| A good barbecue isn't easy and there's no substitute | | | | much fat and the BBQ will flare up - a sure fire way to |
| for experience but we've all got to start somewhere | | | | cook up a burnt offering. |
| so if you're a BBQ novice then read on. | | | | 2. They're made from ground beef and that means |
| Below are plenty of fantastic barbecue tips and menu | | | | they must be cooked through. Food poisoning is |
| ideas for the grill so if any ladies out there have read | | | | generally caused by the bacterium e-coli that grows |
| my article entitled "Modern Man And The Barbecue | | | | on the surface of the meat. Cook the outside of a |
| Grill" you'll already be on the road to converting your | | | | steak and you can safely eat the inside raw but think |
| man from the fire pits to the BBQ King with some | | | | about a burger, with ground meat, the meat that's on |
| easy BBQ recipes. | | | | the inside has also been on the outside. |
| I've already spoken about the patience that's required | | | | So if you're not yet convinced about your man's BBQ |
| when it comes to lighting the grill and the need to heat | | | | capabilities choose a meat that doesn't need to be |
| up the coals and eliminate the flames. Remember, | | | | cooked through to be safe. Try barbecue beef, |
| "coals are hot, flames are not!" and we're on the road | | | | barbeque lamb or BBQ fish. |
| to a successful BBQ cookout. This same rule applies | | | | Back to the "coals are hot, flames are not" theme it's |
| to gas grills as well as charcoal, gas grills may be more | | | | important to light up the grill on its highest position away |
| or less instant but it's still important to ensure that the | | | | from the coals. This means that the meat will be |
| lava rocks are fully warmed through and this usually | | | | cooked slowly therefore giving you the best guarantee |
| takes about 15 minutes. Charcoal of course will be | | | | that it will be cooked through and should there be a |
| more like 45 minutes before it's ready to cook on. | | | | "flare up" you are as well protected as you can be |
| So what's the next step? The best tip I can give is to | | | | from burning. Of course if it's going too slow, lower the |
| take time to plan the menu, think carefully about what | | | | grill step by step until you get the sizzle, in other words |
| you're going to cook. | | | | start gently and slowly work up the heat. |
| But isn't it easier just to do burgers and sausages? No! | | | | Finally to make for a really flavorful cookout, why not |
| In fact burgers and sausages are quite difficult for to | | | | try a marinade? Marinades not only add flavor they |
| reasons:- | | | | also tenderize and all that's needed is a little thinking |
| 1. Relatively speaking they're high in fat compared with | | | | ahead for preparation time. There's a good few |
| other foods. Now I know we need fat to drip onto the | | | | websites out there offering free barbecue recipes so |
| coals to create the smoke to give the flavor but too | | | | it's easy to find different menu ideas. |