Sunday, April 15, 2012

QOTD: Are chicken & turkey BBQ?

A Man Upper once commented to me, "Bird ain't BBQ." I apparently didn't get the memo, b/c I order chicken everywhere I go. Turkey most times, too. But does this count as BBQ (whatever you take that term to mean)? Or is "BBQ" just beef and pork?

7 comments:

Drew Thornley said...

Twitter reply: "Yes! Especially when you don't eat pork!"

Drew Thornley said...

Twitter reply: "oh hell no"

Drew Thornley said...

Twitter reply: "chicken... idk about turkey! but I don't see why not... smoked turkey necks! yes!"

Jacob said...

BBQ is a way of cooking, not a cut of meat. There are also some mighty fine bbq mutton.

TX Smoke Daddy said...

If you follow the FDA definition of barbecue, then the objective answer is no.

Definition of Barbecue:
"Barbecued meats, such as product labeled 'Beef Barbecue' or 'Barbecued Pork,' shall be cooked by the direct action of dry heat resulting from the burning of hard wood or the hot coals therefrom for a sufficient period to assume the usual characteristics of a barbecued article, which include the formation of a brown crust on the surface and the rendering of surface fat. The product may be basted with a sauce during the cooking process. The weight of barbecued meat shall not exceed 70 percent of the weight of the fresh uncooked meat."

Source: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/FoodCode/FoodCode2001/ucm092709.htm

TX Smoke Daddy said...

Sorry - to finish the thought... Poultry put on the smoker is leaner than beef or pork cuts (15-18% in supermarket birds). Unless you cook out a bunch of water weight and end up with dry product, it likely will not render 30+% of its raw weight in the low & slow environment of a smoker.

bigMike said...

I'd agree with Jacob.... BBQ is a method of cooking whether it's beef, pork, poultry, etc. However, one thing that really gets me is when people say they're gonna BBQ and they are cooking burgers and hot dogs and such... That's just grillin', not bbqing....