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Barbecue | ||
 Is a term misused by many, who apply it to anything cooked on a grill or oven and served with a spicy, tomato-based sauce. However, barbecue is definitely a cooking technique, and is not done on a grill. It's not limited to the United States, but it is done throughout the world, and doesn't involve a tomato-based sauce. I offer this definition of barbecue - the cooking of whole animals or large tough cuts of meat over wood fire and low temperatures (165° to 210° F) over an extended period of time. Barbecuing generally uses a closed environment to capture steam, which helps keep the product moist and tender. |