BBQ can be used to refer to both grilling and smoking, hence the possibility
for complexity.
I prefer cooking damn near anything over fire.

"Richard Periut" > wrote in message
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> Goy Liath wrote:
>
> > 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
>