| There are many things people don't know about | | | | meat and massaged (rubbed) all over the meat to |
| barbecue. There are also many things that many | | | | provide that special barbecue flavor. There are many |
| people do know about barbecue. See how many of | | | | different recipes for barbecue rubs, but generally |
| these five facts you already know about barbecue, | | | | they are pepper, salt, sugar, and other spices. Consult |
| and which ones may be something new. | | | | any of the barbecue cookbooks for rub recipes. Use |
| | | | the one you like the most! |
| 1. Barbecue is a method of cooking meat, whereby | | | | 4. Most barbecue chefs will apply a finishing sauce to |
| the meat is cooked over low heat, around about 250 | | | | their meat at the very end of the cooking process, |
| degrees Fahrenheit, (give or take 20 degrees), and | | | | and serve additional sauce on the side of their tasty |
| subjected to wood smoke while cooking. The woods | | | | smoked sensation. Like rubs, there are thousands of |
| that are used to provide this smoke are usually | | | | different sauce recipes. Look around in available |
| hickory, oak, mesquite, or wood from fruit trees | | | | resources and find one that you like. Use it, modify it, |
| such as apple, cherry, etc. | | | | make it your own. |
| 2. The type of meat that are traditionally cooked by | | | | 5. A device for smoking barbecue, a barbecue |
| the barbecue process are Pork, in the form of pork | | | | smoker can be found for as little as fifty dollars, and |
| shoulder or pork ribs; beef brisket; whole chicken or | | | | up to thousands of dollars. Many people already have |
| large chicken parts. Each of these meats are have | | | | an outdoor cooking setup that can be used for |
| special techniques that are used to cook them just | | | | smoking great barbecue. A kettle type grill (think |
| right, but the overall concept is the same; cook them | | | | Weber) can be set up for indirect cooking, which is |
| low and slow (that means for a long time, over low | | | | what is called for for great barbecue. A good |
| heat) | | | | barbecue book or e-book will instruct you on how to |
| 3. The meat will taste better after cooking if treated | | | | find a barbecue smoker or how to convert |
| before cooking with either a rub or a marinade. A rub | | | | equipment already owned into barbecue smokers. |
| is a spice powder mixture that is sprinkled onto the | | | | |