Disclaimer

Popular BBQ publishes recipes and cooking reference. Cook to the published safe internal temperatures, and nothing here is medical or dietary advice.

We publish barbecue and grilling recipes, technique and gear coverage. Cooking meat is a food-safety exercise as much as a flavor one, and this page sets out where our part ends and yours begins.

This page says plainly what Popular BBQ is for, what it is not for, how it makes money, and what you are responsible for. It applies to every page on this site. It sits alongside our terms of service and our privacy policy, and where those documents govern a subject, they control.

Who publishes this site

Popular BBQ is published by Brand Avalanche Media, Inc., an Illinois corporation. Editorial decisions are made by our editors. Advertisers and sponsors do not review articles before publication and do not decide what we cover or what we conclude.

General information only. Not professional advice.

Everything on this site is published for general information. It is not legal, medical, veterinary, financial, tax, engineering or other professional advice, and reading it creates no professional relationship of any kind. Your situation has facts we do not know. Before you act on anything here, consult someone licensed to advise you in your own state.

Accuracy, dates and corrections

We name the source of the figures we publish and the date or edition they were read from. Published standards get revised, prices move, rules change, and manufacturers change specifications without notice. A page that was correct when it was written can be overtaken by events.

We do not guarantee that anything here is complete, current or free of error. If you find a mistake, tell us what page it is on, what is wrong, and where the right figure comes from, and we will correct the page itself rather than bury a note at the bottom.

Advertising, sponsorship and how this site makes money

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Food safety and cooking

  • Cook to temperature, not to time. The USDA’s published safe minimum internal temperatures are 145°F with a three-minute rest for beef, pork, veal and lamb steaks, roasts and chops; 160°F for ground meats; and 165°F for all poultry. Measure with a thermometer in the thickest part.
  • Times, temperatures and weights in our recipes are starting points. Equipment, altitude, cut and thickness all move the result. The thermometer is the check, not the clock.
  • Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
  • Allergies and dietary restrictions are yours to verify. Read every label yourself. Ingredient formulations change without notice.
  • Fire, hot fat, pressure and fuel deserve respect. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for your cooker, and never burn fuel indoors or in an enclosed space.

Health and nutrition

Nothing here is medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan, and nothing on this site is intended to prevent, treat or cure any condition. Nutrition figures are estimates. If you have a health condition, are pregnant, or take medication, talk to your own clinician before changing what you eat or what you do.

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Changes to this page

We update this page as the site and the law change. The date below is when it was last revised.

Contact

Corrections, copyright questions, accessibility problems and anything else on this page reach us through the contact link in the footer of this site.

Last revised 23 September 2026. Brand Avalanche Media, Inc.