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How to make GOOD Texas style BBQ and Such

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Let's make some GOOD BBQ

This lens used to be about my cutting boards. Didn't make sense to have two lenses with the same information. So, since this lens is called smokedbbqmeat (my pseudonym in another life) maybe I ought to make this lens into a BBQ lens.

I spent six years in the heart of Texas BBQ country, Austin. During that time I learned everything I could about Texas style BBQ and what made it different from other styles.

There is the Santa Maria style of smoked meat with just a rub, a deep south/eastern sea board style with a vinegar/mustard based sauce, a California style with Tofu (not my favorite) and then there is TEXAS STYLE.

We will explore each of these styles and I will give you recopies to make your own rubs and sauces and will go into great depth as to the process required to convert a hunk of meat into a delectable, moist, tender taste sensory delight.

You will also see featured some of my favorite BBQ "machine" manufacturers and I will review their products for you. Some of these grills can be very expensive and are electrically driven which does in fact make them more of a machine than the common kettle grill found at your local discount store.

You will see a bunch of Headlines below. Each of these represent topics that I will be discussing and as the days roll by I'll fill each of them in with information that you can use whether you be a weekend BBQ'er, a Competition BBQ'er, or a professional BBQ'er.

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Be sure to come back daily to see what has been updated. I'll be answering your questions and giving information for your BBQ'ing experience.

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Styles of BBQ'ing

The two basic styles are to use a rub and smoke while the other is to sear over high heat. Both styles can use a sauce baste or coating both during and after the cooking process.

This is what Google has to say...

and this is what others have said BBQ.

Look at everything that has been written and/or blogged about regarding BBQ. Lots of opinions, mine included.
BUSINESS Q&A: Grilling was business owner's therapy before it became his living
SAN ANGELO, Texas ? From the rustic looking door to the reason why David Reyes sells barbecue for a living shows that he has learned to improvise well over the years. The morning after Mother's Day, just about two weeks after opening Reyes Smoked Meat ...
New 'BBQ Pitmasters' may smoke previous seasons
Unlike last season, they will not be cooking foods virtually no one eats, let alone barbecue plates such as alligator and rattlesnake. They will barbecue instead two meats: one a short-cook, the other long. Last season, the judges knew which team's ...
Top US Cities For Finger-Lickin' BBQ (PHOTOS)
America is a melting pot, and barbecue, that most American of foods, is just as diverse. You might be tempted to spend the summer grilling in your backyard, but when there are so many different kinds of smoked meats to try from sea to shining sea, ...
Reviewing the Review: Breaking Down Bad Barbecue
All that scholarship means I've had the chance to meet and befriend true barbecue experts: I've swapped swine stories with Robb Walsh, John and Dale Reed and Daniel Vaughn, who's writing Prophets of Smoked Meat for Anthony Bourdain's new imprint.
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“Taste, texture and moistness should be the most importaant desired outcome from your BBQ experience.”

To BBQ dry, with a rub or with a sauce?

All three have their place in your experience.

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Let me know what you think and what you want to know more about.

This is where you tell me what it is that you want to see on this lens. I'll share my boards and tips and you ask questions.

  • Edutopia Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:57 am | delete
    Slow and low, that's the tempo. Texas BBQ by far wins out on the best BBQ to come out of the states and no trip to the greater Austin area is complete with out going to one of the Salt Licks and trying their take on BBQ.
  • NYtoSCimjustme Jun 28, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    Just popped over to share some Texas BBQ with the birthday boy... love those virtual invitations... virtual company and virtual dessert... sure would have enjoyed the Texas BBQ a bit more on the 'real life' side of things... but hey... It's YOUR Birthday! Or is that a 'virtual' Birthday - so you are not really 68? hmmmm... stop confusing me :)
  • CCGAL Aug 25, 2010 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    I think you ought to update this lens, my dear, and remove the widgets that don't have anything to do with BBQ. (love ya lots!)
  • LoKackl Aug 19, 2009 @ 10:39 am | delete
    I never knew there were so many kinds of cutting boards or that they were important! Thanks. I look forward to more of your lens and more details.
  • PARTYCOWGIRL Jul 15, 2009 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    oK I AM SOO HUNGRY AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THIS TEXAS BBQ!!
    IM SAVING MY MONEY SO I CAN COME OUT FROM CALIF. AND GET ME SOME!!!
    WHAT WAS YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN? HAHA !
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