How To Cook Everything (Card Set) by Bittman, Mark

There are two major styles of grilling: direct heat and indirect heat. Direct heat means cooking food directly over the heat source the entire time; it's good for thin cuts of meat or vegetables, and perfect for burgers. Indirect heat means creating an oven-like environment (using a lid) for larger cuts of meat that need long, slow heat, or foods (like pizza) that need to be seared, then finished slowly.