Lisa wrote:

> BBQ can be used to refer to both grilling and smoking, hence the possibility
> for complexity.
> I prefer cooking damn near anything over fire.
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> "Richard Periut" > wrote in message
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>>Goy Liath wrote:
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>>>bbq is great. it's great cuz it's simple.
>>>
>>>but, alot of bbq guys try to get all complicated with bbq. or they
>>>try to broaden the range of what can be bbqed.
>>>and what started out as simple outdoor cooking has now gotten
>>>ridiculously, almost surreally pompous.
>>>
>>>it's like these guys know you can't really do much with BBQ except do
>>>chicken, ribs, steak, and some veggies.
>>>so they start grilling breads, pizzas, fruits, soups, etc!!
>>>and on occasion, they'll even pull out an outdoor deep fryer.. and--i
>>>kid you NOT--deepfry icecream!!
>>>
>>>come on people!
>>
>>Cooking is an art and a science. You can portray something very simple,
>>or you can complicate the matter. It's a matter of choice.
>>
>>BBQ is not all that simple. REal BBQ that is. Most folks around the
>>world grill--quite different from BBQ which uses long term lower temps
>>and smoke from the wood. Dry rubs, sauces, mopping sauces, et cetera,
>>are a matter of taste.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>--
>>"Dum Spiro, Spero."
>>
>>As long as I breath, I hope.
>>
>>Cicero
>>
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No. True BBQ is what I mentioned. Yeah, I even use the term to denote a
grilling with friends; but I always take the time to explain to them
that true BBQ is slow cooking over low temps, and using wood (to smoke)
as the fuel source.

Rich

--
"Dum Spiro, Spero."

As long as I breath, I hope.

Cicero