BARBECUE IS A NOUN, DAMMIT!

Words matter.

I'm in Texas now, for the first time in many years. I am reminded that meat cooked over a fire is grilled and that meat that is smoked is barbecue. Not barbecueD. Barbecue. It's that simple. You don't barbecue meat. You smoke it or you grill it. If you smoke it, and if you are really good at it, here is the result...with special thanks to nephew Peter.