Grilling can dry out even the best cuts of chicken, but proper seasoning seals in moisture and watching your cook time results in a juicy piece of chicken. In the mid-'80s, Weber produced a new gas grilling method, replacing the lava rocks used in most grills at the time with metal bars.

Although purists might argue that barbecued ribs are best cooked over charcoal, a propane grill is easier for novices to handle. Keeping charcoal at the low temperature required for ribs is a challenge, requiring skilled manipulation of the vent and draft.

Modern cooks have a variety of cooking methods at their disposal. The typical American home has a stove and oven for boiling, baking and broiling as well as a microwave for accelerated cooking and reheating. Many homes have an outdoor grill, slow cooker, steamer or fryer.

A cooking method causes unique chemical reactions in food and so imparts particular flavors to your meal. However, while many people swear there is no better way to cook meat than to grill it, you have probably pan-fried more meat than you’ve grilled.

Similar to hot dogs in shape and size, sausages are often more flavorful and hearty than a simple dog. Sausages come either cooked or raw, and both can be cooked successfully on an outdoor grill, Steven Raichlen and Greg Schneider note in their book, "How to Grill."

Grilling chicken kabobs is sometimes challenging, especially when the chicken meat sticks to the hot grill each time you try to turn the meat. The next time you cook chicken kabobs on your gas or charcoal grill, you can take a few steps to prevent the chicken from sticking.

Nothing says summer like a grilled hamburger. Your gas grill is a convenient tool that allows you to prepare a rich and juicy burger that you can serve with your favorite condiments.

Roasting beef on the gas grill adds a wonderful smoky flavor to roast. Searing the outside of the roast with high heat to create a tasty crust, then slowly cooking it using indirect heat, ensures a delicious, tender and juicy result, everytime.

Grilled boudin sausage offers a Cajun culinary experience packed with healthy rice, vegetables and pork shoulder meat. Like many other popular grilling sausages, boudins don't take long on the grill because they are usually pre-cooked. You can heat the center and brown the casing of the sausages in about 10 minutes.

Salmon is a healthy alternative to the typical ground beef in your grilled burgers. The burger format also gives you a new way to prepare your salmon fillets. Unlike beef, salmon needs additional ingredients to help bind it together into burger form.

Atlantic cod is caught in the northwest Atlantic from Greenland to North Carolina. It has been a popular fish for over 1,000 years and was part of the desire to discover and explore North America, according to Mark Kurlansky, author of "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World."

Juicy grilled hamburgers are staples of American cookery, but the deceptively simple burger all too often ends up with the consistency of a hockey puck.