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Meat injected BBQ

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Though some may think to inject your meat with an array of flavors can be overly excessive for barbecuing but for those who take grilling meats seriously, this is a method in which you can add loads of flavor and tenderize the meat all at the same time.

A common deterrent from using meat injectors can be someone’s fear of needles. Once you get past that the hard part is not actually handling the injector but filling the injector with marinades. Most of us will just stick the needle on suck up the marinade but that can be difficult when you’re only using a little bit of the marinade. The best way Continue reading

Best BBQ sauce of all time #1 Sweet Baby Ray’s

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This has got to be my personal favorite barbecue sauce of all time. Sweet Baby Ray’s come in original, honey barbecue, maple barbecue as well as other flavors. You should be able to find this at most major supermarkets.

In 1930, Chef Larry in Chicago entered the Mike Royko Rib-off Competition and won with his family’s recipe of a sweet and tangy bbq sauce. The sauce was named after Continue reading

Boiling ribs in beer before grilling

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If you want to reduce the cooking time in barbecuing ribs you should try and boiling them in beer. With the addition of water and spices to the beer, this significantly cuts the cook time in almost half compared to cooking them on the grill from start to finish.

Beer also acts as a tenderizer and when simmered low and slow in beer makes the meat on the ribs softer. After boiling the ribs in the beer you can finish them off on the barbecue Continue reading

Grilled oysters from Hog Island Bay

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Oysters cooked or eaten raw can be a hit or miss for most people but personally, I love oysters especially grilled oysters. Hogs Island in Oyster Bay is a great location to get some of the freshest oysters on the west coast.

One thing about raw oysters versus cooked oysters is obviously texture but the problem with eating raw oysters at home is having to shuck Continue reading

Pizza stone

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With this tool, you can turn any barbecue into a pizza oven. The cooking surface on a pizza stone keeps the temperature even which makes it perfect for grilled pizza. Not only can you cook pizza on this, you can also roast vegetables or even cook a whole chicken on it.

It also looks cool when serving it as a platter for when entertaining guests. I’ve yet to purchase one of these but with Christmas coming up Im sure to have it on someones list Continue reading

Baked beans and BBQ

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It’s not a secret that barbecues favorite side dish is baked beans. Though baked beans go back before America was even a country, American baked beans stem from Native American tribes. Iroquois, Narragansett, Penobscot, and other eastern tribes would soak beans in bear fat and maple syrup.

Through history, recipes have altered with introductions of molasses and other ingredients Continue reading

California BBQ Santa Maria-style

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California is mostly known for palm trees and beaches but the central coast of California is home to one of the world’s culinary delights. Santa Maria-style barbecue is based in Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County. This style mainly focuses on the tri-tip steak accompanied by linguica or chorizo sausages.

This method of barbecue dates back to the 19th century as a Spanish-style feast cooked over a campfire. The type of wood used in the barbecue was live oak from the local coast. The tri-tip Continue reading

Alabama white BBQ sauce

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Traditional BBQ sauce is great but sometimes you crave something new and different. Though I have never tried this sauce before I’ve read great things about it, having a zingy, creamy flavor with a  kick of spice.

A popular brand that is enjoyed by many is Big Bob Gibson’s Original White Sauce. Many restaurants are starting to use this type of sauce to add something different Continue reading

Using wood chips

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Using wood chips are a great way to enhance flavor into your barbecue. You need to place a metal tray with water and wood chips under the grill on the side where there is no fire.

This will give off incredible smoky aromas while tenderizing the meat from the smoke itself. This combination makes your barbecue that Continue reading

Chimney starter

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Chimney starters are great. Having one has proven useful on many occasions. This tool is handy especially when you have to cook on a barbecue grill for a long period of time.

One of the key things to barbecuing is you never want to have your heat too high. This will only dry out the meat really quickly and in the worst case, burn the meat. By using the chimney Continue reading