We Americans will find countless ways to celebrate Memorial Day and make the most of the long weekend. But if there’s one activity we’ll pretty much all be doing, it’s firing up the grill.
What’s that? You haven’t even test-driven it? Sounds like you’re going to need to spend an hour or so doing some routine grill maintenance. Relax, it’s not going to throw out your back.
For everyone else, it’s going to be important to follow a few simple safety guidelines, particularly if you have guests and children running about. The CPSC issues a list of grill safety checks that any homeowners would be smart to cross off before setting the three burners to “medium” and the burgers to “delicious.”
The list, compliments of the CPSC:
Here are some operating safety tips:
Have a happy Memorial Day and happy grilling!
Credit: CPSC Grilling Safety