BBQ University
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Steven Raichlen getting ready for his last day of teaching at Barbecue University
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Students pay close attention to the teaching of techniques for the day's recipes they will soon be preparing...all on the BBQ!
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BBQ University comes with its own cookbook.
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Of the 25+ grills available, this one is a smoker.
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Of the 25+ grills available, this one is a gas grill.
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Of the 25+ grills available, this one is a Kamado Smoker.
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The Fire Wrangler has a lot of fires to start!
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As the professor teaches, the crew gets the coals ready for the students.
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This Playing With Food is also Playing With Fire!
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The Fire Wrangler and his team prepared fires throughout the teaching session.
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The classroom
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The Head Chef and his team prepare all the ingredients in the quantities required for each team.
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There were a lot of knives!
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" Professor" Steven Raichlen at his lecturn.
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Students follow along in the BBQ U cookbook as Steven demonstrates the required techniques.
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Then the students get to work, in their teams, to prepare the 7 or 8 dishes set for today's lesson.
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These students are using the "caveman" technique on the Kudu grill. The food goes directly onto the coals.
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A closer look at the "caveman" method shows how the outer skins gets charred while the inside flesh gets smoked.
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Steven Raichlen admits that he didn't invent Beer Can Chicken, but he popularized it, and the cookbook it was in build his house on Martha's Vineyard!
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Presentation of dishes is part of the program. This Thai Beef Salad passed inspection.
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This team laid out all the dishes for Steven's inspection.
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Today's dessert was grill pineapple, a new technique for many of the students. The Mezcal whipped cream was added later, as it was 108F outside!
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The model team showing off their perfectly prepared "homework" and posing with the "professor".
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It's such a tough job of grading assignments: tasting every dish!
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The Playing With Food Team got a selfie with a BBQ Hero!
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