BBQ 101
Posted By Mike Gfeller on June 27, 2011
I took a BBQ 101 course at Premier Grilling on Main Street in Frisco, Texas. Bryan Brickman, a friend of mine I met through Rotary, told me about it and so I signed up for $75. It was worth every penny. We made our own ribs, but learned a lot in general about smoking meats and cooking on the grill. One of the more important lessons was to use good charcoal, not the briquets like you buy at the store, but good lump charcoal. I’m not here to sell you anything, so I won’t mention a particular brand, but the difference in taste is incredible. I’ve always made fun of my friends who use gas grills, and rightly so, but when you use charcoal briquets filled with lighter fluid, there honestly isn’t that much difference. From now on, I use lump charcoal, with maybe a little bit of flavored wood thrown in sparingly. Bryan gave me a great tip for how to get your charcoal lit quickly. Get a MAP gas torch, lay your charcoal in your grill/smoker, and torch those babies for about a minute until they catch on fire. I went to Lowe’s and bought a torch kit today, with the torch and the fluid for $49.99 + tax. I’ll let everyone know tomorrow night how it works out after I’ve had a chance to use it. Until then, cheers.
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