Questions tagged [barbecue]
Questions related to equipment, technique, tools, or other aspects of cooking on a barbecue. Questions can cover outdoor cooking with wood or charcoal barbecues or smokers, and about preparing "barbecue" style food. If you have a question about improving or adapting a particular recipe, please cross-tag with the relevant other topic(s), such as pork, ribs, or smoking.
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Can you put charcoal or soaked woodchips in a pan on top of the grate of a gas BBQ in combination with the gas to create smokey flavors?
Charcoal burns quite hot--at 500 to 1000 degrees. This is more than a gas BBQ is designed to handle and rated for.
The goal is to create a charcoal flavor. I've seen some methods to make briyani that ...
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Can a generic clay smoker work as well as a Kamado Joe?
I've been wanting to buy a regular-sized 18" Kamado ceramic grill, but they're extremely expensive. Not only that, but I don't live in the continental US so I have to pay to transport this 300-lb ...
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Keep bbq off the smoker warm or reheat?
This might sound like a dumb question, but I am wondering what is the best way to serve brisket if it is ready a couples of hours before serving?
How do you get the best result and keep it juicy? I ...
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Can I bbq with grill on top with this?
I got this grill but as you can see it’s rusty. My question is if I put grill on top, is it safe to cook chicken on it?
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What can I cook in Kamado Joe egg that I can't cook in Weber Master Touch Grill?
I BBQ weekly, and it's usually one or two thick steaks, spare ribs, or pork chops. I currently have a pretty old Weber Original Kettle 22-Inch Charcoal Grill, but it's time for me to replace it with ...
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BBQ chicken and burger patty too dry
I m not an expert at BBQ but last time I made them, 2 things happened. When they were looking juicy and cooked from outside, when checked from inside they were still raw but after cooking for a while, ...
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What are some safer alternatives to metal wire grill brushes?
There are some dangers in using wire grill brushes.
How can a grill be safely cleaned without the risk of wires getting into food?
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How deep does gaseous smoke penetrate meat?
I am wondering how deep smoke flavor can penetrate meat on a smoker. Does smoke penetrate 2mm, 2cm, 30cm, infinitely?
Some might argue that the smoke ring around meat indicates how deep smoke ...
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Is this meat that I was told was brisket in Barcelona the same as U.S. brisket?
I was born and currently live in Barcelona. Here in Catalonia, or in Spain, beef is not butchered in the American style, so I can't get the cuts that are used for American BBQ.
So, after my search and ...
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Can I cook Tandoori chicken, chicken kebab, grilled chicken, and barbecue chicken on the gas stove?
Suppose I change the spice mixes for those four types of nearly identical recipes.
All these items are generally cooked either in an earth oven or on charcoal.
Can I cook them on a gas stove? If so, ...
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Why do I find rocks inside bags of lump charcoal?
I frequently find golf ball-sized rocks in bags of lump charcoal. Usually after the fire has burnt out.
Is this some by-product of the charcoal manufacturing process or an under-handed attempt by the ...
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Flat griddle pan for Weber Spirit II E-320 BBQ
I'm trying to buy a flat griddle pan for a Weber Spirit II E-320 Gas BBQ and not sure what will fit/what is compatible.
Currently I have these cooking grates installed:
So I'm not sure if:
a. There'...
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Wild Salmon from grill is too dry
my local restaurant served me recently some wild salmon (slice) from the grill. It tasted delicious, but was pretty dry.
I'm aware that wild salmon has much less fat. So I'm wondering, is there any ...
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Cook kan-kan pork-chop in BBQ
A Kan-Kan pork-chop is a “a bone-in loin chop, with a strap of belly and the skin still attached”. It is often fried so that the attached skin is crisp.
I would like to BBQ them but the problem is ...
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Injecting Jack Daniels into pork
I have been smoking meats for a while now, and was recently given a marinade injector. I searched through a few forums, and found a few people really like mixing apple juice with Jack Daniels for ...
