Get Cooking With Barbeque

By Darren Smith

If you want a tasty way to avoid cooking in the kitchen this summer, barbequing is the way to go. You can always use an electric grill inside the house, but the best flavor and most tempting aromas result from cooking outdoors over a flame. There's gas or charcoal for grilling, and smokers for slow cooking. Some of the best BBQ tips recommend using marinades, rubs and sauces to add zest to your cooking. There are various internet sites and cookbooks loaded with recipes for barbeque cooking. Any way you grill it up, though, the end result will be delectable.

There are several different bases that are used for a BBQ sauce, and they each lend their own distinctive flavor to the food you're cooking. You can buy or make sauces featuring a base of vinegar, mustard or tomato. Some even use fruit. As well, you can use a sauce as a marinade for whatever meat you're grilling up. You can also take advantage of interesting sauces and marinades that are brushed on the meat while it's cooking. Finally, there's a sauce used to coat the meat right before taking it off the grill, or to add to the meat when it's on your plate.

Rubs are another BBQ staple, and are often used along with sauce. Rubs are a mixture of herbs and spices that are rubbed right into the raw meat and then penetrate more thoroughly while the meat is cooking. Rubs tend to remain on the meat and don't drip off like sauces will. This means they provide more flavor.

Try using all three forms of flavoring in combination to get the best taste possible. For instance, let the meat soak in the marinade for about 24 hours, then add the rub mixture. Once the meat is on the grill and cooking, use some sauce to enhance the flavor and tenderness.

Also, there is more than one way to barbeque. You can cook indoors on an electric grill. An outdoor grill, though, will give you loads more flavor due to the effect of the smoke from the flame. You have the option of using a gas grill or a charcoal grill. Some people prefer charcoal because of the enhanced flavor. In either case, try adding some wood chips. The meat gets a flavor boost due to the aromatic smoke produced by the wood chips while cooking.

Keep in mind that barbeque cooking sometimes takes longer than indoor cooking. Some foods are pretty quick to cook, such as hamburgers and hot dogs. But if you're planning on serving up something like ribs or roast, you'll need to cook on low heat for a long period of time to get the best results.

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