| When you hear the word "barbeque" what comes to | | | | and you will taste a different style of barbeque each |
| mind? | | | | time you stop. Each region has its own style: what to |
| The Fourth of July feast with hamburgers & | | | | cook, types of sauces, using dry rubs, etc. |
| hotdogs. | | | | But even with all these differences, all versions of |
| Huge hunks of beef over a blazing hot fire. | | | | barbeque have some common points. |
| Baby back ribs, smoking slowly over a hickory wood | | | | Barbeque is a low heat, indirect method of cooking. |
| fire? | | | | Indirect means that the source of the heat (e.g. |
| Everyone loves a barbeque. But what exactly is | | | | charcoal or wood chunks) is NOT directly below the |
| "barbeque" ? Ask 100 people "what is barbeque", and | | | | food that you are cooking. Unlike grilling, the |
| you will get 100 different answers. | | | | temperature stays very low - usually never higher |
| Let's define two different methods of outdoor | | | | than 225 degrees. Cooking times are measured in |
| cooking - barbequeing and grilling. | | | | hours, not minutes. And unlike grilling, this cooking |
| Grilling is a cooking method which uses high heat over | | | | style creates smoke which adds flavor to your food. |
| real flames. High heat usually means over 450 | | | | So which is better, barbequing or grilling? Well, that |
| degrees on your backyard grill -- restaurant grills | | | | depends. If you have beautiful steaks, then grilling |
| easily exceed 800 degrees! The cooking time is | | | | would be the best choice. If you want to make |
| usually short - most recipes will refer to cooking | | | | mouthwatering ribs, then barbeque is the way to go. |
| times in minutes. | | | | Either way, you can't go wrong! |
| Now, barbeque is a different story. Travel the U.S. | | | | |