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BBQ Pitmasters Season Finale, Plus Episode 5 Recap

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

The finale for Season 3 of BBQ Pitmasters is tonight.  It was filmed in Lexington, NC at the BBQ Capital Cook Off, and the contestants in this episode are cooking pork shoulder and spare ribs.  This episode will feature the winners from the previous 5 episodes:

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Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game Tally – Episode 4

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 2 Comments

Episode 4 of BBQ Pitmasters Season 3 is now in the books.  The official motto for this episode should be “If it wasn’t for injections, I’d be sober”.

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Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game Tally – Episode 3

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 4 Comments

Last week, the rules for the Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game were announced in time for the third episode of the current season.  As you may know already, the first five episodes will feature 15 BBQ pitmasters (that’s three per episode) competing at various BBQ festivals throughout the country for a spot in the winner-take-all season finale.  The winner of the finale receives $50,000, an invitation to the Kingsford Invitational, and the coveted title of Kingsford BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion.  Three of the most well-known BBQ personalities are serving as judges for this season – Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South, Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke, and Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue. Continue reading →

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Announcing the Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 7 Comments

If there is anything that is a natural fit to be paired with BBQ, it’s beer.  Beer and BBQ.  The stuff that many festivals throughout the country are made of.  This perfect combination of food and beverage is the basis for the Unofficially Official BBQ Pitmasters Drinking Game!

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Top Father’s Day BBQ Gifts for 2012 – What Others Have to Say

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 2 Comments

With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought about coming up with a top 10 list of gifts for that grill master in your family.  However, after stepping back and taking a look, others have done a much better job.  So rather than come up with a list of 4 or 5 items, let me suggest a few places to check out so that you can get lots of ideas! Continue reading →

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Getting’ Sauced with Draper’s BBQ Live at Memphis in May

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

During Memphis in May 2012, we saw many different BBQ personalities.  One of those personalities was Darryl Mast of BBQSuperStars.com, quite possibly the hardest working man in BBQ today.  Darryl is also the driving force behind the weekly online radio show Gettin’ Sauced with Draper’s BBQ.  Darryl and Shane came up with the crazy idea to not only do the weekly podcast from Memphis in May, but to also video it. 

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Limited Edition Thermapen — With Flames!!!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 3 Comments

For a limited time, you can pick up the fastest Thermapen on the market to date — with flames!

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Day 3 of Memphis in May – Down to Business

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 1 Comment

Day 3… the day of reckoning.  This is the day when the gloves come off, and teams get down to the business of preparing turn-ins for their respective categories.  I arrived on-site around 8:00 am, and I must say our hog was looking really, really good!

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Day 2 of Memphis in May – Picking Up Speed

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 1 Comment

With day 1 of Memphis in May in the books, it’s time to move on to day 2.  The arrival this morning brought the delivery of the hogs to use for the whole hog cooking contest as well as the finishing of brisket for the beef turn-in. 

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Day 1 of Memphis in May – Whirlwind Experience

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 4 Comments

I thought I was prepared for Memphis in May.  I thought I had done enough research, talked to enough people, and planned enough to thoroughly prepare myself for what would occur.  Plain and simple: I lied to myself.

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