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Seasoning steak with broiler salt
I’ve always wanted to season a steak by just applying kosher salt before putting it in the bbq grill.
A few months I tried using this technique (https://www.thespruceeats.com/seasoning-your-steak-keep-...
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Overnight smoker seemed to go out. Meat at 168 [duplicate]
Smoker was at 250-260 when I went to bed. 9lb pork shoulder. I woke up the temp on the egg said 200, but looked like it was off. Internal meat probe said 168. Fired it back up to 275. Fired up quickly....
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Adding fuel to a grill during long cooking
I was thinking about cooking a whole chicken on the grill. This could take a couple of hours, and I might need to add some fuel to keep the heat going. Assuming I am using briquettes, I'm guessing the ...
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Should I marinade brisket for smoking overnight, or only do a dry rub?
I normally grill flank steaks in a marinade w/ citrus juices, soy sauce, garlic and chipotle overnight...
I want to get into smoking brisket and wanted people response about taking a brisket and ...
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Is there any advantage to freezing a cut of meat after putting a rub on it?
I was told once that the secret to great BBQ and roasts is to put your rub on it, freeze it, and then thaw it back out before finally cooking it. This sounds weird to me, but I thought it couldn't ...
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Why am I not getting any smoke out of my smoking pouch?
I am cooking some brisket on a gas grill. Following YouTube tutorials I made a smoking pouch/smoke bomb just like the ones they do on YouTube and filled it with newly purchased smoking pellets. As ...
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Multi-purpose grilling apparatus possible for BBQ and shashlik possible?
In Russia and Central Asia, they make shashlik on a mangal. A major difference is that the mangal does not have a grate that is the spits with meat pieces are directly exposed to the heat.
I've been ...
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Beef Short ribs still chewy after internal temperature reach 201F [duplicate]
so i currently start to cook beef short ribs on a vertical smoker.
The short ribs i used comes from australian company called hardwicks.
I cook the ribs at 250-285F. Vent are fully opened. Weather is ...
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Can I use this air fryer basket with a non-stick coating as a grill basket?
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For (reasons), I have an extra inner basket for this model of air fryer. I have completely removed the handle assembly; what I'm left with is a single piece of non-stick coated metal. I've ...
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Black sludge, black flakes after seasoning
I recently purchased a new infrared grill. It has stainless steel emitters and porcelain coated cast iron grates above the emitters.
The instructions said to season it. So I put vegetable oil all ...
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What caused my grass-fed beef to taste & smell ‘off’ this time? Not sure if gamey or barnyard-y is the right description
So this relates to an expensive order I made from a local farm, that’s highly reviewed online by the few who know about it, and they check all the boxes for my standards in terms of their beef being a)...
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Is it safe to use a grill to cook when chemically treated wood was burned in it?
my son burned chemically treated wood in my grill for a bonfire. Can I still cook in it, is it safe? or do I need to buy another grill?
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Roughly how long should I cook 3.5kg pork belly ribs in electric smoker?
I know they are done when they are tender—not at a set number of hours. But we need to eat at about 6pm for logistical reasons.
Was thinking of putting them in at 4am so 13h total cook time + 1h rest....
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What is the minimum internal temperature measured inside meat (not air temperature) for pork ribs to be safe? [duplicate]
I want to experiment to prepare the pork ribs in Weber Kettle charcoal grill on a minimum possible temperature. What is the minimum internal temperature measured inside the meat (not air temperature) ...
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Gas leak (and flames) around burner intake
I've been reassembling a friend's old BBQ and one of the three burners seems to be leaking gas where it connects with the gas intake. When I turn it on, there's a flame and I can see/smell something ...
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Is there an optimum (or minimum!) thickness for a steak when cooking on a BBQ?
I've just purchased approximately 3kg of Ribeye steak (which has come in at about 30cm in length as a visual estimate) with the intention of cutting it into multiple steaks to be cooked on a BBQ. The ...
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What is the value of the "Texas Crutch"?
