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For the last 48 hours I have been prepping,cooking, and storing brisket and PP for a wedding this coming weekend. I have 30 lbs of PP and 20 lbs of brisket that is vacuum packed and frozen right now. I have a few questions about transporting the meat because the wedding is in Albuquerque and I...

Thought I would put my meteorological skills to use and provide a general forecast for the US and Canada. Feel free to add to the thread or PM me with any specific concerns/questions. Most areas of the country will see warm and dry conditions on Saturday. Scattered showers and storms will...

This past weekend I participated in my first BBQ comp. It was a small event in Derby, KS and although there were about 20 pro teams only 3 backyard teams participated. Thanks to this great site I kind of knew what I was getting into and the day went rather smoothly despite several downpours of...

Just checking to see if anyone is planning on being at this comp. It appears to be a qualifier for the National BBQ Festival( BBQ Fest ) It will my first comp so I am just doing the backyard division which consists of ribs and chicken. Does anyone have experience with the National BBQ Fest...

The past weekend I went to a local farmer's market with my parents-in-law to pick up some fine Kansas bison. They usually just buy ground bison to make burgers, but this time I offered to try to smoke a roast as long as they were paying. The rancher had a 4.75 lb Pike's Peak roast that I thought...

Upon hearing that there was going to be a charity meatloaf competition here in Wichita I immediately turned to this forum for some ideas. I figured that doing a smoked meatloaf with a bacon weave on top would really give me a leg up on the competition and I sure was right. After doing some...

In order to use up the last of my frozen pulled pork I made a batch of papusas last week. A papusa is a traditional Salvadoran tortilla that is filled with any combination of cheese, refried beans, and a pork paste. You basically make a simple dough by adding 2 cups of Masa(which is a special...

Never wanting to back away from a cooking challenge I decided to smoke my first butt on the WSM for New Years using the Mr. Brown method. I wanted the butt to be ready in time for the Fiesta Bowl kickoff at 730pm, so I was faced with doing an overnight cook. After coming back from a New Year's...