For years, I thought maple syrup was produced by Aunt Jemima. I thought she herself would tap all the Sugar Maple trees in her backyard and produce the sticky goo that flows out of the bottle (the one that is shaped like her). I secretly wished Aunt Jemima was my aunt, so I could never […]
2012 American Royal BBQ Sauce Competition Results
October 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
2012 American Royal BBQ Sauce Competition Results Here’s the winners, my friends, of what is currently the biggest barbecue sauce competition in the world (unless Iran is secretly doing something with all of those tomato’s they say they are using for something else). Best Sauce on the Planet Award: Lickin’s X-tra Thick Competition Sauce People’s […]
Phil’s Dream Pit Sweet Fire BBQ Sauce (4/5)
September 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Phil’s sauces come from Phil, the owner of Phil’s Dream Pit http://www.philsdreampit.com/ in Kingsport TN and this sauce is a spicier rendition of their Original Sweet Sauce. Like the name implies, the sauce balances sweet and spice. The sweet component is a fairly standard KC style flavor that is strongly reminiscent of a spiced ketchup […]
Man Cave Monday: Spatchcocked Chicken on the Grill
September 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
From John Setlzer: Every now and then I like to cook a whole chicken on the grill. Sometimes I just put them on as-is and other times I’ll ‘spatchcock’ the chicken so I can lay it fairly flat on the grill. When I cook a whole chicken, I typically cut the leg quarters off and […]
Black Tooth Inn Grilling Salsa – Spicy (4/5)
September 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Like, the Mild equivalent, this sauce has great qualities – excellent design/label, all natural, great flavor, and provides a spicy kick for those who seek something hotter. It adds habanero and is described as Arbol Habanero which translates to Habanero Tree. The details and special effects and label details are great – great copy-writing, design, […]
Black Tooth Inn Grilling Salsa – Mild (4/5)
September 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Burbank California is billed as the “Media Capital of the World” and is the home for many of the studios and production facilities outside Hollywood. This sauce I bring to you today, Black Tooth Inn Guajillo Mocha Grilling Salsa, comes from Burbank and it shows. The sauce has great name appeal with “Black Tooth Inn” […]
Zoe’s Jerk BBQ Sauce (4/5)
September 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
This sauce – from Little’s and Lydees Foods Corp out of Chicago IL – has a lot going on. It’s a jerk sauce, which can mean many things to different people, but in general the standard definition says the jerk sauce has Jamaican origins and typically includes allspice and scotch bonnet peppers … and can […]
Man Cave Monday: Pretzel Wrapped Cheddar Brats
September 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The perfect thing for game day.
Free Sauce Friday: Slow Poke Spicy Apple BBQ Sauce
September 14, 2012 By 40 Comments
Free Sauce Friday is back and we’ve got a great giveaway from Chad Devine with Slowpoke BBQ Sauce – we’ll have 4 Winners! I gave their Spicy Apple variant 5 stars earlier this summer and it’s worth checking out if love love apple, sweet BBQ sauce, and a little heat. To enter to win, you […]
Man Cave Monday: How to Cook Hot Dogs
September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Like many of us backyard grillers, you probably thought you knew how to grill hot dogs. From spirals, to the hot-dog-o-pus, there as many advanced techniques, but you have to master the basics first! Man Cave Tip from John Setzler: Most hot dogs that I get from other grillers are usually dry and chewy because […]
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