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The smoking of food likely dates back to the paleolithic era. [7] [8] As simple dwellings lacked chimneys, these structures would probably have become very smoky.It is supposed that early humans would hang meat up to dry and out of the way of pests, thus accidentally becoming aware that meat that was stored in smoky areas acquired a different flavor, and was better preserved than meat that ...
These methods of barbecue involve cooking using smoke at low temperatures and long cooking times, for several hours. Elsewhere, barbecuing more commonly refers to the more direct application of heat, grilling of food over hot coals or a gas fire. [1] This technique is usually done over direct, dry heat or a hot fire for a few minutes.
[7] [8] Many cooking oils have smoke points above standard home cooking temperatures: [9] Pan frying (sauté) on stove top heat: 120 °C (248 °F) Deep frying: 160–180 °C (320–356 °F) Oven baking: Average of 180 °C (356 °F) Smoke point decreases at a different pace in different oils. [10]
In the United States, when the heat source for grilling comes from above, grilling is called broiling. [2] In this case, the pan that holds the food is called a broiler pan, and heat transfer is through thermal radiation. Direct heat grilling can expose food to temperatures often in excess of 260 °C (500 °F).
Baking is a food cooking method using prolonged dry heat acting by convection, and not by thermal radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. [1] When the desired temperature is reached within the heating instrument, the food is placed inside and baked for a certain amount of time.
Smoked meat is the result of a method of preparing red meat, white meat, and seafood which originated in the Paleolithic Era. [1] Smoking adds flavor , improves the appearance of meat through the Maillard reaction , and when combined with curing it preserves the meat. [ 2 ]
Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least 150 °C (300 °F) from an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting can enhance the flavor through caramelization and Maillard browning on the surface of the food.
Smoked meat was called carbouclée in Romance tongues [47] and bacon if it was pork. [ 48 ] The Middle Ages made pâté a masterpiece: that which is, in the 21st century, merely spiced minced meat (or fish), baked in a terrine and eaten cold, was at that time composed of a dough envelope stuffed with varied meats and superbly decorated for ...