Jose Andres Puerta Quotes

The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

Outdoor cooking is not just about hot dogs and hamburgers. There are so many styles of food you can make.

I personally love grilling, but it's a 15- to 20-minute commitment in entertaining.

Obviously, everyone's different, but I love just settling down and having a barbecue with my friends at the house.

I've never really been a barbecue guy.

I love barbecue, it's my favorite thing to eat.

Barbecue is the good old technique of people making a fire and putting some stuff over the top - I mean, look at the S'more: it's just got a stick. A lot of those goofy toys, it's people who are looking at things to do. I think if you focus on the food, at the most you need tongs or a spoon to flip something; that's about it.

I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.

Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.

I grill all the time - burgers, ribs, chicken, steak, and fish.

I do all the cooking in our family. I'm a utilitarian cook, rather than an adventurous one - I only have about 15 recipes in my repertoire that I rotate - but I love being able to go down to the river and catch a 30 lb. salmon, then grill it on the barbecue.

I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to grill outside almost all year long. It's my favorite way of preparation because it's so clean and it gives it such a great flavor. You need very little oil and the protein can be really cleanly prepared and perfectly cooked.

A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.

Why do men think they know how to cook outside when they haven't the smallest idea how to go about it indoors?

A steak needs fat to taste great.

I think over-seasoning it is something I tend to do. If it's a good steak, salt, pepper, and butter are the three key ingredients. But just try not to overcook it, and you'll be happy.

Manage the heat, let the meat cook, and you'll get fantastic results.

My wife gets so mad at me because I don't like to cook on the grill.

I like to grill, like a standard guy. I like to grill steaks and fish.

If I could grill for breakfast, I would.

People get a little bolder and more wild in summer. You've got things going on kabobs, things cooking on the bone. There's something about standing over a grill or outside with the family that inspires us.

There are two different things: there's grilling, and there's barbecue. Grilling is when people say, 'We're going to turn up the heat, make it really hot and sear a steak, sear a burger, cook a chicken.' Barbecue is going low and slow.

It's all about technique. Rotisserie sounds simple, but to really do it the right way is important so you can get really great products and let them stand on their own.

Me, I love a steak.