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412 N 25th St, Richmond, VA 23223 Okay, follow me here. Alamo was a terrific Texas-style BBQ joint with outside-only seating. It basically died during the pandemic. Frontier is the same recipes and owners as far as I can tell, in a storefront about 6 blocks away from the original location...

No this ain't a thread about your rapidly fading prowess. I have three places to keep frozen food: the little freezer attached to the house fridge, a chest freezer that we bought 20 years ago, and a stand up freezer my grandma left to me that she bought in (gasp) 1967 that still works like a...

I table-captained at a KCBS backyard event to day in Ashland, VA. Tropical Storm Ophelia was raging overhead. Wind, rain, everything but Toto and a witch swirling in the sky. These teams showed more dedication and determination than most masters series teams! From the scores and what I...

I had a hankering for some house pastrami and realized I hadn't made the recipe that Chris has on the VWB site in a long time. This is the dry cure method, meaning a week in the fridge, a 3 hour soak, a 3 hour-ish smoke, and a two hour rest. Started with a 6 pound brisket flat from Publix...

I have always sworn by Chris's recipe on the website, which indicates "You want the WSM to run as hot as possible." It also indicates "If you can run the WSM even hotter, say 350-360°F, you may be able to shorten the cooking time even more." So I wondered.... what happens if I open it all the...

Jake's Place Restaurant & Market 511 Thompson Street Ashland, VA 23005 https://www.jakesplaceashland.com/ This joint is in a very old building west of town. Good service, family atmosphere. Average restaurant Q. We tried chicken, brisket, pork, and ribs. Ribs were good, the other three meats...

Not sure if this is local only or everywhere, but I just scored 8 butts at this price. Definiet;ly available in all local stores (Richmond VA) at least, til they run out. I am going to celebrate with a 4-5 butt cook on Wednesday.... great way to spend the day off. And I am out of cooked Q...

My local Kroger had a manager's special today only -- pork butts 97 cents a pound with card and online coupon. I quickly downloaded the coupon to my phone and bought five butts totalling 47 pounds. I saved $71, and my freezer thatr was completely out of pork until now is no longer lonely...

Has anyone else completed the KCBS 2022 mandatory judges' training / continuing ed series? Not to be too hard on them, but I saw absolutely nothing new there* that would address whatever problem they are trying to solve. It almost seemed they are playing defense or something, meaning...

After years of fun, I noticed when I cleaned out my Weber 22.5 that I have developed three pencil-eraser sized holes in the bottom. Doesn't look rusty so I am doubting it was a water issue, just age. Hell, I know a lot of guys whose bottoms don't work as well after a certain age. Anyway, I am...

I have friends coming in later in the summer and they have requested tri-tip. Here in Virginia, it is not a common cut to get your hands on. But I told them I would see what I could do. They love my pork and my brisket, and I love a challenge. So I set about trying to find a tri-tip to...

Next weekend I am throwing four rock cornish game hens on the WSM, and I had hoped to adapt Chris's Hot & Fast Chicken recipe for the purpose. But I am frankly scared of that higher temp / fast cook time..... if a full chicken takes 30 minutes / flip / 15-30 minutes, these little babies would...

I bit the bullet and bought replacement Weber upper and lower cooking grates for the WSM 22. They are bright and shiny and just screaming for meat to make them happy! And I was planning to do a 4 butt smoke on Wednesday when a thought hit me..... Other than wipe off the dust from the shipping...

I am now and always plan to be a charcoal/wood guy. If my WSM 22 won't handle it I'll find a friend with a catering rig and bribe him with good liquor and a cut of the meat. But a coworker wants to buy her hubby a good basic electric smoker for family / small gatherings and has asked me for a...

i have been asked if I could figure out how to infuse maple syrup with an authentic smoky flavor. Assuming it's possible and effective, the mechanics seem easy enough if I just put the syrup in a relatively shallow wide bowl next time I throw meat on the WSM. But I am in the dark as to how...

Truly the best recipe ever. All hail Saint Allingham!

I have over the years come up with a rub for pork I am very happy with. It includes a measured combo of two retail spice mixes to which I add turbinado sugar and paprika. This has kept me and my family happy with my Q for a long time. I have old friends moving back to town and since we can't...

Church group wants PP BBQ. I am breaking one of my rules today out of necessity (i.e., I should have started days ago) and dropped 6 small butts on the WSM 22 before dawn, total raw weight 43#. They just fit without touching each other or the edges. I usually run the full cook on the WSM for...

My wife gave me a CBJ class for my birthday. (Yes, there is a C in there, keep it clean.) Really enjoyed the class and meeting Don Harwell from KCBS. I figure becoming a judge can help me improve my own backyard grub, even if competition Q is in some ways different. I was quite pleased with...