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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR STEAK PREPARED? by
Monique MacDonald
Barbecue season, is there really such a thing in Alberta? In our house, “BBQ” season is 365 days long, sometimes, if we are lucky, 366. How can it not be when we raise some of the world’s best cattle? Not surprisingly, Alberta has the most cattle in Canada. Alberta’s feeder cattle (steers and heifers for feeding or slaughter) accounted for 59.6% of the national total, while its beef breeding stock (beef cows and heifers for beef herd replacement) accounted for 42.3%. ( Statistics Canada May 10, 2017 )
“Barbecue is the good old technique of people making a fire and putting some stuff over the top.” - Graham Elliot I am not the barbecue chef in our household but am slowly improving. I used to ruin lovely cuts of meat, dry chicken to cardboard consistency and turn pork into wood chunks. I have learned THE best trick or BBQ rule of thumb for a successful end result: Use a meat thermometer! This little gadget will show you the exact temperature so you know exactly when it is done to your liking. Who knew? My husband does all these calculations and sets the timer. It works for him. But me? I now just go out with my meat temperature taking gadget and voila! I just need to “I’ve always loved barbecuing and smoking meat, since I watch the rise of the temperature and remove the meat was a little kid I loved to throw simple things like burgers and dogs on the BBQ. There is something special about at the right time. cooking outside over fire that’s very primal that I just fell “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a in love with. start.” - Anthony Bourdain Sherwood Park made the most sense to open YNABBQ There is, of course, much more to a perfect BBQ than because that is where I live and where my other business temperature. Wanting to find out more about this much The Promo Addict is located. When we first opened beloved method of cooking, I looked high and low for an the BBQ shop, it was running out of the warehouse expert on this topic. My search led me to Russell Bird, for The Promo Addict, but then as it expanded in 2020 one of the co-owners of You Need A BBQ in Sherwood we expanded our space and moved the Promo Addict Park. I asked him all the necessary questions and then upstairs so that YNABBQ could take over the whole some to ensure that you and I would be well prepared space. to WOW and impress all those who might partake, Covid restrictions permitting, of the fruits of our BBQ labours. Looking for a recommendation on two brands of BBQ’s, I asked Bird his opinion on this. He recommends the Love is in the air. No wait, it’s BBQ. Nevermind.” - Pitboss Grills as they are “relatively inexpensive and can do everything that higher priced grills can do”. He also Unknown mentioned the Louisiana Grills. They are a little more First, I wanted to know how he became interested in premium but have a larger fire pot which “can get about all things BBQ and why he opened You Need a BBQ 100 degrees hotter for grilling”. (YNABBQ) in Sherwood Park.
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