Many people misapply the term barbecue/BBQ. Many refer to it as anything cooked on a grill, or even in the oven if a spicy tomato based sauce is applied. Barbecue is not a dish, or a cooking style, it is a method of cooking.There is a distinct difference between grilling and barbecuing. Grilling is done over the direct heat of a fire. The object is to sear the outside and concentrate the juices on the inside. The grilled flavor is caused by the searing, or browning, of the outside of the food. The process is similar to that which forms the brown crust on a loaf of baked bread.  Barbecue on the other hand is the process of cooking meat at low temperatures for long periods of time. It is using indirect heat with maybe a final touch over flame.  I can mean using a sauce during or just as a finish or using nothing but a rub.

There are generally four distinct approaches to BBQ cooking.  These are known by the geographic area in which they are held by reputation to have been invented.
  They are:
Texas, Memphis, Carolina,
and Kansas City. 
Join me in celebrating the fun of Barbecue cooking. I will be updating this monthly with anything I find BBQ related and interesting.

 Check out the Recipes I have tested and loved. The Sauces as well as the Rubs.
Page four has BBQ tips about the wood, coals and heat application
Page five has information on festivals and secret BBQ places suggested by me and readers.  Enjoy...and just ignore it if a little sauce gets on your shirt!
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