Let's Get Together: Celebrate Summer Around the Grill

From Garlic Butter Burgers to grandma's ingenious tip for the best coleslaw, join Allrecipes as we celebrate summer around the grill with the best recipes, stories, and tips.

Hot, buttery corn on the cob. Fat kabobs stuffed with chicken and smokey vegetables. Burgers so juicy you'll need to change out of your good shirt before you sit down to eat. This is the taste of summer. This is the taste of grilling.

Firing up the grill in the summer—no matter the occasion—feels celebratory. This is true whether you're having 50 people over for a long holiday weekend, or going over to your neighbor's place for an impromptu weeknight dinner. And while the grill might be at the center of the party, any good host or guest knows that there's still magic to be found in the sides, drinks, and desserts made outside of the grill to round out the meal—the potato salads, the pasta salads, the ice cream sandwiches.

In this spotlight, join Allrecipes as we celebrate summer around the grill with our favorite recipes, tips, and stories. From a retro grilling technique that deserves a comeback, to our top 10 grilling recipes of all time, we hope this inspires more grill-outs with your friends and family.

— Ariel Knutson, Senior Editorial Director

Garlic Butter Burgers are a mashup between Garlic Bread and Butter Burgers, and it might just be the recipe MVP of summer. Not only does Izy Hossack use garlic butter on the burger bun, but she also uses it in the burger patty and then adds even more garlic butter on top of the burger while they're grilling. Brilliant is an understatement.

Get the Recipe: Garlic Butter Burger

Looking for a side dish that tastes like a million bucks...literally? This potato salad from Izy Hossack should fit the (dollar) bill. Loaded with sour cream, bacon, fried onions, and dill pickles, it's rich in more ways than one. But it's not just a beauty—this recipe has brains, too. My favorite tip? Hossack uses pickle juice in the water while she's boiling potatoes to keep the spuds from falling apart.

Get the Recipe: Million Dollar Potato Salad

This summer, listen to Sara Haas's grandma: skip the fussy pie and make an easy crisp instead. This recipe—made with fresh peaches and buttery oat crisp topping—only takes an hour to make. Plus, cleanup is pretty easy because the recipe just requires a couple of bowls and a sheet pan. Oh, did we mention that it's also delicious? Clearly, grandma always knows best.

Get the Recipe: Grandma's Sheet Pan Peach Crisp

Are you a busy parent? New to grilling? Take it from Molly Adams: If you can handle the chaos and unpredictability of a toddler, you can handle the heat of a grill. Adams talked to cookbook author and mom of two, Yumna Jawad, for her four best tips for getting into grilling this summer.

Read more: Yumna Jawad's Beginner Guide to Grilling for Busy Parents

"While burgers have a reputation for being an easy option to serve when curating a cookout menu, they are incredibly hard to do well, especially at scale," writes Molly Adams. The secret to success? It's probably already in your fridge.

Read more: This One Ingredient Will Keep Your Burgers from Drying Out on the Grill

You probably know Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th president of the United States, but did you also know he knew how to make a good steak? Rachel Yang uncovered his weird, but effective technique—and you need to give it a try this summer.

Read more: "Eisenhower Steak" Is the Retro Grilling Technique That Deserves a Comeback

In addition to making a mean peach crisp, Sara Haas' grandma was known for making perfect coleslaw. And yes, it's probably better than your grandmother's recipe. The secret? It's all about how you prepare the cabbage.

Read more: Here’s Why My Grandmother’s Coleslaw Is Better Than Yours

Allrecipes Allstar Dakari Akorede's first-ever grilling gig was for…wait for it…a crowd of 600! So yeah, you could say he knows a thing or two about what it takes to throw a party around the grill. Stephanie Ganz talked to him about his favorite things to grill, plus his must-have grilling tools.

Read more: A BBQ Pro on What It Takes to Grill for 600 People

Allrecipes has hundreds, if not thousands, of grilling recipes on our site, so where should you start? Megan Harrington has it figured out for you with our top 10 grilling recipes of all time. A burger didn't take the #1 spot—can you guess what did?

Read more: Our Top 10 Grilling Recipes of All Time

Any good host knows that the secret to throwing a party that doesn't make you break out in hives is to prep and make as much ahead of time. That way, you can actually enjoy your friends and family instead of running around. Naomi Tomky rounded up these make-ahead sides to help you out.

Read more: 15 Make-Ahead Sides That Will Make Every Backyard BBQ So Much Easier

Who has time to tend bar when they're hosting a barbecue? Certainly not you. Luckily Rachel Yang rounded up our best boozy pitcher drinks for all your backyard BBQ occasions this summer. From Sangria to Margaritas, you can't go wrong.

Read more: 16 Boozy Pitcher Drinks Perfect for Backyard BBQs 

Pop quiz! Do you know the difference between indirect and direct heat on the grill? If you answered no, you have some reading up to do before your next BBQ with friends and family. Here, Vanessa Greaves shares our best grilling tips so you can grill with confidence this summer.

Read more: Our 4 Best Grilling Tips of All Time

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