The Greatest Myths about BBQ

[Roman]

There is a great deal of myths, rumors and inuendos in BBQing. If anyone would play along, this might be a good excercise and prove to be humorous. I would like to start it by saying:

Meat must be at room temp before cooking.

 

[Bob Sample]

Meat absorbs smoke

 

[Dave_S]

You should always preheat a gasser using all burners.

 

[Rita Y]

You must sear steaks first.

Cook meat fat-side up to keep meat moist.

 

[Wolgast]

Never pre salt your meat...

 

[Len Dennis]

Not quite bbq but:

NEVER put bananas in the refrigerator.

 

[Len Dennis]

Don't turn your steak with a fork.

 

[Tim Quon]

The most tender pork butts come from virgin hogs

 

[Len Dennis]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Roman:

Meat must be at room temp before cooking. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

But I got this cookbook with my new Weber Genesis (published 2005/supplied to me 2009)

 

[Jeff R]

225* is what you have to cook at.

 

[George Curtis]

my way is the only way.

 

[Dave Russell]

Most seem to involve cooking temp, like...

"Cook at or below the boiling point of water" (to keep the meat moist)

OR

"If you let the pit temp fluctuate you'll SHOCK the meat, and that's another reason why you don't put meat on cold right out of the fridge, too." (supposedly making it harder to cook to tenderness)

 

[Bob Sample]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by george curtis:
my way is the only way. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

well that's right- My way is the only way.

 

[Bob Correll]

If you want great steaks or burgers, flip only once.

 

[Gary Bramley]

Any cooking outdoors is bbq.

Low & slow is the only way to great bbq.

 

[Rita Y]

I'm gonna throw (how far...10 feet?, 20 feet? a football throw?) those steaks on the barbecue ...or skillet...or pot. Is a home kitchen really big enough to get a good aim on that throw????

Ugh! "Throwing" any food onto or into anything really irks me. Shows lack of respect for the source.

On the "barbecue"....well, you know what I mean.

This could become a rant.

 

[Bob Correll]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Ugh! "Throwing" any food onto or into anything really irks me. Shows lack of respect for the source.

On the "barbecue"....well, you know what I mean.

This could become a rant. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Rita,
I was throwing down a beer when I read this, and almost had an eruption

 

[TroyRedington]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Len Dennis:
Don't turn your steak with a fork. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

enlighten me. i'm an anti meat hook/fork flipper

 

[Chris Bjork]

your too drunk

 

[Jeff (DCJeff)]

Searing a steak over high heat seals in juices.