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.

Texas Crutch

Texas Crutch refers to wrapping the meat tightly in foil during the BBQ cooking process. [caption…

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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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Pellicle

The pellicle is a shiny, tacky thin skin or film of protein that forms while…

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Pig Candy

Pig Candy is bacon that is covered in brown sugar and spices then smoked.  Basically……

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Bark

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

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CYM

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

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Spatchcock

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

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Marbling

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

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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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EVOO

EVOO is the acronym for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  It has many uses in BBQ….

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Lump Charcoal

Lump charcoal is made by burning wood at high temperatures until it has turned into…

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