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Tapate50
06-09-2014, 05:46 AM
Whatcha like? Where are your go to spots? You cooking ? Post up food porn pics. Brisket guy? Ribs? Whatever starches your sails.

Just did my first butt yesterday.

zitothebrave
06-09-2014, 06:21 AM
I've been deprived of BBQ for quite some time. Haven't had any since last summer of any note and don't really see that changing.

I will discuss it though as someone who used to smoke it at a minimum of once a month. My go to place was sweet lucy's just outside Philly. Haven't found another one to dominate it yet in the Northeast. Though I'm sure there's a few places in NYC.

For cooking though I can talk about it all day and all night. Lots of smoke, lots of time. One of the better days I had was a 4th of July probably 6 years ago from this 4th. I smoked a pork butt and 4 racks of ribs, made my own homemade BBQ sauce, and for breakfast and lunch treated myself nicely. While we were heating up the coals (good smoking wood isn't easily and cheaply available near my parents so we used charcoal for base heat then lots of wood on top. Saved us a good deal of money) I threw a cast iron griddle on the fire and fried up some bacon and eggs. For lunch I cut a slit in some nice kosher dogs, stuffed them with cheese, wrapped in bacon and then smoked for a few hours.

pfiggy
06-09-2014, 07:27 AM
Just did my first butt yesterday.

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Tapate50
06-09-2014, 07:46 AM
http://i33.tinypic.com/2podtg5.jpg

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Had trouble keeping temp steady and it climbed over 300 for a little while but this 7.5lbr was done in a bit under 8 hours. Pecan wood for flavor, Butt Rubb, Leggs BBQ seasoning, and some brown sugar were the flavor. Wish I had added a little more pepper and salt...coulda used a hair more garlic flavor too. Not bad for first go.

pfiggy
06-09-2014, 07:49 AM
^^^^Nice


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gilesfan
06-09-2014, 09:21 AM
If you live above the Mason Dixon line, please just leave this thread now.

I fix BBQ a lot and also frequent some great local joints. Vinegar based or GTFO.

gilesfan
06-09-2014, 09:22 AM
That does look good Tapate.

Tapate50
06-09-2014, 10:06 AM
I have to work on some vinegar based sauces. Right now I just use sweet baby rays. As of this moment I like a sweet sauce. It changes with the seasons though.

I like brisket and ribs, haven't tried either on my new set up.

zitothebrave
06-09-2014, 12:50 PM
If you live above the Mason Dixon line, please just leave this thread now.

I fix BBQ a lot and also frequent some great local joints. Vinegar based or GTFO.

Shocker. Another moronic statement from gilesfan. Ignoring the fact that no one gives a **** about BBQ in Virginia. Several of the best BBQ joints in the nation are in Missouri, Chicago, or NYC. Not to mention cool local BBQ like pit beef in Maryland.

Its like if I made a thread about bread and said everyone not from the north east gtfo. Ignoring quality locations elsewhere.

gilesfan
06-09-2014, 12:52 PM
Get that ketchup based BBQ crap out of here. I've been to the higher thought off BBQ joints in Chicago and Manhattan. Its laughable they even call it BBQ compared to Hickory, NC.

zitothebrave
06-09-2014, 12:57 PM
Get that ketchup based BBQ crap out of here. I've been to the higher thought off BBQ joints in Chicago and Manhattan. Its laughable they even call it BBQ compared to Hickory, NC.

Congrats you have an opinion. Personally I don't sauce any of my BBQ. Why ruin the flavor of my rub and smoking with sauces? Only time I consider is if I overcook my wings.

Tapate50
06-09-2014, 01:04 PM
Shocker. Another moronic statement from gilesfan. Ignoring the fact that no one gives a **** about BBQ in Virginia. Several of the best BBQ joints in the nation are in Missouri, Chicago, or NYC. Not to mention cool local BBQ like pit beef in Maryland.

Its like if I made a thread about bread and said everyone not from the north east gtfo. Ignoring quality locations elsewhere.


Get that ketchup based BBQ crap out of here. I've been to the higher thought off BBQ joints in Chicago and Manhattan. Its laughable they even call it BBQ compared to Hickory, NC.


Congrats you have an opinion. Personally I don't sauce any of my BBQ. Why ruin the flavor of my rub and smoking with sauces? Only time I consider is if I overcook my wings.

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Tapate50
06-09-2014, 01:06 PM
First BBQ dish I learned was smoked chicken quarters. Used to do them hot and fast on my Weber kettle with the coals on one side and the quarters on the other and wet wood chips for smoke. Bout an hour and they were perfect. A quick sear skin side down for crisping the skin was just right.

I do have to get crackin on a vinegar based sauce. Shouldn't be difficult.

zitothebrave
06-09-2014, 04:21 PM
I have to work on some vinegar based sauces. Right now I just use sweet baby rays. As of this moment I like a sweet sauce. It changes with the seasons though.

I like brisket and ribs, haven't tried either on my new set up.

Brisket takes a long time and a lot of patience but is worth the payoff.

As far as vinegar vs tomato, that's all based off where you're from. I throw mustard into the vinegar category for what it's worth. As someone who's not from an area where I grew up with one or the other I can respect the qualities of each sauce. If I'm saucing I generally go vinegar with pulled pork, tomato with ribs and chicken, for Brisket nothing. Ever I can never do it ever.

Tapate50
06-10-2014, 09:04 AM
Really want to visit Franklins.

Carp
06-10-2014, 03:53 PM
Memphis, South Texas, North and South Carolina, Missouri, and Hawaii. Places that truly know how to do BBQ. I'm sure other places have their own couple of joints that do it well, but these places do it right consistently. So many places to name I don't have enough room.

Rendezvous is Memphis is one of the best, possibly my favorite. Their dry rub is so frigging good.

Tapate50
07-06-2014, 03:53 AM
Did turbo ribs for the 4th and chicken. Pork has gotten high as camel dick, but it was durn good.