BBQ and Outdoor Cooking

BBQ and Outdoor Cooking are enormous outdoor cooking stations that can turn cold, abandoned backyards into friendly places to entertain. There is nothing like a good quality BBQ in the company of family, friends and acquaintances. These islands have become incredibly popular over the years for, unlike stand-alone grills, they are designed as part of backyard sites and can be customized to accommodate additional food preparation areas. There are many advantages to using outdoor kitchen islands since they allow you to assemble many pieces of cooking equipment at one time.To set up your BBQ island and your backyard for extra fun and enjoyment, make sure you invest in some of these fun accessories.

There's BBQ and Outdoor Cooking accessories to suit all tastes. In addition to enhancing backyards and BBQ islands, the bar area is an excellent way to take advantage of natural light. Any bar area will add style and character to your patch. 

BBQ and Outdoor Cooking

Good barbecue and grilling tips are essential for learning how to barbecue or how to grill. Most backyard cooks are not experts in barbecuing or grilling. He has no television shows on the Food Network. He has no grilling cookbooks out. 

Here are some of the more common mistakes and do's and don'ts made in BBQ Grill Cooking:

1) If you started with frozen meat, make sure the meat is thawed completely. Trying to cook the inside of a still-frozen piece of meat is next to impossible without burning the outside.

2) When using a charcoal grill, try to start the fire without charcoal lighter fluid. Lighter fluid taste will always get into your meat no matter how much you cook the coals down first. A chimney starter makes starting the fire a breeze. It also allows you to add charcoal along the way should the coals burn out along the way.

3) Never poke the BBQ meat with a fork after cooking has begun. This is one of the most common mistakes and one of the most deadly for your barbecue. When poking with a fork, the juices will run out of the meat and right into the bottom of the barbecue pit or grill. Your meat will be dry and less tender. Use a long set of tongs to turn the meat.

4) Lower the heat. Except for steaks, which need a quick searing, cook slowly over low to medium heat. Lower heat is much more manageable and it will make the meat tender and juicy.

5) Quit lifting the lid to check the meat! Every time you do that it changes the temperature inside the bbq grill or pit. Air from you opening the lid acts like a sponge and dries the meat up. Opening the lid also increases your chances of flare-ups.

Charcoal BBQ Smoker Grill

6) This is more of a food safety mistake. Do not put the cooked meat back on the same plate or platter that the raw meat was on without washing it first. Mixing the cooked with the raw just begs for someone to get sick.

7) After removing the meat from the bbq grill or pit, let it rest for at about 5-10 minutes. Cutting into or slicing the meat immediately after pulling it from the cooker will cause all the juices to flow out of the meat and onto the platter.