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Shane Draper of Draper’s BBQ tells the story of Team Grilla and their adventures at the 2016 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Keep Reading »
Operation BBQ Relief mobilizes barbecuers to use their cooking and catering expertise to into any area where nature disrupts and tears apart American lives. Keep Reading »
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Radio. It’s all about personality isn’t it? Especially where “talk radio” is concerned. No personality, no show. I don’t care how good the guests are. In listening in to the latest episode of Whiskey Bent BBQ In the Pit with Chad Ward, the man… and the show… flat out deliver – both on the personality […]
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking of late about BBQ Judging as it relates to the task of leaving actionable feedback for teams to use as they seek to improve their scores at future walks. The conventional wisdom when leaving comments as a judge is that you should leave a comment if the score […]
A few weeks back, I posted an article on the new Discovery Channel Boss Hog series featuring Brian “Pig Man” Quaca, his family, the Pigtime Enterprises business, and Wright’s BBQ in Mexia, TX. This week, the adventure continues with the “Mr. Pig Shot” episode. In this edition of Boss Hog, Brian is busy getting his […]
Giddy’up folks! Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters Season 5 continues this Saturday promising some high powered competition as part of a Texas Lone Star Smoke War. The season started off with a bang in Georgia, with Rescue Smokers taking top honors. Now it’s time for some of the top Texas competition BBQ cook teams to duke […]
Outdoor sportsman fans and authentic BBQ lovers rejoice! The Discovery Channel’s new Boss Hog series debuts Friday April 11 and blends together for the first time Brian “Pig Man” Quaca’s wild hog hunting with the authentically awesome art of Texas Barbecue. Boss Hog Episode One Teaser Trailer For those of you who aren’t familiar with The […]
Alright folks, it’s on! BBQ Pitmasters Season 5 on Destination America kicks off with “Sweet Georgia Ham.” This seminal BBQ showdown favorite is starting things off with a showcase from the Peach State – featuring 3 of Georgia’s top competition BBQ Pitmasters: Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers – Sycamore, GA Eric Thomas of The Rolling […]
You’ve no doubt seen that fat dancing Santa toy that shows up in Walgreens and other drugstore gift aisles during the Christmas season. Well, according to an article in the Gardner Edge, it was some Dancing Santa antics that helped secure Fergolicious BBQ out of Gardner, Kansas a spot on this season of BBQ Pitmasters, […]
My buddy Jim Frazee is an interesting guy. He was a field hydrogeologist for 42 years working with well construction, geothermal designs and water supply evaluations. Today he judges for FBA (Florida Bar-B-Que Association) and KCBS #BBQ competitions in the southeastern states, with about 30 contests slated for this year in six states. He’s on […]
One of the things I really wanted to do with The BBQ Beat is give greater coverage to BBQ Competitions outside of my home state of Florida. So to keep that focus rolling I waned to give a shout out to the Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel in Tupelo, MS. The fourth annual Don’t Be Cruel […]
Not sure why, but I’ve been in a Texas BBQ sate of mind of late. I guess it’s partly because I’ve come across some really great articles on Texas BBQ over the past few days, and this one from Business Insider Australia covering the Salt Lick BBQ restaurant in Austin, TX is no different. Just […]
Dutch oven cooking has always fascinated me, mainly because of the ability to turn out amazing live fire dutch oven cooking using a fairly simple process. I can say I have never had a bad dutch oven meal, and this post from EverydayDutchOven.com looks like one for the recipe book for sure! The recipe calls […]
BBQ Sauce. To some it’s about like any other condiment. But to those of us who truly love all the special characteristics and subtle flavor a truly great BBQ sauce can impart to expertly prepared ‘cue, well… regular old KRAFT from the bottle just ain’t gonna cut it. Nope. We want something more. Maybe even […]
I love a great BBQ story, and PJ and Carolyn Davis surely have one with their PJ’s BAR-B-QSA restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY. They’ve known each other since the 10th grade and have made their marriage one of love and love of BBQ. Both formerly in education, the couple started PJ’s BAR-B-QSA back in 1984 […]
Back and better than ever! Well, back anyway! I’ll let you kind folks decide over time whether the BBQ Smoker and Grilling news I provide here at the BBQ Beat is as good as or better than what I’ve provided in the past. Subject matter wise, I’m hoping to give greater focus to things my […]
