Tag: bbq
Entering Barbecue Country
Getting Started
Growing one’s skills at the grill is attainable through trial and error – and other resources such as online classes from the major barbecue brands.
Interested grillers can check out YouTube tutorials to learn how to get started on a gas grill, the differences between heat sources, how to set up or build various items and just about everything...
Barbecue, Arts, Festivals and 5Ks
It’s a busy month for community events.
In Tulsa, celebrate heritage with Germanfest, running May 5-7 at 1429 Terrace Drive. Participants can enjoy live music, dancing and delicious eats. Celebrating its 50th year, Tulsa International Mayfest runs May 12-14 at 400 S. Main St. See gorgeous wares from local artists, and enjoy live music and food. Keep the good vibes...
Fueling the Fire
Barbecue Versus Grilling
The art of cooking meat has its genres, led by barbecue and grilling.
Appreciation in the nuances starts with barbecue – the methodology of using a slow, circumvented unit of hot air with the lid closed; and smoking, as it relates to barbecue, cooking “low and slow and taking the time to get it right,” as Chuck Gawey...
Music, Barbecue and Chalk Art
The McKnight Center in Stillwater offers its new Family Series, with a show on May 1 showcasing Lucas Ross and Sugar Free All Stars. The center’s youngest patrons are welcome to enjoy the magic of the theater with family-friendly music.
The Bixby BBQ ‘n Blues Festival, running May 7-8, is one of the largest barbecue competitions in Oklahoma. Along with...
Lessons from the Masters
Outdoor cooking isn’t alone in appealing to aficionados.
Ernest Hemingway, after all, writes in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises that those with passion and knowledge about any activity share common traits; he equates the matador of a bullfight with the conductor of a classic symphony.
Given the popularity of grilling, smoking and barbecuing in Oklahoma, it’s easy to find...