Dear Dr. BBQ: What are the essential components for good BBQ? Lora Hi Lora, That is a short but fully loaded question. In my opinion, the essential components for good BBQ are long slow cooking with wood for flavor and seasoning that will combine with the smoke and heat to caramelize creating an outside bark that has the same …
The Elusive Smoke Ring
Q: Dear Sir, I own a large Big Green Egg and enjoy the results I get from this smoker. My question is, how do I get a nice pink smoke ring in my meat, specifically baby back ribs? My end product is as good as I would hope for–nice and smoky and the meat comes right off the bone–but …
Grilled Appetizers
Q: Hey Dr. BBQ, I”m always playing around with appetizers on the grill. Just wondering if you could share a few of your favorites. –Mike Des Moines A: Hi Mike, Appetizers are a great opportunity to experiment and have some fun. Here are a couple ideas: Portobellos marinated in Italian dressing, grilled …
Grate-Level Temperatures
Hi Dr. BBQ: I noticed a lot of your recipes say to keep the grill on 375 degrees, would this be the same for charcoal grills as well? For example, your Championship Rib recipe. How many hours would these ribs take to cook and at what degrees? I have a standard Weber Grill, probably only enough room for one slab …
Basting Backribs?
Dr. BBQ, I am in the process of buying a commercial, NSF BBQ smoker. Would you suggest gas or electric? Thank you, The Lunch Hut Hi Lunch Hut, If you’re looking at only NSF rated smokers you’re going to be OK either way. They’ll all be good quality restaurant equipment that’s easy to clean and will have a good long …