Listen, just keep moving right along with your internet research if you want to have the worst party ever at your place thanks to your skills on the grill.

If you do want to have the kind of cookout that will have guests thinking of you as the “Grill Guy,” keep reading to find out the hard truth about some common grilling myths.

We all want to believe our way of grilling or smoking meat is the right way to getting the best tasting results. That may be true in some cases.

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The reality is, however, there are several common myths about grilling that could be putting you and your dinner guests in danger. Not to mention they also might result in some pretty awful tasting meat your family and friends will remember the next time you try to invite them over.

Here are seven bad grilling habits you need to change before your next cookout.