Re: [CH] I believe in BBQ
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Wed, 14 May 2008 17:35:46 -0400
Cool! What kind of cooker do you use?
=Mark
On Wed, 14 May 2008 14:28:32 -0700, Dana H. Myers wrote
> =Mark wrote:
> > An essay on NPR about the Zen of BBQ. About 5 minutes long.
> >
> > There Is No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue:
> >
> > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4827993
>
> Ah, what a nice essay on a topic near and dear to my heart.
> At the risk of bragging a bit...
>
> Earlier this month, I spent a week in North Carolina and
> entered into a local BBQ competition (the Edenton Hogfest).
> We were one of 12 teams cooking ribs, brisket and chicken,
> and it was a great time on the High Ground of barbecue, made
> better when our chicken took 3rd and our ribs took 1st - and
> we took the Grand Champion trophy for total points. It was
> great for a guy from California and one from Massachusetts
> to even play in the game there.
>
> It took me a while to figure out some of the basics; the
> first 6 months, I drove myself about nuts worrying about
> temperature spikes and marinades, rubs, mopping, sopping,
> and opening the lid far too many times. Eventually, I learned
> that BBQ done right is pretty relaxing, even boring. You get
> decent hunks of meat, you season them modestly, you cook
> them with lump and a little wood until they're done, and the
> fewer times you peek, the better off you are.
>
> A great lesson in life, really.
>
> ObChileHead: I periodically smoke batches of habaneros, and
> grind them. Mmmmmm...
>
> Dana
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=Mark
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