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A group of BBQ grills is known as a "pride"

Before I get into the article, can you just take a look at the starting image (it's not the one I posted above)? What a wonderful photo! Muted colors, great dynamic range, and of course, that wholesome nuclear family look. Can't get that today without a whole lot of work!

Now, let's focus on the story here: American GI's are the reason why BBQ grills are so damn popular. Who would have thought!

In the late 1940s, homeowners ordered permanently constructed grills for their backyards. Marketed as “barbeque broilers,” they were made of bulky brick with a chimney for ventilation.

But then Weber changed the cook-out game forever. Founder George Stephen invented the iconic kettle grill in 1951. To achieve a hemispherical design for evenly distributed heat, Stephen cut a marine buoy in half, then laid charcoal briquettes in the bottom and a grate across the top. The kettle retailed for $29.95 (about $271, adjusted for today’s inflation).

Just an interesting little tidbit of history.

And yes, apparently, the title of this post is true: A group of BBQ grills is known as a pride.

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This is a real Mongolian barbecue preparation (NSFW)

First off, this is highly NSFW. And if you're not open to seeing other cultures prepare and consume meat in a raw, unfiltered sort of way, you should probably skip this video because some of it is very graphic.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's a video showing the proper way a Mongolian BBQ is prepared. I'm talking about the slaughter of a goat, the preparation of the meat, and the re-stuffing of the body with the prepared raw meats for BBQ-ing. It's very gruesome but a real look at how this particular nomadic Northern Mongolian tribe has made food for many years.

Videos like this are why I love the internet. Where else would I have been able to see how this is done except by going to Mongolia?

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