Barbecue Word Search
Barbecue and grilling are not the same thing. Barbecue cooks meat for hours over low indirect heat, while grilling uses high direct heat for a few minutes, and at a family cookout the smoke and the sauce matter as much as the fire.
Barbecue word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- brisket
- burger
- charcoal
- chicken
- corn
- grill
- hot dog
- ribs
- sauce
- skewer
Barbecue word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- baked beans
- brisket
- burger
- charcoal
- chicken
- coleslaw
- corn
- grill
- hot dog
- marinade
- pulled pork
- ribs
- sauce
- skewer
- tongs
Barbecue word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- apron
- baked beans
- brisket
- burger
- charcoal
- chicken
- coleslaw
- corn
- grill
- hickory
- hot dog
- marinade
- propane
- pulled pork
- ribs
- sauce
- skewer
- smoker
- spatula
- tongs
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Words in the Barbecue word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- grill
- Metal rack that holds food above hot coals or flame.
- ribs
- Cut of pork or beef cooked slowly on the bone.
- brisket
- Tough beef cut from the chest that smokes for hours.
- sauce
- Thick sweet or tangy topping brushed onto grilled meat.
- charcoal
- Burned wood lumps or briquettes that fuel many grills.
- burger
- Patty of ground beef cooked over the fire.
- hot dog
- Cooked sausage served in a soft split bun.
- chicken
- Common barbecue meat, grilled as wings, thighs or breasts.
- corn
- Ears of sweet corn roasted in the husk or shucked.
- skewer
- Thin stick that holds meat and vegetables over heat.
- marinade
- Seasoned liquid that soaks meat before it cooks.
- coleslaw
- Cold salad of shredded cabbage in a light dressing.
- pulled pork
- Smoked pork shoulder shredded into soft strands.
- baked beans
- Sweet saucy beans served as a barbecue side dish.
- tongs
- Long gripping tool for turning food without piercing it.
- spatula
- Flat bladed tool for flipping burgers and fish.
- apron
- Cloth worn over clothes to catch splashes and smoke.
- propane
- Bottled gas that fuels many backyard grills.
- hickory
- Hardwood that gives smoked meat a strong smoky flavor.
- smoker
- Closed cooker that surrounds food with low heat and smoke.
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