If you think about it, grilling is the oldest technique in the cookbook.

Humans are believed to

have started cooking over fire about 1.8 million

years ago (though how they grilled the perfect

woolly mammoth ribs without triple propane burners

is still a mystery). Today, 75 percent of Americans

own a grill, which is more than own a dishwasher.

Still, we could all use a pointer or two and maybe

a fascinating fact to share while we’re waiting for

dinner to finish searing. So go ahead and gnaw

on these morsels.