Outdoor Cooking

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Outdoor Cooking

One of the most difficult things
to learn about outdoor cooking is
timing and heat control, this
usually takes years of experience.

However, the beginner can use the
counting method as a learning tool.
After the briquettes have turned
gray, (this is ash) then arrange
the coals in the grill. Knock the
gray off the briquettes,

it acts as insulation and the fire
isnt as hot as it should be. Hold
your hand over the coals at the
same distance as the food you are
going to cook, slowly count 1
barbecue 2 barbecue and so on,
until you have to remove your
hand, a count of three is medium
heat.

To reduce the heat, remove some
briquettes or cook the food
further away from the coals,
adding briquettes or moving the
food closer to the fire will
increase the heat.

Remember to tap the ash off the
briquettes often to maintain your
heat.

Other considerations in cooking
your food are:

*Temperature:Cool temperatures and
wind cool the food and slow
cooking time.

*Humidity: charcoal absorbs
moisture from the air and cooks
slower on a damp day.

*Food temperature: colder food
slows the cooking time.

Even the most experienced outdoor
chef has to deal with flame-ups,
as meat cooks the fats drip onto
the coals causing flame ups.

To minimize this, trim as much fat
off the meat as possible prior to
cooking. A small spray bottle
will help put these out, but dont
drench the coals; it slows your
cooking time, just spray enough to
put out the flames.

Be sure to remove the meat before
you spray the flames with water!

To get that great smoked taste,
soak hickory wood chips in water,
place the chips around the edges
of the fire so they smoke rather
than burn.

If they start to burn, remove them
and soak again in water. If you
like a heavy smoke flavor, reduce
the heat and cook food longer,
place the lid on the barbecue if
it has one.

A little trick I learned about
cleanup is to wad up aluminum foil
and scrub the grill with it, this
works great if you dont have the
proper tools for cleaning.

Enjoy your barbecue along with
friends and family, cookouts are
fun for many occasions.

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