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AT CAROLINA CAROLINA CLASSIFIEDS.COM CLASSIFIEDS.COM --OR-- --OR-- CALL CALL 704-484-1047 704-484-1047 Mail to: 503 North Lafayette Street, Shelby NC 28150 How to master grilling a thick cut of meat A thick cut of meat grilled over an open fl ame can make for a mouth watering meal. While such an en- deavor likely won't lead to any complaints around the dinner table, many people still shy away from grilling especially thick cuts of meat. A thick cut of uncooked meat can intimidate even the most devoted grilling enthusiast. Such cuts tend to take a long time to cook, and many a grilling devotee has put in that time only to end up with a dried out piece of meat. So what do? The following are some ways to master the art of grilling thick cuts of meat. • Reverse sear the steak. According to Omaha Steaks, reverse searing involves bringing the steak up to tem- perature via indirect heat fi rst, then searing the out- side second. Reverse sear- ing ensures the outside of the steak does not become charred while the inside takes its time cooking. This requires using both direct and indirect heat. When us- ing a gas grill with multiple burners, it's easy to create direct and indirect heating zones by only turning one set of burners on. When us- ing a charcoal grill, move the hot coals to one side of the grill and leave the other side empty. Omaha Steaks rec- ommends maintaining a grill temperature between 250 and 300 F and placing the meat over indirect heat fi rst, keeping the steak there until a digital thermometer reads roughly 10 to 15 degrees below the desired tempera- ture of the meat. The steak can then be moved over di- rect heat so all sides can be seared. • Salt the meat overnight. People hesitant to salt their meat out of fear of overcon- sumption of sodium should know that it's not necessary to use a lot of salt to create a fl avorful piece of meat. A sprinkling of kosher salt over the surface of the meat is all that's necessary. Once the meat has been salted, store it in the refrigerator, uncovered, overnight, which allows ample time for the cut to fully absorb the salt, ulti- mately contributing to a juicy cut of meat. • Be patient. Once the meat has been taken off the grill, let it sit for awhile be- fore slicing into it. The goal is to allow the juice inside the meat to redistribute so each bite is as mouth watering as possible. This is the same principle that leads Thanks- giving cooks to let turkeys sit for awhile when they fi rst come out of the oven. While turkeys may require roughly 30 minutes of sitting, meat typically only needs between 10 and 20 minutes, with thick cuts requiring more time than thin cuts. Grilling affi cionados need not be intimidated by thick cuts of meat. A few tricks of the trade can make it easy to serve up a thick piece of meat where each bite is juicy and full of fl avor. In a press release last week, State Treasurer Dale Fol- well, CPA, shared that he has sounded alarms for more than a month about the fiscal damage the executive orders have done to the citizen-owned utilities, especially in rural eastern North Carolina. He brought a resolution before members at a Council of State meeting on July 7 asking the governor to exclude municipal utilities from his executive orders. Governor Cooper's Executive Order 142 allowed custom- ers of electric, natural gas, sanitation and water and sewer systems to delay payments for four months and granted them six months after that to pay their arrearages. The exec- utive order prohibited utilities from disconnecting customers for nonpayment. Those orders end on July 31. With revenue plummeting, some municipal utilities in NC have said they are facing potential insolvency without prompt relief. If a utility becomes insolvent the NC Department of State Treasurer's (DST) Local Government Commission would have to take control of the entity from the municipal owner. During the June 11 Kings Mountain Budget Meeting, Assistant City Manager Nick Hendricks acknowledged that many state municipal utilities were suffering as a result of the executive order, allowing for extended windows to pay utility fees. Hendricks shared, "During the Governor's executive order, City of Kings Mountain lost 2.8% in electric services, or $350,000. Natural Gas revenues decreased by 12%, or $500,000. Those numbers could reach $1.5 million by the end of July. However, due to the decrease in demand due to COVID-19 and a warm winter, the city also didn't have to pay as much for the utilities to pass on to customers. In all, Hendricks estimates the actual revenue lost to be approxi- mately $620,000." "As of June 10, 232 utility accounts are behind in pay- ments in the amount of $126,924 including electric, gas, water, and lake fees." "The situation is not as bad as it could have been, but better than most," Hendricks said. "Warm weather and shut- downs gave us a double whammy. The water department is suffering, as well. But, it's okay for the short-term." "Once the order sunsets (ends), customers who are be- hind will have to pay their regular monthly bill plus what is owed. The executive order allows us to stretch the back pay- ments across six months," Hendricks said. "You add those two amounts together to determine the monthly amount owed and some folks will be facing an uphill battle," "We are willing to work with people. But it could take eight to nine months for some to repay what they owe,´ he said. "We have to educate, promote, and encourage customers to pay as much as possible now (toward their utility bills). We need to come to a good strategic plan and prepare." Executive order causes hard times for municipal utilities in NC James Layden Jenkins, who is four years old, plays with his wa- ter toys at the Shelby Aquatic Center in Shelby with his mother and sister on July 11th, 2020. The Aquatic Center is open 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12:30 pm until 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The hours on Sunday are 2:00 until 6 p.m. Jeff Melton photo Carolina CLASSIFIEDS .com GO TO: www.carolinaclassifi eds.com