The Italian Grill

• recipe

  Charcoal-Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak

  These pinwheels of stuffed steak are in butcher cases everywhere. But juicy, smoky meat with a filling that stays put required making them ourselves.

• recipe

  Italian-Style Charcoal-Grilled Chicken

  What do a pair of bricks have to do with juicy, crisp-skinned chicken?

• equipment

  Grill Presses

  The Sicilian classic pollo al mattone—chicken under a brick—relies on heavy weight to hold the bird flat on the grill. Can a cast-iron grill do the job better than a brick?

• taste test

  Provolone

  Can any domestic provolone stand up to those produced in Italy?