Backyard grilling and smoking tips for the cookout season
Lets face it, it is to hot in the summer to fire up the oven or sling grease on the stove top. So the backyard comes alive with BBQ grills and slow smokers. Yes Grills and smokers together. You can't sling a fast meal when you come home frome work on a smoker, and you can not beat the slow cooked flavors that only a smoker can offer.
Grilling Basics
- Choose a grill that best fits your needs.
Braziers - uncovered grills with shallow fireboxes that are used for direct heat cooking only.
Hibachis - uncovered portable grill used for direct heat cooking appetizers and small portions.
Kettle and Wagon - These are larger and more versatile with vents in the bottom and a grill hood to control ventilation. These can be used for direct or indirect heat cooking. The heat source for these might be charcoal, gas, or electric.
Smokers - slow indirect heat cooking using water soaked chunks of wood. - Charcoal cooking will take a little longer to get ready to cook than gas or electric.
To determin the amount of charcoal briquettes to use, estimate the number needed by spreading them out in a single layer, extending about an inch beyond the space needed for the food to be cooked. You may need to add more briquettes on wendy days and for food that requires longer cooking times.
When you are ready for fire, pile the briquettes into a pyramid stack in the center of the firebox. If you are using self-starting charcoal, put a match to it. if you are using standard charcoal you will need to soak briquettes with charcoal starter fluid for about a minute before lighting.
Tip: Don't add more lighter fluid once the fire is started, and never use gasoline or kerosene to start Charcoal briquettes. Gas might explode in your face, and both gas and kerosene will add an unpleasant tast to your cooking.
After lighting the fire, leave the briquettes till they look ash gray in the daylight or glow red in the dark. This usually takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
once the coals are ready, spread them out for either direct or indirect cooking. - For direct heat, arange the coals about half an inch apart. This will reduce flare-ups from dripping fat and offer a more even heat for cooking.
- For indirect heat, arange the coals around and not under the space needed for the food being cooked.
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Books for the backyard griller
How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques
Amazon Price: $16.42 (as of 10/11/2008)
Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes
Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 10/11/2008)
Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook: A Real Barbecue Champion Brings the Tasty Recipes and Juicy Stories of the Barbecue Circuit to Your Backyard
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 10/11/2008)
Weber's Big Book of Grilling
Amazon Price: $16.52 (as of 10/11/2008)
Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill: With More Than 125 Bold New Recipes
Amazon Price: $21.45 (as of 10/11/2008)
Backyard smoking
"How-To" - Smoke a Pork Butt- Pulled Pork
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Hey backyarding: Posted January 25, 2008 |
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