For many people barbeque and grilling are interchangeable terms for anything cooked on a grill. For people who love real BBQ it means foods cooked low and slow in a cooker with smoking wood and indirect heat, so the foods become tender and take on a smoky flavor.

The biggest difference between grilled and smoked food is grilled foods cook fast directly over a hot fire 400 degrees and up. Most grilled foods are already tender cuts such as pork chops, pork tenderloin, steaks and chicken breasts, so they do not need long cooking times to tenderize. The hot fire sears the outside quickly creating a flavorful crust. Most grilled items are done in 10-20 minutes.

Smoked foods or real BBQ on the other hand cook slowly in a cooker next to an indirect wood fire between 210-250 degrees farenheit. The cooking process can take from 3 hours for whole chickens to 12-14 hours for a beef brisket. Because of the long cooking times foods that need a long time to tenderize are perfect for BBQ such as pork shoulder, pork ribs and beef brisket.

Delicious slow cooked pork ribs. Come and get 'em!