I gave up smoking meat a few years ago because it was getting to be too much trouble. First I had to locate the wood, which meant calling firewood lots and asking if they had any pecan or fruit woods around. And then, during the smoking process, was the constant adding of the wood to the firebox, which interrupted anything else I was trying to do. The best time to smoke was during a football game when I could add wood during the timeouts for commercial breaks. But football isn’t on during the summer, which is the traditional time for smoking. Finally, I gave it up and just went to the Pork and Brew Cookoff and bought a year’s supply of pulled pork and brisket from my friends, the Texas Rib Rangers.
Beer, Bikes, and Buffalo Chili
This year, the largest motorcycle rally in the world kicks off early with a chili contest at the Buffalo Chip Sturgis. If you’re riding out to the Sturgis motorcycle rally a little early this year and you want a little fire in your belly before the crowd hits max capacity, it’ll be a great chance for you to do just that. Especially if, like me, you love the idea of motorcycles and buffalo chili.
The Scovies: Help Us, Help You
Now in their 18th year, the Scovie Awards have helped out a lot of fiery foods and barbecue companies gain the recognition they deserve. That’s never a bad thing when you’re trying to get the word out about your great products. Lusty Monk Mustard won the 2013 Grand Prize after 8 years of entering, and winning no awards at all …
Liquid Heat: Catching Fire in a Glass
You can’t catch lightning in a bottle. You can, however, gain the ability to shake uncontrollably as you lie on the ground after running around holding a metal rod and a pickle jar in a thunderstorm. But enough about my childhood. Let’s catch fire in a glass.
Ask the Butcher: Yeah, There’s an App for That
Anthony Puharich comes from a long line of butchers. He’s also a leading wholesaler to many of Australia’s finest restaurants, co-owns Victor Churchill butcher shop, is the heart of Vic’s Meat Market Day, and is the voice of Ask the Butcher. That’s where you come in. He’s taken over twenty years of butcher experience and concentrated it into a smart phone app.
Scovie Holiday Special Deadline Looms
Hi, folks, if you want to get in on our Holiday Special for the 2014 Scovies, you’ve only got until midnight of July 13 to make that happen. If you buy a booth in the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show, you get a free Scovie entry ($90 value)!
Stain’d: Rib Stain Camo Shirts Hide the Mess
Fighting loose barbecue sauce during a rib bender is eating’s shoveling sand against the tide. You’re eventually going to lose. Much like Star Trek’s Kobyashi Maru test (i.e. no win scenario), it’s a test of character with no shot at victory. Eventually, some of that sweet red yummy is going to fall on your shirt, forcing you to deal with it. That’s why you see so few tuxedos at barbecue competitions.
