Playing with fire: Two chefs talk about the nuances of grilling

Playing with fire: Two chefs talk about the nuances of grilling

In simplest terms, grilling requires cooking raw food over fire, a constantly shifting and potentially volatile element. Since no protein cooks the same, and vegetables react tenderly to the flames, getting used to the nuances of grilling requires intimate knowledge of the grilling surface itself. “When you are grilling anything, you’re literally and figuratively playing with fire,” said Daniel Mangin, executive chef of American Elm in Denver. “…