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The Texas Crutch: Wrap In Foil Or Butcher Paper To Tenderize And Speed Cooking

ribs in tinfoil

Here’s a useful technique for tenderizing, moisturizing, and speeding cooking by wrapping meat in aluminum foil for an hour or two. The Texas crutch beats the stall, in which meat stops cooking during barbecuing, sometimes for hours. This simple trick works for brisket, pork shoulder and ribs on any smoker or grill.

Big Bob Gibson’s Bama Birds With White BBQ Sauce Recipe

Chickens dunked in Alabama white BBQ sauce at Big Bob Gibsons

Packed full of flavor, this recipe for Alabama white BBQ sauce is the perfect addition to grilled and smoked chicken. Adapted from the original white BBQ sauce that was created by famed Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Que in Decatur, Alabama, this isn’t your ordinary sticky sweet BBQ sauce as it relies on mayonnaise and vinegar.

What Is Barbecue?

homer simpson barbecue

Barbecue is a hotly debated topic. Read here about a new definition of BBQ that is distinct from its legal definition. This new definition includes explanations of grilling, smoking and other terms, as well as a brief history of barbecue around the world.

The Ultimate Guide To Making Roasted Nuts And Snack Mix At Home

rosemary roasted nuts

Spicy, savory, sweet roasted nuts are always a hit as a snack. Serve them straight, mixed with dried fruit, or sprinkled as garnish on your favorite dishes. If you don’t have a smoker or grill you can make most of these recipes just fine in your indoor oven, though they will lack the deep smoky flavor of the grill.

How to Grill With Wood and Master Campfire Cooking

wood burning grill.

Discover the secrets to grilling with wood and mastering campfire cooking. Once you cook with wood and enjoy the high heat and incredible smoke flavors, you will want to cook this way again and again.

Tuscan Marinated Ribs Griglia Recipe

Cooked Tuscan pork ribs

Ribs have never tasted better than with this tested recipe for Tuscan Marinated Ribs. In Italy pork on the grill, carne di maiale alla griglia, is extremely popular as are fresh herbs. This recipe features a flavorful herbed oil and vinegar marinade and roasting without smoke. The results are complex and exotic.

Chinese Five Spice Ribs Recipe

A plate of ribs garnished with chopped scallions

Perfectly flavored with five spice powder then smoked until tender, these Asian inspired pork ribs are a sure fire hit for dinner or cut into smaller riblets for a mouthwatering party appetizer. In this recipe, the Chinese five spice riblets are marinated and grilled but they can also be cooked in the deep fryer for extra crunch.

Cleaning And Maintaining Your Grill Or Smoker

gas burner diagram

Keep your barbecue grill clean. Greasy grill grates make food taste bad and gunk on the inside of a grill can reduce heat transference. Here’s how to clean and maintain your grill.