Summer's Saboteur: The Barbecue Grill

Photographer: Amani Willett
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It's summer, which means it's time for an American pastime: barbecue disasters. When confronting the charred echoes of a burger patty and the chorus of disavowals that comes with it, remember two truths:

1. Because every person who steps in front of a grill is an expert, the disaster is not his fault.