BBQ, Barbecue, Barbeque, Bar-B-Q, or just simply Q…
It’s called many things. Means different things to different people. Is used as a noun, verb, and adjective. And has a language all its own.

Our BBQ Dictionary tries to define the terms and capture the spirit, history and tradition of this tasty national pastime.

Danger Zone

Danger Zone refers to the temperature zone from 40F degrees to 140F degrees. It is…

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Smoke Ring

The Smoke Ring is the thin pinkish colored layer below the surface of  BBQ meat …

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BBQ

BBQ, Barbecue, Barbeque, Bar-B-Q, or just simply Q… It’s called many things. Means different things…

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Offset Smoker

An Offset Smoker has two chambers.  The main chamber used for cooking and a separate…

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St. Louis Style

St. Louis Style refers to a method of trimming spare ribs. [caption id=”attachment_393″ align=”alignnone” width=”450″…

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Vents

Vents are the air intakes in a BBQ grill or smoker. Vents are used to…

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Spatchcock

What is Spatchcock? Spatchcock or “Spatch” is the procedure for butterflying a chicken, turkey, Cornish…

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Frogmats

Frogmats are non-stick cooking mats that you use in your smoker or grill. These mats…

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Rib Rack

A Rib Rack is a device that is used to hold multiple racks of BBQ…

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Fat Cap

A Fat Cap is the white layer of fat on top of the meat. The…

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