While BBQing, should I leave the lid up or down? How often should I take a peek at the meat?
I know you and everyone standing around wants to look at the meat when BBQ’ing so the temptation is to open up the lid and show off your meat. Don’t do it. Avoid the temptation. Every time you raise the lid, you are letting out all the great heat and smoke you are using to cook with. Depending on the weather conditions, you just added another 4 or 10 minutes to cooking time to your food. Remember, using TEXAS BBQ RUB there is no need to baste or mop your meat, so you don’t have to open the lid. The meat will marinate in its own juices.