In US barbecue tradition, the so-called Texas Crutch is the act of wrapping large cuts of meat like beef brisket or pork shoulder in aluminum foil or butchers' paper during the smoking process.
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Bottling for sale [closed]
I'm trying to bottle and sell a BBQ sauce from our restaurant and would like to know what is needed to do so. Health concerns and methods of doing so. What will I need ?
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Chicken didn't retain flavour from marinade
Last night I made some lovely chicken. However the flavour from the marinade was lacking and spotty. Some parts of the chicken (drumsticks) were quite flavourful, while in others the flavour was more ...
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Ribs in oven - foil method
I've seen numerous online recipes for ribs stating to either 1) cover the ribs in foil 2) cover the baking sheet the ribs are on in foil
Which will yield the most tender ribs?
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How To BBQ Sausages
I have about 20 friends coming over this weekend and we plan to eat only sausages. I have bought a variety of sausages and this will be my first time BBQ-ing. I have bought several packs that are ...
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How should I add smoking wood when grilling on charcoal?
Today I bought some apple wood to smoke some chicken wings. I was following an article on serious eats and it suggested to let the wood ignite for about 5 minutes before it produced smoke. I put the ...
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Low-salt Cooking on a Barbecue
TL;DR: Looking for evidenced based methods for low-sodium food prep. to be cooked on a barbecue.
My wife has recently confessed that she doesn't like BBQ food as it is too salty! Normally, I use the ...
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Dry rub duration
How long is too long to allow for a dry rub with small amounts of salt to sit on a pork shoulder and a brisket. I usually let it sit overnight, but am thinking of extending the time to 24 hours.
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Bottom of my charcoal grill keeps falling out
I got a small charcoal kettle grill from Craigslist recently. I can't seem to get the little dish on the botton that holds the charcoal(?) to stay attached to it. It tends to just fall out when I put ...
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How to barbecue an egg?
I recently discovered that eggs are outstanding in front country hiking:
inexpensive
nutritious
richer flavour than boiled
cooks in 10 minutes
just add salt.
The only problem is that they explode!
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Why does barbecue sauce break down and become watery in baking
I have a great brown sugar, onion, spices and catsup-based barbecue sauce for pork spare ribs, but when I bake the ribs in the oven, the sauce turns watery and thin. What do I need to remove or add to ...
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Fermenting pickles
I'm new on pickles fermentation without vinager, last week I put three jars with different recipes I found over internet and it said to leave it outside the refrigerator for one up to four weeks and ...
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Crispy chicken skin on the BBQ
I am on a mission to get CRISPY chicken skin on the BBQ. I don't mean to LOOK crispy. I mean to actually "crunch" when bitten into, if that's at all possible. I'm trying to do all the right steps. I ...
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Wood pellets in a smoke box:
Can I use wood pellets in a small stainless steel smoker box on my Weber gas bbq? And if I can any tips on how to proceed.
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How do you barbeque a whole piece of fish?
I tried having a visbraai this weekend and was a little bit dissapointed by the result. The skin of the fish sticked to the grill and the flesh stuck and crumbled on the grill. I suspect the weber was ...
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How can I BBQ everyday without the cleaning?
I want to BBQ everyday with a small BBQ but I do not want to wait to have to light coals, and then wait on the grill and then clean.
Is there an easier way to BBQ frequently?
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Charcoal grill not getting hot enough
I purchased a cheap kettle charcoal grill a few weeks ago, and I feel like it's not getting hot enough. I'm using a charcoal chimney which takes about 40 minutes to get the coals ashy. I've read it ...
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Dry and Tough Rumproast
Me and my friends have been cooking a 2kg=4.5 pounds piece of rumproast in a bbq smoker. We cooked it at about 250°F for about 3 hours. After that we, wrapped it in tin foil, raised the ...
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How long to cook a 150 lb. pig in the ground?
I am cooking a 150 lb pig in the ground for Cinco de Mayo.
I am using a Kalua Hawaiian method but using taco Al pastor flavoring.
Feeding over 100 people street tacos. I have researched and have ...
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