| If you've ever made the mistake of calling a | | | | cooking time. You can grill a steak in 12 minutes |
| barbecue a grill in front of a bunch of outdoor | | | | usually. Chicken might take 40 minutes or so, but it |
| cooking enthusiasts, chances are you got an earful! | | | | can still be done on a standard grill. If you want |
| You see, there are many differences between a | | | | proper BBQ pulled pork, for example though, you're |
| barbecue and a grill. I'll outline three key differences in | | | | going to have to put some serious time in. The |
| the following text. | | | | barbecuing process can take up to 8 hours |
| The first and biggest difference between a barbecue | | | | sometimes, depending on the size of the cut. So why |
| and a grill is the type of food that each unit prepares. | | | | doesn't the meat burn? |
| Examples of food that is grilled would include steaks, | | | | Well, the final difference between these two |
| pork chops and chicken. You can also grill trout or | | | | products lies in the temperature. Grilling is typically |
| salmon as well as hot dogs and hamburgers. | | | | done at high temperatures. Steaks and pork chops, |
| Barbecued food, on the other hand is stuff like ribs | | | | for example, are usually cooked at about 400 |
| and pulled pork. But it's not so much the type of | | | | degrees. When you're using a BBQ smoker to cook |
| food as it is how it's prepared that makes for true | | | | ribs, though, the temperature is more in the 200 |
| BBQ... | | | | degree range. |
| You see, barbecued food is cooked longer than | | | | This combination of low heat and long cooking times |
| typical grilled meats. This brings us to the second | | | | is really the essence of Southern BBQ! |
| difference between these two devices - Length of | | | | |