plush2426
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Well said oldbill couldn't agree more!!! and BTW whats next, automatic rub and sauce makers to go with automatic cookers?
Barbecue (also barbeque, BBQ and barbie) is a method and apparatus for char grilling food in the hot smoke of a wood fire, usually charcoal fueled. In the United States, to grill is to cook in this manner quickly, while barbecue is typically a much slower method utilizing less heat than grilling, attended to over an extended period of several hours.
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Barbecue (also barbeque, BBQ and barbie) is a method and apparatus for char grilling food in the hot smoke of a wood fire, usually charcoal fueled. In the United States, to grill is to cook in this manner quickly, while barbecue is typically a much slower method utilizing less heat than grilling, attended to over an extended period of several hours.
Does propane and wood pellets fit the defitintion of Q......
why dont you find an old woodburning oven and tell her that you will be getting rid of the modern kitchen stove so she can cook on the same level that great grandmothers did............
Couldn't agree more. I guess nowadays drama sells, but I ain't buyin'.
why dont you find an old woodburning oven and tell her that you will be getting rid of the modern kitchen stove so she can cook on the same level that great grandmothers did............
This is not to criticize anyone using electronics, because I am looking at getting a Cyber Q setup myself, but I really fail to see any difference in having a sealed cooker with electronically controlled airflow to control the temperature is any different that an electric smoker or even an oven. It's fair, because everyone has that choice, but it really should probably be a different category. And really and truly, if the sanctioning bodies are going to allow electronically controlled boxes to feed fuel and regulate temperature, why do they disallow electric smokers and propane?
Exactly Right!!! If there were tougher requirements as to what kind of "tools" you could use in competition, then you would see some of the winning teams out there suddenly become pretty average. I remember in season 1 of Pitmasters Leann Whippin and Woodchicks BBQ was competing and Leann was horrified to find that a Guru fan wouldn't work on one of her Eggs! Well instead of sucking it up and running the cooker manually, she got on the phone and woke up her Guru rep. during the wee hours of the morning to come out and fix the problem, (which turned out to be a loose connection) so that she could continue! In another episode Leann was using a big electric rotisserie cooker and when the maintenance guys had to cut the power to do a repair on a transformer or something Leann freaked out because her rotisserie would stop turning! I'm not attacking Leann but competitors in general who rely on their gadgets and electric toys to cook for them, it's as if they aren't even capable of cooking without mechanical help! So let's just take away the use of all of the electric machinery and then we'll see who's left standing at the end of the day! It might be surprising!!!:wink:I think you and Oldbill might be on to something. There should be a different category. Because at the end of the day, fire management is part of the process of making good BBQ. If electronics are doing that for you, you're not competing on an even playing field.
I do feel these gadgets and gizmos have there place, especially if your are catering or doing backyard cooking, but if the goal of a competition is to see who can make the best BBQ, and fire control is part of making BBQ, we all should be on a level playing field.
Exactly Right!!! If there were tougher requirements as to what kind of "tools" you could use in competition, then you would see some of the winning teams out there suddenly become pretty average. I remember in season 1 of Pitmasters Leann Whippin and Woodchicks BBQ was competing and Leann was horrified to find that a Guru fan wouldn't work on one of her Eggs! Well instead of sucking it up and running the cooker manually, she got on the phone and woke up her Guru rep. during the wee hours of the morning to come out and fix the problem, (which turned out to be a loose connection) so that she could continue! In another episode Leann was using a big electric rotisserie cooker and when the maintenance guys had to cut the power to do a repair on a transformer or something Leann freaked out because her rotisserie would stop turning! I'm not attacking Leann but competitors in general who rely on their gadgets and electric toys to cook for them, it's as if they aren't even capable of cooking without mechanical help! So let's just take away the use of all of the electric machinery and then we'll see who's left standing at the end of the day! It might be surprising!!!:wink: