BBQ Magic

When you are making your barbecue, you pull out the trusty bottle of barbecue sauce to pour over.

This time, surprise your family by mixing a bottle of the sauce with 1/2 cup of apricot preserves or honey.

They will thank you for the sweet surprise.

Fat Up or Fat Down

You are getting ready to cook a nice brisket and you are trying to remember if you were supposed to cook it with the fat side up or the fat side down.

When grilling or baking a cut of meat for a long amount of time you will get more tender meat if you do cook it with the fat side up.

The fat does not actually permeate the meat, but it does flow over the meat and when it is heated it will act as a barrier preventing moisture from escaping from the surface of the meat.

Barbeque for Groups

When having a barbeque for a large grouping of people something that is easier to make than hot dogs and hamburgers is shish kabobs.

Presoak as many bamboo skewers as you think you will need for at least 1 hour before cooking time.

Arrange dishes of cut up meat, vegetables, and fruit on a table near your grill.

As your guests arrive, they can assemble their shish kabob to their liking and place it on the grill.

Make up a batch of hot rice and garlic bread to serve with the shish kabobs once they have finished cooking.

Easy Basting

When you are having a barbeque with lots of friends/family over you can get really tired of basting the meat with a brush.

If your basting sauce is thin enough you can put it into a spray bottle and spray it on your meat.

If you have a thicker basting sauce you can put it into a squeeze bottle and squeeze it onto your meat. Then you just use your brush to spread it evenly over your meat.

Grill Magic

When grilling meat, sometimes it sticks to the grill even though you cleaned the grill thoroughly and oiled it well.

When grilling items that do not have any external spices or marinades, try spraying the meat with non-stick cooking spray before you place on the grill.

It will not only help keep it from sticking, but it will also help keep the meat from drying out.

When you go to turn it, if it still appears to be sticking, let it cook for a few more minutes until you can lift it with out any resistance.

Slippery Skewers

When grilling on skewers it can be frustrating some times because the food keeps sliding off.

To prevent this from happening, place all your items on the skewer as normal.

At the end, place a peeled clove of garlic.

Now your ingredient will stay put and as it cooks it will add great flavor to your meat or veggies.

Self Serve BBQ

When having a barbeque for a large grouping of people something that is easier to make than hot dogs and hamburgers is shish kabobs.

Presoak as many bamboo skewers as you think you will need for at least 1 hour before cooking time.

Arrange dishes of cut up meat, vegetables, and fruit on a table near your grill.

As your guests arrive, they can assemble their shish kabob to their liking and place it on the grill.

Make up a batch of hot rice and garlic bread to serve with the shish kabobs once they have finished cooking.

BBQ Basting

When you are having a barbeque with lots of friends/family over you can get really tired of basting the meat with a brush.

If your basting sauce is thin enough you can put it into a spray bottle and spray it on your meat.

If you have a thicker basting sauce you can put it into a squeeze bottle and squeeze it onto your meat. Then you just use your brush to spread it evenly over your meat.