Grilling

Test Your BBQ IQ

Brisket is king of cook-offs in:

  • Eastern North Carolina
  • Atlanta
  • Texas
  • Memphis, Tenn.

To purists, “barbecue” is defined as:

  • Meat exposed to low heat and smoke in a “pit” for many hours
  • Grilled vegetables, fish or meat basted with a thick sauce
  • Food cooked over an open, outdoor flame
  • Anything with liquid smoke flavoring as an ingredient

Vinegar and a tomato base give the va-va-voom to BBQ sauce in:

  • South Carolina
  • Eastern North Carolina
  • Lexington, N.C.
  • Atlanta

You should apply barbecue sauce to chicken legs:

  • Before they hit the grill
  • As soon as they hit the grill, and then right at the end
  • Baste constantly while they’re on the grill
  • In the last few minutes of grilling

Mustard-based sauce slathers this region's signature pulled pork:

  • Columbia, S.C.
  • Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Atlanta
  • Oklahoma

If the ribs are hot smoked and the meat's got a pinkish tinge, you’re probably chowing 'em in:

  • Lexington, N.C.
  • Austin, Texas
  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Columbia, S.C.

Which one of these regions does NOT feature molasses in their sauce?

  • Kansas City, Mo
  • Atlanta
  • Mississippi
  • Arkansas

Arthur Bryant’s BBQ is in __, while Sonny Bryan’s feeds __:

  • Atlanta / Dallas
  • Memphis / Kansas City
  • Dallas / Memphis
  • Kansas City / Dallas

"Hash and rice" traditionally accompanies ‘cue from:

  • Owensboro, Ky
  • Austin, Texas
  • Atlanta
  • Southern Indiana

"White" barbecue sauce, made with mayo and vinegar is a staple of this region’s BBQ cuisine:

  • Oklahoma
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida

Whole-hog barbecues with a simple vinegar sauce can be typically found in:

  • Alabama and Mississippi
  • Kansas and Missouri
  • Texas and Oklahoma
  • Georgia and South Carolina

Western style barbecue tends to be:

  • Open pit
  • Closed pit
  • Pulled pork
  • None of the above

Jamaican jerk is typically grilled over which wood?

  • Pecan
  • Piemento
  • Mesquite
  • Palm

Which of these should you never toss on the coals?

  • Corncobs
  • Pepper pods
  • Potatoes
  • Beer

There’s "mutton" funny about this region’s love for barbecued lamb:

  • Owensboro, Ky
  • Kansas City, Mo
  • Atlanta
  • Raleigh, N.C.

If you're here, you can order your pork shoulder with "inside" or "outside" meat:

  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Owensboro, Ky
  • Kansas City, Mo
  • Alabama

A safe, internal temperature for juicy chicken is:

  • 150 F
  • 165 F
  • 180 F
  • 195 F

Which of these can’t you cook on the grill?

  • Lemons
  • Pizza
  • A whole turkey
  • None of the above

How often should you flip a burger to ensure maximum juiciness?

  • Once
  • Cook twice each side
  • Every two minutes
  • Once a minute, pressing down with your spatula

If you’re at a “pig pickin’," you’re most likely in which state?

  • Hawaii
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
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