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Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen

The Best of the Breast (#412)

Tarragon chicken paillards, which are pounded paper thin and maple-smoked turkey breast. [26 minutes] Closed Captioning

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Series Description: Grilling is the world's oldest and one of the healthiest cooking methods. It also is the perfect way to cook for today's healthy lifestyle, being naturally high in flavor, low in fat and short on preparation time. BARBECUE UNIVERSITY offers viewers a complete crash course on the how-to's of barbecuing and grilling. THE BBQU "campus" is the historic Greenbrier resort and the "classroom" features a state-of-the-art collection of grills and smokers. BARBECUE UNIVERSITY host Steven Raichlen has become the world's foremost authority on barbecue. His multi-award-winning Barbecue Bible cookbook series has sold more than 1.4 million copies.

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