The longer daylight hours in the summertime drive many of us to spend more time outdoors. Bike rides run into dinnertime, sunset cocktails don’t even begin until 8 p.m., neighborhood pool parties rock on until way past bedtime.
Given that nearly everyone I talk to about grilling claims they’re terrible at it, I have a theory that America’s obsession with summer grilling isn’t because we actually think our food tastes so much better on the grill. It’s because it allows us to be outdoors for more hours—closer to the pool parties, the sunsets, and the bike-riding kid gangs. But when done correctly, you can have it all!
