FAQ, BBQ Questions

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    How to Brine and What is Brining
    How to Brine and What is Brining
      How does salt, sugar, and water can improve texture and flavor in meats, poultry, and seafood. To bring back moisture and flavor to meats brining has long been considered one of the best and easiest forms of preparation. Soaking a turkey in a brine solution of salt (and often sugar) and a...
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    How to build a grill out of a 55 gallon drum
    How to build a grill out of a 55 gallon drum
      Building a 55 Gallon Drum barbecue was one of the most rewarding experiences I've had in a long time. The picture doesn't look like much but I'll tell you that I'll stand my grill against grills costing 2 or $3,000 anytime and my barbecue will be far superior. Below are my...
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    How To Clean Ribs for Barbecue
    How To Clean Ribs for Barbecue
    Clean ribs is a primary requirement prior to barbecue.  But before you add dry rubs, marinades and seasoning, we'll need to spend some time getting the ribs prepared and ready.  The process is somewhat simple but can be daunting if you've never been exposed to the preparation...
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    How To Get Wood Smoke Flavor Using A Gas Grill
    How To Get Wood Smoke Flavor Using A Gas Grill
      How do you get wood smoke flavor onto meats when using a gas grill? Learn how to use a Gas Grill deliver amazing wood flavor.  Gas grills have become more efficient over the years.  Their single greatest advantage over charcoal grills is that heat is delivered quickly through the...
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    How to grill asparagus
    How to grill asparagus
      Grilled Asparagus is one of the easiest and healthiest vegetables to grill, besides Bell Pepper. I love Asparagus it is a great vegetable and while it may not be as versatile as carrots or potatoes it is very versatile in its use ability.  Asparagus is...
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    How to Grill BBQ Shrimp
    How to Grill BBQ Shrimp
      These instructions will help you when preparing and  BBQ shrimp and how to grill. Although it may look easy, it is important to follow some key steps to ensure that your shrimp come out looking and tasting great. 1. Buying Shrimp Because of shrimps perishability most are frozen and...
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    How to Grill The Best Hamburgers
    How to Grill The Best Hamburgers
      The best tasting Hamburgers undoubtedly come from your BBQ Grill. Follow these directions to make great tasting barbecue hamburgers every time. Directions for How to Grill The Best Hamburgers 6 BBQ patties: In a large bowl, thoroughly blend your ingredients, dry mix, seasoning,...
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    How to keep food hot when transporting - 9 Ways
    How to keep food hot when transporting - 9 Ways
      When catering, one of the biggest issues we have is how to keep food hot during and after grilling or transporting and travel. Especially if it has been grilled sometime earlier or in a different location from which it is served. This is a common problem many people face and so...
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    How To Make Asian Teriyaki Sauce Marinade Recipe
    How To Make Asian Teriyaki Sauce Marinade Recipe
      Over the years we've used Asian Teriyaki Sauce in a hundred different ways especially in the barbecue business.  Most of my friends at one time or another have purchased teriyaki sauce from some purveyor.  So to make things easier we've decided to produce the recipe we...
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    How to Make BBQ Chicken Easy Grill Recipe
    How to Make BBQ Chicken Easy Grill Recipe
      Over the years we've made hundreds of different BBQ Chicken Grill dishes from barbecue chicken thighs to bbq chicken wings to bbq chicken breasts that are bursting with flavor.  In all that time we worked through the ins and outs of using a charcoal grill, using a gas grill and...
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    How to Marinate and the process of Marinating
    How to Marinate and the process of Marinating
      Marinades and the Marinating Process: Let's cover what is a marinade and what is the process of marinating.  A marinade is a seasoned mixture that adds flavor and in some cases tenderizes. Marinades are commonly used with thin cuts, such as steaks, chicken, duck or fish. A...
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    How To Smoke A Turkey - On Your Smoker
    How To Smoke A Turkey - On Your Smoker
      Follow our step by step process on How To Smoke A Turkey - On Your Smoker to ensure an evenly cooked and smoked turkey. Prepare the smoker by removing the lid and center ring of your smoker, open all vents and place 2 layers of briquettes (about 10 Pounds) in the charcoal basket.  Light...
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    How To Smoke Meats - The Process
    How To Smoke Meats - The Process
      Meat smoking has been around for more than One Hundred years. In fact on my last journey to the mountains of Norway (2011) I saw many farmhouses with individual smokehouses on stilts just yards from their backdoor. Smoking not only adds flavor to meat but removing or drying out the...
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    How to start a Charcoal Grill - The Easy way
    How to start a Charcoal Grill - The Easy way
    How to start a Charcoal Grill  First things first. Before you start, examine the grill to ensure that all grill components are properly placed. Be sure that the ash pan is properly attached to the legs underneath the grill. The charcoal grate should be resting inside the bowl to hold the...
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    How To Stop and Prevent Flare Ups on your grill
    How To Stop and Prevent Flare Ups on your grill
    Managing How To Stop and Prevent Flare-ups on your grill Flare-ups occur when splattered grease or fat makes contact with the heat source and sparks into a flame. To prevent flare-ups, make sure your grill is clean before you start-even old grease splatters can cause flare-ups and charring. Make...
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    How to use Dry Rubs and apply them
    How to use Dry Rubs and apply them
      Although dry rub seasoning has been around for many years over the last three or four this form of pre-seasoning meats has become quite popular. In fact not long ago "marinades" were the more popular of the two forms of seasoning. That is quickly changing since dry rubs...
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    How To Use Grill Vents Should They be OPENED or CLOSED
    How To Use Grill Vents Should They be OPENED or CLOSED
    We've been asked this question in numerous forms and it begs an solution. That  answer is YES!   BBQ Grill Vents should be Open when grilling . But then comes the subsequent question, by how much or or  How do you use them?   To answer this...
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    How To Use Marinades
    How To Use Marinades
      Marinating meat can be one of the simplest and easiest ways of bringing flavor to foods. The only real limitation is "time". Planning ahead is crucial to determining the tenderness and importation of flavor that meats experience. In this article we discuss some suggestions...
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    How to Use Wood Chips for BBQ Smoking
    How to Use Wood Chips for BBQ Smoking
      Cooking with wood chips has been a favorite with BBQ chefs since the first fire. In recent times we have become so sophisticated with our tastes and techniques that cooking with wood has become an art. Many individuals refuse to cook with propane or natural gas for fear of losing the flavor...
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    How To Use Wood Chips for BBQ Smoking Guide
    How To Use Wood Chips for BBQ Smoking Guide
    We at Jake's Famous Foods have been making and managing Barbecues for the last 17 years and before that we were making barbecues when we were just knee high to a hound dog.....or at least that's how I've heard it said.  All total we've been making barbecues for some 40 plus...
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    Is it better to marinate, season or dry rub tri-tip?
    Is it better to marinate, season or dry rub tri-tip?
    Marinate, Season or Dry Rub Tri Tip, which is better In fact we'll go one better...should you even bother no matter which method?  The plain and simple answer is YES, YES, by all means YES!  Now for the best of the methods which would enhance, improve and just all around make you tri...
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