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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

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

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

Planking

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Planking is also known as plank grilling is the method of cooking meat usually fish on a wooden board over indirect heat. This ensures the meat will have a smokey flavor due to the smoked wood.

One concern is that the wood will catch on fire but to prevent that from happening, you must first soak the wood in Continue reading

Weapon of choice

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When it comes to BBQ, do you prefer a gas grill or charcoal grill? This is an ongoing debate. The simplicity of gas grills appeal to the mass but for certain people who take barbecuing a little more seriously, charcoal is the way to go. I personally use a 22″ Weber grill.

The key difference in these two methods of barbecuing Continue reading