Originally posted by Nilsen
Can one of you in a short post please explain the diff between BBQ and grilling?
I user the term BBQ for what i think you refer to as grilling or somehting like that.
Im confused (yes i bet you all are really suprised by that
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In my book, BBQ'ing is slow cooking meat 200-225 degrees (f) for several hours over indirect heat. Grilling is cooking steaks burgers, chicken, sausage or hot dogs over direct flames.
Grilling is searing while BBQed meats are slow cooked in a moist smokey environment.
Ask asked earlier, BBQ on a gas grill you need to first sear the meat over direct heat on one side of the grill. Move the meat to the opposite side of the grill with the burner off. Turn the burner on the non meat side to low. I buy a cheap aluminum pan and put over the the burner that I have on low. I place any left over merinade in the pan and fill it with water. I than fold up several pieces of aluminum foil and place them around the edges of the grill to seal the top lid to the bottom lid. Place a few large chuncks of soaked mesquite, oak, peacon etc. wood around the water pan. You now have a moist, smoky, grill. Do not open, drink beer for a few hours. After 2-3 hours open turn the meat add a few more big chunks of wood. Drink more beer. Try a couple of boston butts easy, cheap and hard to screw up. See Silat's excellent post above. He cooks like he has a lil southern blood in him.
Enjoy