trip to your local pick-your-own orchard or farmers' market to find the best peaches of the summer.
Pick Some Peaches, Make a Pie

Tyler's Ultimate Jerk Chicken

Add a taste of the Caribbean to your grill-out, with Jamaican jerk seasoning, a combo of chiles and pungent spices, like allspice and cinnamon. Follow Tyler's lead and add fresh ginger and garlic for the ultimate Jerk Chicken.
Spice Up Your Cookout

Paula's Dutch-Oven Pulled Pork

You don't need a smoker to get smoke-kissed flavor. Paula adds a touch of liquid smoke to her Dutch oven before cooking her pork shoulder in gentle heat for four hours. When it comes out, it's fork-tender and sandwich-ready.
Get Paula's Pulled Pork Recipe

Paula's Hot Crab Dip

Paula's easy crab dip is a Southern staple. Start with jumbo lump crab meat, mix in pepper jack cheese and a little hot sauce for a kick, add creamy mayo, lemon juice and garlic, and then bake until bubbly.
Get the Recipe Party Guests Will Beg You For

Guy's Charred Corn & Bean Salad

Guy removes the corn's husks and silks before throwing it onto the grill, so the kernels get lightly charred. This recipe is also great for using up leftover corn on the cob.
Black Bean and Corn Salad

Tyler's Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Try making Tyler's old-time peach cobbler, spiked with bourbon and baked in the oven in a cast iron skillet. Top it with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream for the ultimate summer treat.
Tyler's Old-Fashioned Peach Cobbler

Bobby's Toasted Israeli Couscous Salad

Instead of reaching for pasta, try making your next summer salad with couscous, a staple of Middle Eastern and African cooking. Just add grilled veggies and a tangy vinaigrette for Bobby's grill-master version.
Try a Pasta Alternative

Try Making Salmon Burgers

How do you turn salmon into burger patties? Food Network Magazine came up with a solution: Chop 3/4 of the salmon into 1/4-inch pieces, and use the food processor to make a paste with the rest, mixing it with a few liquid ingredients and some seasonings.
The Perfect Salmon Burger