BBQ Junkie

Mr. BBQ lover over at The New Diner has a quick little post on The Pig, Memphis style BBQ. While you are at his blog you can also read up on some of L.A.’s famous hot dog stands. read the post

There is an upcoming BBQ competion at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on December 29 & 30. I will post more information as it becomes available. The CBBQA has some additional info on this event: visit the website.

The adventurous Gayle Andrson, from KTLA morning news, along with Barbecues Galore have some great BBQ Turkey video clips from this morning’s show. If you haven’t started frying or BBQ’n your turkey, check these out. See the videos

But fear not, I have compiled a few recipes for you to try over the holiday.

I was just watching part of Food Network’s All Star Thanksgiving and I saw that Alton Brown made a honey brined smoked turkey. The turkey looked delicious, but I wasn’t too keen on his presentation with the mashed potatoes. If you happened to think that the show was a bit rushed, like I did, here [...]

Everything seems to be back to normal.

lets face it, deep fat frying was so last year… all of the cool kids are smoking their turkeys this year.

I had been hearing many things about a little joint out in the West Valley called Grandpa Fred’s BBQ.

O.K. you have finally made that financial leap and bought your first custom BBQ trailer. Before you secure any sponsorships or compete on the competition BBQ circuit you are going to need a team name. How are you going to make sure that the team name that you have chosen isn’t already taken? The BBQ [...]

I found a great step by step recipe for smoking a couple of turkey breasts in a WSM (Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker) courtesy of the Virtual Weber Bullet website. There are great instructions with photos that guide you from brine to BBQ. I will try to smoke a whole turkey soon, hopefully before Thanksgiving. Click [...]