Temperature Guide
Meat Temperature Guide
Using the Vents to Control Temperature on Charcoal and Wood Burning Grills and Smokers
Here’s how to use the two vents to control temperature in a charcoal or wood grill or smoker.
When To Put A Lid On It
Lid up or lid down? It’s a question that comes up on the patio as often as it does in the bathroom. Answer: it depends. Sometimes you want to cook with the grill lid on, and sometimes you want it wide open. Read on to find out why.
Cooking Time – What Influences It?
Why are exact cooking times so hard to predict? Because the actual time it takes meats and other barbecued foods to reach a certain level of doneness depends on many variables such as the weather, the cooking method, the type of meat, meat thickness, humidity in the cooker, and the accuracy of your thermometer.
Carryover Cooking: A Problem or Much Ado About Nothing?
What is carryover cooking? It’s true that the internal temperature of food can continue to rise after you’ve taken the food off the heat and placed it at room temperature. How long does carryover cooking continue? By how many degrees will the internal temperature rise? Here are all the variables you need to know.
How To Know When Ribs Are Done
There are several techniques to tell when your ribs are ready: bend, twist, peek-a-boo, taste, toothpick, popup, and thermometer test. Since ribs come in so many different weights and thicknesses, knowing when they are done is an inexact science but here are some guidelines and techniques that will help make it easier.