Product Review: IQ 120 Manufacturer: PitmasterIQ.com Description: Automatic Temperature and food temperature monitor for Charcoal Smokers (Weber Kettle, Weber Smokey Mountain models, Big Green Egg Smokers, Drum Smokers, etc.). Overview This review will focus on the product features of the IQ120. generic cialis lowest […]
Developing the “Perfect Recipe” – A New Year’s Resolution, Perhaps? There is a lot to be said for those folks out there that have their own recipes, particularly those that have enough recipes to open a top notch restaurant. How did they get to the point where they had their perfect recipe? I’m no master […]
It was shortly after we had installed our Rock?s Barbecue Stoker system to the Lil? Chub and we couldn?t have been any more proud that our pit ran even better than before. On initial tests and practice cooks the pit ran flawlessly. To no fault of the Stoker, this time was different. Each year prior […]
Brisket is a tough meat to master for many competition and backyard cooks. You may or may not have noticed that brisket can have different grades from the USDA. Below are the grades you may run into and a quick course in the differences. Select Grade: This is the second lowest grade of brisket I […]
Ryan just sent me this picture and I couldn’t help but post it….. buy cheapest cialis No recipe to go with this one (no worries, you can find some here: http://www.bbqrevolution.com/category/compribs/) …but you can get a good look at a perfectly cooked set of ribs here….they won?Hot Grill on Grill Action?some big $$$ at Sokol […]
Hello all! I was performing some searches online to find the finished cook weight of an average whole chicken and it became very frustrating when I couldn’t find ANYTHING! I have a general idea – but wanted other opinions. After no luck, I decided to cook 6 birds and get the average. With that – […]
This competition season started no differently than any other.? Everyone on the team bought their ingredients to make their first rub of the year in hopes to create the perfect combination of spices.? As always, everyone bought a few “store bought” rubs to try as well.? We know, we know, some?folks believe?a true BBQ guy […]
Construction overview: The first thing to do is buy 2 “food grade” drums. Be careful not to buy drums that were used for toxic materials or trash. You need to burn these barrels for 6 hours minimum to sanitize them. I used all smoke wood when doing this. My neighbor had a ton of apple […]
Nothing beats a smoked whole chicken, really! I make them quite often and they serve many purposes. Mostly I like to smoke the chicken and then pull the meat similar to how one would pull pork for sandwiches. generic viagra It’s a delicious and more nutritious way to enjoy the same style of sandwich. The […]
Even after years of competition, we still follow a very rigid inventory process the night before we head out to a contest. There are so many things you need to bring and it’s very easy to forget something.?? What we have tried to do, is package up our gear in the same methodical way every […]
5/25/2010 Update: I thought it would be cool to show you how the data looks after you run a cook…for 24 hours!? You can see our notes are crammed on here – but we know what we mean and in addition, there is an output file that we can dump into excel and analyze more […]
This post is geared towards spare ribs but all in all prepping baby backs is the same minus a trimming or two. When you go to buy ribs you?ll more than likely see either spare ribs or baby back ribs.? At your grocery stores you may only see one or the other and more typically […]
Typically a BBQ contest will take up a couple of days.? From our experiences, it’s an all day event on a Friday and Saturday (at least most of Saturday).? On the day the event starts, it is a good idea to get to your site as early as you can.? Some contests don’t have folks […]
So you’ve “mastered” the art of making competition quality brisket, ribs, chicken, pulled pork, whole hog, etc, etc etc and want to take it from your backyard to a contest?? EXCELLENT!? You are making a very exciting, challenging, rewarding and FUN decision.? Before you get started there are a few things (in my opinion) that […]
WOODS OF WISDOM Much like in religion, where a common question is WWJD (what would Jesus Do), BBQ enthusiasts can often be heard asking? ?WWWWWAWWWW?? (Wondering what woods would work wonders and which woods would wilt weariness) Throughout the years, our competition team has tried an assortment of woods, here is what we have found […]