BBQ Pitmaster Answers BBQ Questions From Twitter

I'm Rodney Scott, barbecue pit master

and restaurant owner,

and today I will be answering your questions on Twitter.

This is Barbecue Support.

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First up, from Danielhugz,

is there a difference between grilling and barbecuing?

Isn't barbecue when it has barbecue sauce?

There is a difference between grilling and barbecuing.

Grilling is when you're open flame pretty hot and fast,

barbecuing is when you're low and slow.

Barbecue sauce, that's your personal preference.

Next up from LucifersQuinoa,

wait, how do you make barbecue sauce?

What goes into it?

Barbecue sauce can be a base of vinegar,

it can be a base of pepper or molasses,

and you can make barbecue sauce

pretty much in your own personal flavors.

You can create, or you can follow along

with any recipes that you've seen, heard of, or experienced.

N6four, McDonald's barbecue sauce, thoughts?

Drive on through.

Next up, Joesrealbbq asks

how do you make your brisket sandwich?

Brisket is a beef cut from the chest of the cow,

kind of like the peck of the cow.

You can make your brisket sandwich either chopped or sliced,

the way I do it is chopped and sliced.

Sliced is basically against the grain

with a touch of fattiness in there.

The chopped brisket sandwich,

which is just what it says, chopped brisket.

You can add cheese, thick sauce, no sauce at all,

there's so many different ways

you can make a brisket sandwich.

Next, basket savor,

what is your favorite tool to barbecue with?

My favorite tool to barbecue with

is a long pair of tongs, like such.

A long tong is important

because you want to make sure and have

nice clearance when you're reaching in

to rotate your proteins,

or to grab your vegetables when you're cooking on a grill.

And if you're making a sauce,

my second favorite tool is a whisk

to make sure you get all your ingredients stirred in

when you're making your barbecue sauce.

Next up, Arctic Cabins Ltd asks

what are the best cuts of meat for barbecuing?

If it's beef, I would say bone in rib eye,

it's great protein, doesn't take long to cook,

and it doesn't take a lot of seasoning on the grill.

If it's chicken, leg quarter

because it's a little fatty

and it stays juicier on the grill.

And if it's pork, pork shoulder

because you get a combination of

the shoulder and a little bit of the top of the ribs,

perfect cut.

Darrel Faz asks smoke a brisket fat side up

or fat side down?

Fat side up,

because that fat renders down

and flavors the rest of the brisket.

Carne 250 says what is a barbecue style?

A barbecue style is a recognition of a general area.

There's several styles of barbecue,

you have what they call Texas style,

which is more of a beef base

and is served without sauce.

You have some Saint Louis styles

where some of them are dry rub,

and Memphis style

that's used with a dry rub.

There's a Carolina style

which is mostly either mustard or vinegar.

Out of all of those, my favorite is Carolina

because that's what I grew up on,

that's what I love the most,

and that's what we serve to this day.

Chavezz Cris, laughing my ass off,

what's so special about Texas barbecue?

Texas is known for barbecue,

I highly respect everybody in Texas that cooks barbecue.

Not only is it celebrated,

it's also cooked without any sauces

and it's using just basic ingredients most of the time

of kosher salt and black pepper,

and all the natural flavors come out through the smoke

and it's so celebrated in Texas

as well as around the world.

The Rowe diaries asks

are fall off the bone baby back ribs overcooked?

Yes.

Next.

Nosoyjero, Siri, how do you roast a pig?

Low and slow baby, low and slow.

You want to make sure when your pig is laid on the grate

meat side down

that you only apply your heat to the hams and the shoulders,

those are the thickest parts.

Every 10 to 15 minutes maintaining a temperature

between 225 to 250.

This is about 135 to 160 pound hog,

and this should be about a 10 to 12 hour cook time.

Next up, Prairie Joe's, what's a pit master?

Do you need a PhD?

A pit master is considered to be a person

that's cooking barbecue without any gauges,

any modern utensils, or gadgets,

just cooking with the basics.

And no you don't need a PhD to be a pit master.

Next up, Orgasmic Chef,

which type of barbecue do you prefer?

A brick built one that burns wood or charcoal,

or propane burning one?

The flavors on propane are kind of not as flavorful as wood

a little bit more bland,

I prefer brick pit.

And I can actually show you that now.

You can burn your wood down, get charcoals,

you will get the natural flavors of wood, smoke,

and everything that's so nice.

If you're using charcoal,

I prefer to use a wood lump charcoal.

It's a great natural flavor,

and it's as close as you can get with buying charcoal.

Next Bri Dehlinger asks

I know this is off-topic,

but I am making my first pulled pork tomorrow.

Any tips or tricks?

If you're doing your first pulled pork

that can be a pork shoulder, that can be a pork butt,

either or you want to make sure

and start with the meat side down,

cook it to about 165 to 190 degrees

to make sure that your pork is cooked all the way through.

Once you reach that temperature of 190

you're able to pull it apart

without any other utensils other than your hands.

That's why it's nicknamed pulled pork.

And when you turn it over,

increase the heat just a little

to get the skin nice and crispy

and add your sauce of your choice.

Stromile PDX asks any tips, recipes for making beef brisket?

If you're gonna cook your brisket

I recommend that you put your offset

of having the coals on one side

and the brisket on the other,

and always be sure to check for a temp.

Next up, Foul G,

too much seasoning or nah?

This looks like a picture of a brisket

with some seasoning on it,

and it looks like kosher salt and pepper.

Seasoning is a personal preference,

you just don't want it too salty or too spicy.

Yung Jojobi, unanswered questions,

what does the Q stand for in barbecue?

Quality.

Next, Char Griller,

what's your best tip of perfect ribs?

You want to take the membrane off your ribs

so you can allow the rub that you're using

to kind of go all the way through to the bone.

As you can see the ribs are membrane off,

dry rub, you got a little caramelization

from the brown sugar,

you have that tenderness,

not fall off the bone,

but just easy enough to chew.

And if you put your rib on a grill that's way too hot,

it's gonna burn before it starts to cook.

And you also want them to cook

nice and brown on one side

where you can get a nice char,

and flip them over, let them cook on the other side

to temp which is 165 degrees.

Kevins BBQ Joints, why is barbecue so special?

Barbecue is so special

because it's one of those moments and times

that so many people come together

and celebrate either an event

or just a gathering for people

to forget about all of your day to day woes.

Marietta Smokehouse, what's the advantage

of cooking on racks in the pan

versus right on the grate of a smoker?

Cooking with a rack in a pan

you trap all the juices and the flavors,

versus the grill a lot of your fat

is gonna render down into the hot coals

and steam back up.

You'll still get flavor,

but not quite as much as you would get

if it's in a pan.

Next up, Greg Gasa two,

this is a smoker setup

using 130 pounds hog cut in half.

Son's graduation is at four,

reception at five,

how many hours early is too early?

And we're looking at an offset smoker

with a hot box on the end,

and my advice to you Greg

is you need to start at least 13 hours earlier

to your four o'clock,

and you need to make sure and have enough time

to pull and prepare for the five o'clock reception.

Always allow yourself an extra hour

from the cook time

which averages about 12 hours.

Now if you rush your hog

the chances are you can get a flare up

which we don't want,

and that can destroy your hog.

You can rush it to a point where you burn it

and it's no good, it'll be tough

and you'll just have to throw the whole thing away.

BBQ Confessions, barbecue rubs, wet or dry and why?

I would have to say both

because I'm a lover of both wet and dry.

Mostly wet because it's not as gritty.

Dry on occasions because it's just so good.

BBQ and Bottles, love me some short ribs,

how do you prep these?

Here we have a picture of short ribs all stacked up.

My suggestion to you is to take some olive oil,

kind of rub on your short rib,

and you want to go with a kosher salt

and some black pepper.

You can add any other ingredient that you wish to

like garlic powder or maybe a little bit of cayenne.

It's your choice.

Matthews Sonya asks what is

a critical barbecue side for you?

For me, a critical barbecue side

is definitely the baked beans.

For the baked beans I like to make them nice and slow

with bell pepper, a little brown sugar,

a little barbecue sauce added,

some proteins if you already have some smoked

would be a great addition to your baked beans.

Next, Joysonism,

I don't think I've ever had really good coleslaw.

Where do I find it, and how do I make it?

A really good coleslaw stars with cabbage,

carrots, a little salt and pepper in there,

a touch of vinegar,

and of course it's all tossed

in a dressing that's mayo based.

From alien gena queen,

I'm such a big fan of barbecue, like who invented this?

The story goes that Hispaniola

is where barbecue was started

by the Spanish and the British.

I think it was born in the Carolinas.

Cinders Barbecue asks

what does the future of barbecue look like?

Bright.

I feel like it's gonna be so international,

all over the world,

it's gonna be one of the best

and most celebrated things in the entire world.

Stuff Motherland asks,

okay tweeps, come and rep your state,

who has the best barbecue?

You do.

All right, that's it.

I hope you all learned something.

Go out and enjoy your barbecue.