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.

Membrane

The Membrane is the thin skin on the back of ribs. REMOVE IT! There are…

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Marbling

Marbling (aka intramuscular fat) refers to the white fat in the muscle of beef. It…

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Minion Method

The Minion Method is a technique to create a long burning charcoal fire for cooking…

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Shiner

A Shiner is a piece of exposed bone showing through the meat on the top…

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Glue

Glues or binders are used in preparation for smoking meat to hold the dry rub…

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Reverse Sear

Using a Reverse Sear method to BBQ meats involves cooking the meat with indirect heat…

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CYM

CYM – Cheap Yellow Mustard This is used in the preparation of smoking meats, not…

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Pellet Grill

A Pellet Grill uses hardwood pellets for the fuel source instead of wood, charcoal, gas…

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Bark

The Bark is the outer crust that forms when smoking meat.  It is usually associated…

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Inject

Inject is the act of using a syringe to put liquid into your BBQ meat…

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Zest

Perhaps like me you came across a recipe for a BBQ marinade that called for…

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