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 If you're thinking about tailgating before the next football game, then
you're in good company and in for a great time. A recent study by Ragu found
that about half of all game goers enjoy the tailgate party before the kick
off more than the actual game.
 Whether you
call it barbecue, barbeque, or bbq this is one outdoor
activity that is growing ever popular.
According
to the barbecue industry association 3 out of 4 U.S. households own a
barbeque grill and cook over the coals 2.9 billion times a year.
 If you’re just starting out with outdoor grilling or even if you’ve
been grilling for ages and need a quick reference guide, then The
Greatest Barbeque Tips in the World by Raymond Van Rijk is a good
bet.
Foods for Grilling
 A couple of months ago I was standing in line at the grocery
store and started to eavesdrop. I overheard a couple of people
saying that the recent storm that had passed through the area
had knocked their power out and it looked like electricity
wouldn’t be restored for a couple of days. Rather than resort to
eating out they’d stopped by the store to buy some food they
could cook on their outdoor grills.
 If you’re looking for something unique to give the barbecue chef in the
family, then drop by
Heinz com where you can customize the label on ketchup or mustard
bottles. This is a new program that just kicked off in August and is
part of the celebration of 130 years with Heinz providing condiments for
the picnic and kitchen tables.
If you grill or smoke with charcoal or wood chips, then you want
to invest in a chimney starter. A chimney starter makes outdoor
cooking much easier, and it only sets you back $15 or so—quickly
recovered in the savings on lighter fluid.
 The whole idea of buying meat online struck me as strange. I
could imagine dogs making off with packages on my porch or
coming home from work to find a melting smelly mess in a box.
No. I did not picture myself shopping online for meat.
 There are loads of neat places online to learn about grilling,
barbecuing, and other types of outdoor cooking. I’ve loved being
able to learn from people all over the country and even the
world. Though I’ve had years and years of outdoor cooking
experience, I’m always finding some new tip or trick or just a
cool new BBQ sauce that makes Q surfing a cool barbeque sport.
It does take time to sort the junk from the good stuff, so I’ve
collected links, and here are some of my favorites:
 Join the Polar Bear Barbeque Club and eat yummy on cold winter days. You will be
in good company if you take the plunge. According to the Patio and Barbeque
Association, 58% of grill-owners grill year round. If you look at those owning
smokers,
then a Weber study indicates that 72% fire up from January through
December. Though year-round outdoor cooking is most popular in the south for
obvious reasons, many a northerner joins in this grilling rite of passage.
 If you ask a Southerner: "Hey,
you want to barbeque?" you'll likely get a sidelong look. Your
question "don't make much sense" to the good old boys and girls down
South where barbeque is a noun and not a verb. It's not likely that
you'll get a lesson in grammar if you query about barbequing south
of the Mason/Dixon, but your odd verbiage will likely stick in a
few craws. Southerners take barbeque pretty seriously, and meat
grilled in the back yard is most certainly NOT barbeque in the
southern vernacular.
 I've been looking for the PERFECT Barbeque book for ages. There are a lot
out there but not a one that really captured my fancy until the dad-person
came in with Peace Love and Barbeque—Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and
Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue.
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