It’s been a long day at work. You had to settle for a bag of bad chips from the vending machine to get you through lunch and the espresso machine in your building hasn’t worked for weeks, so you had to make do with a cup of bad coffee. On top of all of that, your boss is on your case about finishing up the TPS reports.  At the end of the day, all you want to do is get home, throw some food on the grill, and watch a few episodes of a television show that you’ve been enjoying.

You made sure you handled the propane cylinder exchange last weekend, so now all that’s left between you and an awesome meal that totally redeems your entire day is a bit of time in front of the grill. Which really isn’t that bad! As a matter of fact, you’re a huge fan of grilling (and who isn’t?), but after a day like yours, you’re anxious to get that food off the grill and start chowing down.

You Have to Let Your Food Rest, Though!

We can hear you already–is there really any good reason to let your meat rest after you’ve pulled it off of the grill? Or is that just a grilling myth that gets passed around without any real reason other than that it’s something people say?

As it turns out, no matter what type of meat you’re grilling, it’s in your best interest to let it hang out for between five and ten minutes to let the juices redistribute. How do they do that, you ask? Well, friends and neighbors, the explanation is simpler than you might think. As your meat cools, the heated muscle fibers cool and thus relax a little bit, allowing all of the juice that worked its way to the center while your food was cooking to redistribute back throughout the meat.

If you’ve ever pulled a steak off of the grill and cut into it immediately, chances are that you were probably met with a flood of juices from the steak. Sure, those juices taste great when you allow them to soak into your potatoes, but wouldn’t they taste even better if they were still in the steak, adding an additional layer of moisture and flavor into the star of the show in tonight’s dinner?

A Bit of Extra Time is Totally Worth It

No matter what temperature you like your steak cooked to, we think you’ll find that allowing it to rest a bit can turn your dinner experience from “wow, this is a pretty good steak” to “oh my goodness gracious, this is the best steak I’ve ever had!” The fact of the matter is that steaks that are allowed to rest are just tastier than those that aren’t.

We know that you’re at the end of a long day, but trust us when we say that those few extra minutes it takes to let your steak develop plenty of flavor and character pay off when you’re ready to sit down and eat. Plus you have to consider just how often you’re running around at the last minute anyway in an attempt to get a side dish put together or set the table or grab yourself a tasty beverage.

Looking for a Propane Tank Exchange Location?

Now that we’ve convinced you that letting your meat rest at the end of the cooking process is the right thing to do, we have to make a case for ensuring that you always have plenty of propane on hand for your next cookout. Whether you use your grill on a nightly basis during the summer or you’re the type who prefers to relax outdoors in front of the grill only on weekends, you’ll probably want to find a propane cylinder exchange location near you and luckily for you, Mighty Flame delivers.

So next time you’re in the middle of that day at the office, you can rest assured that resting your meat is the best way to make your day better. For more tips and tricks on all things grilling (and for some incredible recipes), take a look at the rest of our blog and stay tuned in the future!