Grill Backwards. All of the grilling gurus out there (like Bobby Flay and Steven Raichlen) will tell you to sear meat first and then slow cook it. In my 20 years of grilling for Just in Thyme Foods, I have found it better to do just the opposite. I don’t know about you, but I like that real good hickory smoke flavor in my meats. And you know what? You just cannot get that flavor if you heat the meat up first.