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The purpose of the video is to give you a fundamental understanding of smoked barbecue. Barbecue is one of those foods where it seems like everyone is saying 'XXX is the best method, sauce or dry rub'. So what I hoped to do with this video was help us understand things like how does smoke work? Why does slow-cooked meat have such a great texture? Why people do wrap their brisket? Why mustard is added to ribs before a rub or why people spritz their brisket while it's cooking?

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📚 Videos & Sources mentioned:
▪ Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling: https://amzn.to/3imGnlI
▪ On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee: https://amzn.to/2T4gXyl
▪ Great Brisket Article: [https://blog.thermoworks.com/b....eef/smoked-brisket-a
▪ https://blog.thermoworks.com/p....ork/key-temps-bbq-sp
▪ https://www.statesman.com/NEWS..../20170119/Melting-th will begin to melt,into its soupy alter-nutrient

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0:00 The one thing all good BBQ has in common
0:24 4 elements of smoked bbq
1:08 #1 - The Collagen to Gelatin Transformation
3:58 Brisket Cooking Timeline
6:15 Ribs Cooking Timeline
7:06 Chicken Cooking Timeline
8:15 #2 - Smoke
4:26 What types of smokers and wood types are there
13:19 #3 - Dry Rubs
15:25 #4 - Barbecue Sauces
16:57 Closing thoughts

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MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A6400 w/ Sigma 16mm F1.4
Voice recorded on Zoom H4n with Behringer Mic
Edited in: Premiere Pro

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