Barbecue or barbeque informally bbq or barbie is both a cooking method and an apparatus/machine. Barbecuing is done slowly over low, Indirect heat and the food is flavored a related process, While grilling, By the is generally, Smoking process done quickly over moderate, To, High direct heat that produces little smoke. Barbecue can refer to the cooking method itself, The meat cooked this way, The cooking apparatus/machine used the barbecue grill or simply barbecue, Or to a form of social event featuring this particular kind of cooking. Barbecuing is usually done outdoors by smoking the meat over wood or charcoal. Restaurant barbecue may be cooked in large, Specially, Designed brick or metal ovens. Barbecue is practiced in many regions of the globe and there are numerous regional variations. Barbecuing techniques roasting or, Include smoking baking, Braising and grilling. The original technique is cooking using smoke at low temperatures and long cooking times several hours . Baking uses an oven to convection cook with moderate temperatures for an average cooking time of about an hour. Braising dry heat, Combines direct charbroiling on a ribbed surface with a broth, Filled pot for moist heat. Grilling is done dry heat, Over direct, Usually over a hot fire for a select group minutes