Joseph wrote:
"Dave Bugg" wrote in message
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Joseph wrote:
Hey Folks,

I am thinking about using all the different styles of BBQ I am
aware of to create a log and help decide which I prefer best. These
are the one I am aware of...

1) Southwest BBQ - Just about anything slow cooked over open
fire, adjustable height grilling grate. Frequent basting and
turning.

The kind of southwest style you're referring to is more
rotissere-grilling than bbq.

I have had this style of chicken and ribs,

Chicken is not a meat that is bbq'd. it doesn't contain the collagen that is
contained in tough cuts of meat.

I have found it to
have the tenderness and smoke flavoring like the more traditional
BBQ'd meats.

Chicken is naturally tender. If you were to truly "bbq" it, the chicken
would turn tough and dry. Smoke flavoring is not a requirement for bbq. I
smoke roast chickens all the time.

Slow cooked over an open wood pit seems to qaulify to
me as the distance from the coals creates the same results.

Distance from coals is not an issue.

Boil and grill? That originates in hell. It sure the hell ain't bbq.

Now if I were to take a par boiled piece of meat and then smoke
it low and slow, would it not be BBQ.

Nope. All you're doing is re-heating par-boiled food.

I don't know if it would be
any good but I heard of people doing it that way. Boiling doesn't
sound like a good thing but it may be worth trying.

It has been tried. There is a reason why those who truly understand and
respect the art of bbq get hot under the collar and real ****ed when someone
includes boling meat as a category of "bbq".

Good luck with the log. I tend to enjoy good bbq wherever I go, and
tend to think that whatever good bbq I have in my mouth at the time
is the best. :-)

I agree, any style has it merits. I guess I am just looking to
see how well I can create the different styles. Pulled pork and
brisket are both great eats, but different forms of BBQ. I guess the
first thing to do is decide how many variations I want to try. Thanks for
the input.

I would wager that most everyone on this NG has done each and every style
(except for the purulent boiled meat). You might want to look at the FAQ we
use:
http://www.eaglequest.com/~bbq/faq2/toc.html

--
Dave www.davebbq.com

What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan