Learn Competition BBQ Secrets

Ok, so we all know your not a competition BBQ master, that's how you find yourself reading this. Or maybe you have been cooking for a while and are just looking for something "new" to cook. You should not let any fear you feel about learning something new deter you from trying to cook like a pro. Preparing food for your loved ones or for the competitive spirit inside you, is something that everyone needs help with now and then. I'm going to give you a couple of helpful tips, to move you along in your BBQ journey.

Setting up the Grill

The very first thing you want to do is make sure you start with a clean grill. This is so obvious, but it is so often over looked. If you start to cook without taken this into consideration, you are throwing all of that preparation right out the window. Make sure you coat the grate with things like vegetable cooking spray, or use cooking oil to make sure that tasty meat does not stick. Now for that old fire, make sure you throw in some mesquite, alder, or hickory chips over the coals. Use one or the other but not all. Make sure to prepare your fire an hour or so before grilling, charcoal is ready when it's about eighty percent grey in the daylight, and glowing red at night.

Chicken Help

Choose some thicker boneless skinless chicken breasts or regular chicken breasts on the bone. You then want to marinate with your favorite marinate(Basque is a good one to use) for about one hour. Now place the chicken on the cool side of the grill with thicker side facing the coals. Cover the chicken with a disposable aluminum roasting pan cook 6-9 minutes. Make sure to flip the chicken so the thinner sides face the coals and continue grilling covered 6-9 minutes. Finish cooking the chicken over higher heat coals until dark grill marks appear, 1-2 minutes on each side. If you missed marinating prior to grilling then this is when you can add some bbq sauce, to each side and still cook 1-2 minutes on each side.

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