How do you make wooden skewers not burn?

Chef's answer
To prevent wooden skewers from burning on the grill, soak in water for 30 minutes before threading on meat. After bathing your wooden skewers, you can confidently begin to decorate them with all sorts of foods from chicken chunks to beef..
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Kebab is a delightful and simple dish to make at home. ... It is important to soak these skewers in water before making and cooking kebabs using wood or bamboo skewers. The saturated skewers are less likely to burn and maybe even catch fire when on the grill or in the oven.
Wooden skewers, like the classic bamboo skewers pictured above, can burn easily over a hot grill. Soaking them in warm water for 10 to 30 minutes before threading will keep the skewers from cooking along with the food.
Yes, you can roast marshmallows with wooden skewers. Buy high quality wooden skewers. You should get the long ones.
Fill the dish or bottle with water and soak the skewers for 30 minutes. Use a funnel to fill the bottle if needed. Make sure all the skewers are submerged in either the bottle or dish and that they are not floating. Keep the skewers in water for at least 30 minutes..
Wooden skewers, like the classic bamboo skewers pictured above, can burn easily over a hot grill. Soaking them in warm water for 10 to 30 minutes before threading will keep the skewers from cooking along with the food.
To prevent wooden skewers from burning on the grill, soak in water for 30 minutes before threading on meat. After bathing your wooden skewers, you can confidently begin to decorate them with all sorts of foods from chicken chunks to beef..
Yes, you can roast marshmallows with wooden skewers. Buy high quality wooden skewers. You should get the long ones.
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