What are the levels of BBQing? (lemmy.world)

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To explain what I mean, I think you can level up a cooking style. For example, pasta. At level 1, you're boiling dried pasta and adding sauce out of a jar. At level 1, you add your own spices. Level 3, switch to fresh pasta. Level 4, make your own sauce. And finally at level 5, make the pasta from scratch.

So with BBQ, I guess level 1 would be cooking the meat so it's neither burnt nor underdone. Maybe level 2 is mixing different meats/cuts that have different heat/time requirements and cooking well. Further levels = ?

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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Level 1: just doing it on a regular grill like a Weber kettle grill or similar.

Level 2: a pellet or electric smoker where you’re not really in control

Level 3: a small dedicated smoker where you tend the fire

Level 4: A second, complementary dedicated smoker (e.g., if you have a horizontal one for brisket and the like, maybe you buy a vertical one for hanging ribs and doing stuff like that.) It’s a new level because you’re now an obsessive who buys things you don’t strictly need but now it’s your hobby and you can tell the difference.

Level 5: A professional grade, expensive smoker, possibly welded to a trailer for tailgates or family gatherings. Alternatively, building a brick smoker in your backyard or something like that.

Level 5 (special recognition): The guy who made the filing cabinet smoker

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