BBQ vs Grillin

[treesmacker]

I was wondering why BBQ and grillin seem to have separate definitions, so looked up "origin of BBQ"

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/origin-word-barbecue/

Does this fit with the thinkin here?

[treesmacker]

So, just to add... growing up in USA, BBQ usually just meant Hot Dogs and Hamburgers; which isn't bad at all.

[treesmacker]

And I guess this kinda says what Grillin is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilling

[treesmacker]

And here is adifferent take on BBQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue

[treesmacker]

OK, I'm done replying to my own post: comments?

[Mosca]

Grilling is a subset of bbqing.

[Mudbeaver]

Well I see it this way, if you are grilling you are cooking on a grill, roasting is over fire, smoking is a separate source of fire, either way it’s awesome

[Jerod Broussard]

I was raised that grillin' is BBQ. Ate BBQ extensively growing up, never saw one piece of wood, only a couple thousand pounds of charcoal.

​​​​​I'm finally coming around to smoking some brisket and calling it BBQ.

[JakeT]

IDK what the definitions say, but to me its pretty simple. If a live flame outdoors is a source of heat for cooking, it's BBQ.

[Mr. Bones]

[MBMorgan]

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[MBMorgan]

Direct heat = grilling

Indirect heat = BBQ (especially when there’s smoke)

... and everything in between ... 😎 ...

[ComfortablyNumb]

Isn't the 'in between' called 'slow and sear'? ;-)

[dahcopilot]

but you can bbq on a grill

[MBMorgan]

dahcopilot - If you reread my post, you'll see that I said "direct heat = grilling" and "indirect heat = BBQ". I didn't mention the type of cooker used in either case. And yes, I absolutely agree that you can BBQ on a grill (with or without a SNS) if you're using indirect heat.

[Attjack]

"While people may debate over what should be the correct spelling or what exactly constitutes barbecue, there is one thing we can all agree on: a barbecue is definitely no longer a shelter or a sleeping structure!"

I wholeheartedly disagree as I have built two BBQ shacks/shelters and may have dosed off in one of them on multiple occasions.

[Mr. Bones]

I ain't even got a structure, yet I've dozed off, as well...

[Attjack]

I'm an American Staffordshire Terrier.

[EdF]

A fine breed indeed!

[Steve R.]

S'all good, man. 👍

[Spinaker]

Here is what Meathead has to say not he subject. Give this article a read!

[EdF]

I haven't read it yet, but from the Homer Simpson magazine cover, I think I can see where it's going!

[BBQ_Steve-O]

Yep, that pretty much sums it up.

[treesmacker]

What a great article. I don't have time to read all of it now, but i will. So much history and detail. Thanks for posting.

[SmokeyGator]

BBQ: lower heat, indirect heat source, longer times, there is smoke.
Grilling: higher heat, direct heat source, shorter times, smoke may or may not be present (depending on fuel source).

sort of. That’s what it means lessin’ Y’all ain’t from round here. Again sort of. I’m too far south to hear that much, where I am the next part is the case.

The reality: both mean "cooking outdoors". The terms are interchangeable except among purists. And nobody likes them. You don’t invite friends over for a "grill", you invite them over for barbecue - no matter how you are cooking.

So so I will fire up the grill, even if I plan to slow cook pulled pork. I will invite people to a barbecue and cook hamburgers over a direct flame. My gas grill is a "barbecue" and a "grill" at the same time, depending on the rest of the sentence. Let’s BBQ some hamburgers and hotdogs” doesn’t mean slow smoke them for hours. Let’s grill some pulled pork does mean slow cooked for many hours over smoke.

It’s all good. Everyone knows what you mean.

[EdF]

"Feed them, and they will come"!

[dahcopilot]

what he said plus 1