Grilling

Grilled fennel, tomatoes, and scallions, plus cumin-rubbed grilled steak, turn this quinoa salad into a one-dish dinner you'll want to keep serving all summer long.

Chop up a lemon—flesh, rind, and all—and stir it into an herby salsa to spoon over sweet charred scallops.

Splitting lobsters in half makes them easier to grill—and eat.

If you don't enjoy very rare meat, keep these steaks on the grill until they reach 120°; they'll still be rare, but less aggressively so.

To avoid tearing the skin on the breast or thighs, turn the chickens over by picking them up from the ends of the drumsticks.

A dressing of only vinegar and chili oil ties this salad together.

Ask your butcher for a whole leg, which will include part of the sirloin.

To get a true reading on the chops, make sure the thermometer is dead in the center and not too close to the bones, where the temperature will be higher.

These meaty ribs are purposely precooked until very tender but not yet falling off the bone so they don't shred when it's time to grill them.

Colby loves grass-fed, a.k.a. red, veal for its marbling and color, but regular milk-fed veal will work well. He often brines his meat, too.

Who doesn't love a wedge? Ask your butcher to cut slab bacon into thick slices (about 1/4") to yield nice meaty pieces once they're crisped on the grill.

This decadent, delicious burger, featuring a 6-ounce patty, clothbound cheddar cheese, and the requisite "special sauce," comes from Ralph Lauren's restaurant (yes, that Ralph Lauren) in Chicago.

Somewhere between a condiment and a side; this would be great spooned right onto a burger.