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BBQ Rub

3. July 2009

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BBQ Rub

Here’s a quick little recipe for a BBQ rub that goes great on pork. It’s what I’m using this 4th of July weekend. 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 cup paprika 1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup black pepper 1/4 cup cumin 1/4 cup granulated garlic 1/4 cup granulated onion 1/4 cup cinnamon 1 1/5 dashes of ground cloves mix together and sprinkle liberally over your [...]

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Smoking a Fatty

11. May 2009

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Smoking a Fatty

One of the most simple and effortless things to BBQ in your smoker is the classic fatty (also spelled fattie). These little gems are guaranteed to make you a couple of new friends, as long as you are willing to share. And why not? We all know that BBQ is all about sharing… and, of [...]

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Smoked Turkey

23. November 2007

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Smoked Thanksgiving Day turkey with a BBQ rub. This was one of my first smoked BBQ turkeys; the other one is on the bottom grate. I was trying to get out of doing the turkey all together just because of all the craziness that having a new baby brings, but my family wasn’t going to allow [...]

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Big Bob Gibson’s pork butt

4. July 2006

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Pork Butts about to come out of the Barbecue. I’ve had the BBQ book Peace love and Barbecue for some time now and haven’t really dedicated myself to its content nearly enough. Today, the 4th of July 2006, I have. There is a recipe for pork butt included in this book that has garnered so much [...]

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Cleaning spareribs

3. July 2006

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Rack of ribs pre-trimming I got back from Costco last night and started prepping six racks of ribs for the 4th of July barbecue. No, it’s not crucial that they be prepped that far in advance but it does let you front load some of your work so that you can spend more time in front [...]

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Carnitas

17. April 2006

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Even though it isn’t BBQ, I figured that I could share this with you all since it is delicious and it does, after all, involve one of my favorite cuts of meat… the pork butt. My family has a tradition of cooking carnitas outdoors on Easter Sunday and feasting on tacos and downing a couple [...]

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BBQ Pork Butt

22. January 2006

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I am trying to make good on my resolutions by cooking more BBQ and eventually competing in a local cook off.

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Have a great Thanksgiving

23. November 2005

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

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All Star Thanksgiving smoked turkey

20. November 2005

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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 [...]

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BBQ beer can turkey

16. November 2005

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

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