The History of Barbecue

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[CaersethVarax]

"Honey! The Garum Guy is in his garden again!"
"Oh lordy, no!"

[greysonbourne]

so glad to see that even without the usual kitchen backdrop theres still a pokemon hidden in the background somewhere!

[thefreakingmoon]

Every night before bed my 9 year old begs to watch some Tasting History. While we can't watch every night, it's still become a beloved routine watching together as a family. Great work, it's incredibly fascinating.

[afurbamongus]

Please don't apologize for the birds! They were lovely background noise and made this episode feel so much more wholesome. Looking forward to more episodes in the back yard!

[Serenity_Dee]

I grew up in New England, where barbecue is a verb that means "cook outside." I now live in NC, where barbecue is a religion.

[CaptHollister]

Here's to seeing more of Mr Miller cooking in the backyard. The birds just make it more bucolic.

[theblimeypilgrim]

The birds make it really cheerful Max, we dont mind them. It matches the theme quite well

[alexdelarge]

Clicking tongs is fun and obligatory, indeed, but chasing BBQ guests around your yard while clicking tongs and yelling, "Piranha!" takes it to the next level.

[hipnerd]

Thank you for the Taino shout-out. Much appreciated, and this is why I love you and your channel

[nahkohese]

I am an Historical Reenactor and Educator. And I am also an Executive Chef of over 50 years experiance. Combining those two, for many years at our Historical Reenactments I ran Barbeque stand, which included cooking an average of 500 pounds beef brisket and 1000 pounds pork shoulder on an average weekend. I also spent a lot of time talking about the history and origins of Barbeque. Your presentation matched my research, so we must have consulted a lot of the same sources. And you are right, one of the most difficult - and most critical - parts of the process is temperature control of the pit. And that dark, mahogany color of your meat when it was done, that's called "Bark" and it's a sign of properly cooked Q. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I hear a pork shoulder calling my name - time to fire up my pit . . .

[AndyWebster]

Honestly Max, couldn't tell about the birds and didn't mind them at all. It's not a bad setup for future episodes when doing outdoorsy things.

[kingofallworlds]

Ideas for episodes without a kitchen: hobo cooking, great depression cooking, immigrant cooking, camp cooking of frontiersman, under dirt/oven, MRE cooking, native American cooking

[WingatesHellsing]

TBH the garden suits Max and the channel quite well, wouldn't mind seeing more of it even without a thematically appropriate topic.

[hippyjason]

For what it's worth, I like the bird sounds in the background. It lets us know you really are cooking in your backyard. Good for the ambience.

[chelled.]

Considering how much love Jose pours into the backyard I think you should film there again. The BBQ looked delicious!

[cojones]

11:00 You know another good reason barbecue became popular in the South. Because it's FRIKKIN HOT in the summer. I seriously doubt you'd want to cook in a kitchen with an open fireplace stove when it's 110 and 98% humidity. A lot of houses had outdoor cooking areas for use in the summer just so you wouldn't die of heat stroke.

[mustwereallydothis]

It's adorable how he seems to believe his kitchen will actually be finished in a month.

[mbargo]

History of Lodge cast iron and a recipe with the Dutch oven over coals would be a cool video. Perfect for camping season

[silentconversationswithima]

I'm guessing the reason the 1839 cookbook skipped the step of wrapping the pork in foil was that aluminum foil wasn't invented until the early 1900s.

[alexanderakerhjelm]

Tong clicking is such a universal part of using a grill. Like slapping a strapped down load and saying "yup, that's not going anywhere" or responding to your kids with "hi hungry, I'm Dad" It's a modern ritual born from one part superstition and nine parts silliness. It never fails to put a smile on my face, corny as it is. :)