This year I have competitively barbecuing and have been doing pretty good. Back in August I won Reserve Grand Champion at a Sam’s Club competition in Medford, NY and received my golden ticket to compete at the Sam’s club Regional in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was a great opportunity to compete against 29 other teams that [...]
The other day I picked up a new Weber Charcoal Grill. I love it because it is the perfect size for my family. Plus it allows me to smoke ribs, brisket and pork butt without having to pull out my giant Lang BBQ. To test it out I picked up a rack of BBQ beef [...]
So I have been trying to perfect ribs for a while. I am always on the lookout for new techniques or tools to make the perfect competition rib. Well I went back to basics and scored with an amazing rib. The key was a nice rub and a finely tuned barbecue smoker. The final ribs [...]
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8 Comments »My parents came to DC this weekend and my father loves to barbecue. So I decided to go to restaurant depot and grab some ribs. The ribs at the depot are amazing. They are cheap, they are untrimmed, and they are meaty. Remember to ask your butcher at your local supermarket for untrimmed meat when [...]
Posted in BBQ, Picnic Classics, pork, Recipes, Ribs Tags: Barbecue, barbecue ribs, BBQ, bbq ribs, dry ribs, how to barbecue, how to bbq, picnic, Ribs, rub, sauce, smoked ribs, smoker, wet ribs 2 Comments »When I started grilling I grabbed a bag of kingsford charcoal and lighter fluid. I doused the charcoal with the fluid lit a match and watched as my eyebrows dissapeared in mushroom cloud. I knew that there had to be a better way. Adding lighter fluid causes crazy fires and further adds unpleasant flavors to [...]
Posted in BBQ, Smokers, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, chimney, grill, how to barbecue, how to smoke meat, lighter fluid, smoker, starting a fire 7 Comments »Nothing says summer more than firing up your smoker, sitting in the sun and drinking some beer. Last sunday it was 65 degrees and sunny so I decided that I wanted to make some pulled pork. I went to the butcher and of course, he was on vacation. So I had to choose from the [...]
Posted in BBQ, Cooking, Picnic Classics, pulled pork Tags: Add new tag, Barbecue, BBQ, Cooking, Food, Grilling, howto, meat, Pork, pork butt, pulled pork, smoke ring, smoker 3 Comments »It has finally reached 60 degrees out here in DC and yes, it is time to BBQ. This winter I have made a few modification to Old Bessie (Yes I named my BBQ). I was searching all over the internet for good mods to make to the Char Griller Smokin Pro and I have found [...]
