my fellow chefs are yall boiling ya chicken and hotdogs in hot water b4 tossin it on the bbq pit?

[All Knowledge]

Boiling chicken does nothing for the flavor or texture of the final product before it goes to grill. You shouldn't boil it all actually, if you want to go that route, parboiling is the technique you're thinking about. This method is used when grilling high volume to help with quickness, doneness and for sanitary reasons. Many times parboiling is done when it's not possible to store large amounts of meat in refrigeration.

Marinating and brining are what you should be focusing on, as mentioned before in this thread.

 

[EA]

I've never parboiled meat before grilling it...I didn't even know people did that

If your marinade game is strong and you're basting/glazing the meat properly whilst it's cooking, you shouldn't have to worry about it being undercooked or dry

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Chicken...yes. That's actually the best way in my opinion to get it to grill nice and juicy.

you've never heard of brining breh?

 

[DaDoc04]

May grab a little chicken tonight and try brining. I'm a marinade guy myself. My meat is always juicy , but I love trying new techniques

shaq smiley got me....

 

[↓R↑LYB]

oh like marinating

ya alright i get it

Brining raises the amount of moister that's retained in the meat. Let the meat sit in diluted salt water (look up the ratio to make sure you don't oversalt). Promise you won't have a juicier piece of meat no homo.