BBQ American style

[Rave]

Just thought this was an interesting article- it couldn't really be more different to our idea of what constitutes a barbecue. I fancy trying some slow cooked brisket myself TBH.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...nt/4104276.stm

[Taz]

Interesting. They define the commonly known term of 'barbecue' as grilling and then go on to clarify that barbecued food is in fact 'smoked'.

Of course, the British notion of a barbecue is in fact 'charred' food - quite dangerous as charring any food creates carcinogens.

[mr_rizla]

That sounds really quite tasty... and on that subject I'm still looking forward to the day we have a large cow being spit roasted in the back garden. Mmmm.... MEAT.

Was at a BBQ last night actually, and I normally always end up putting too much effort into drinking and none into eating, simply because I'm not that hungry when drinking until the end of the night. However, this top bloke kept coming round with just a dish of random bite size peices of steak - great plan!! Not stodgy at all, tasted fantastic, and no faffing for the eater in question!

Will be stealing this idea...

[scottyman]

Well, interesting - most yankees I know still consider a bbq a mix of the two - where you've got the slow cooked ribs (you start cooking at midday - ready to eat around 5) add rollers and sliders and cook them for about 20 minutes - they've never really heard of real sausages - only frankfurters.
All the americans who've crossed over and had one of mine love them to bits - it's a different way of thinking about it - especially since the US interpretation isn't really shared by anyone else around the world!