Types of Outdoor Cooking

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Types of Outdoor Cooking There are many different methods of outdoor cooking; however, I enjoy Gas Grilling, Barbecuing and Smoking the most. All of these methods of outdoor cooking have been around for years the most recent addition is grilling. Grilling is accomplished by cooking over direct flame. The gas grill was invented by William G Wepfer in Little Rock, AR in the 1960's. Today this is the most popular method of grilling and uses propane for fuel. The advantages to grilling in this manner are simplicity and convenience. Step out on the deck turn on the gas and ignite. The ignition source in modern gas grills is created by pushing a button and creating a spark. Very little preheating time is needed due to the fact that the cooking is done directly over the flame. No lugging big bags of charcoal or having to dispense of hot coals after cooking. There are however disadvantages among them are clean up. Cleaning a gas grill can sometimes be tedious. Having to partially disassemble the grating to clean the grease from below the burners can be difficult. The other disadvantage is taste. When grilling with propane there is a lack of smoke flavor that many enjoy in outdoor cooked products. The next method of outdoor cooking I enjoy is barbecuing. This method requires food to be cooked indirectly using a heat source of charcoal or lump coal. One of the most popular devices used for home barbecue is the Weber Kettle barbecue grill. This style of barbecue grill allows the home cook to prepare a small charcoal fire to one side of the grills base and cook on the other side. The main advantage to this style of cooking is taste. When meat or any food is cooked with charcoal there is a distinct flavor difference. Smoke is introduced as part of the flavor profile. This is how true barbecue is identified, by the addition of real smoke

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