pretreat your meat

i cannot stress this enough: marinate your meats before you grill them. i'm not talking about for like 5 or 10 minutes either. i'm talking at least an hour. you want your chicken/beef to soak in those flavors and keep them trapped inside during the grilling process. make sure you marinate all sides for even flavor.

these are my favorites:
beef - worchester sauce
chicken - trader joe's chinese marinade + italian seasoning

also acceptable is soy sauce + pinch of salt + lots of garlic powder. i also like bbq sauce as a marinade.

this is what i like to do:
put your meat in a bowl, add in marinade, use your hands to mix and evenly coat, let sit for 20-30 minutes, then move to the fridge for the remaining hour.

i like to think the meat soaks up the marinade and then is locked in during the refridgerator phase.