Category Archives: Just For Fun

Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ in Charlotte

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 11 Comments

For the last five years, over 46,000 people have come out to visit the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival here in Charlotte, NC.  This year’s event proved to be just as much of a hit. 

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Memphis in May Roundtable Tonight

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

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The Fan’s Guide to Memphis in May

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 5 Comments

I’m super-excited this year to be invited to be a part of the Tucker Cooker team for the 2012 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest!  This will be my first time attending in Memphis in May in any sort of capacity.  I know that this is a massive event, so I asked Ron Worby, pitmaster of Susquehanna Blue Smoke and member of the Tucker Cooker team, if he would come up with a guide to what fans need to know for Memphis in May.  He was gracious enough to do so.  So without further delay, here is Ron’s guide to what fan’s need to know for Memphis in May!

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Meat Lollipops

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

One of my favorite sites on the web is the BBQ Brethren, an online forum dedicated to all things BBQ, grilling, and outdoor cooking.  I came across this post in one of the forums where a guy made pinwheel meat lollipops.  Oh.  My!  I just had to try this! 

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Contest Bites: Send a Tweet and Get Sauced

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

I just got information on this contest via email and thought you may be interested…

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My Try at Cooking Tri-Tip

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 4 Comments

Last weekend, I was down at The Meat House in Charlotte to meet up with the founder of Outta the Park BBQ Sauce.  While I was waiting, I happened to ask one of the guys behind the counter if they had any tri-tip.  Sure enough, they did, and I brought home a beautiful 1.75 lb. piece of meat.  This is my experience of cooking tri-tip for the first time.

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Chicken Sandwiches

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Big Wayner by | Leave a comment

This late-night post (which some of you may see first thing in the morning) is less of a product review and more talking about how I used a couple of products to make something tasty. 

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Dueling Butts: Bigmista’s Perfect Pork Rub vs. Draper’s AP Rub

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 6 Comments

On my lunch break on Friday, I stopped in at Restaurant Depot (day passes are a perk of being a KCBS member) and picked up a 2-pack of bone-in pork butts.  What in the world was I going to do with all this meat?  Why cook it, of course!  I have to have something for lunch for the next couple of weeks.  But I couldn’t just use one type of rub.  So I present to you Duelling Butts: Bigmista’s Perfect Pork Rub vs. Draper’s AP Rub!

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And the Entries are in: BBQ Pitmasters Season 3 Auditions

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 11 Comments

February 9th is the last day for entries to be submitted for Season 3 of BBQ Pitmasters.  I’ve just spent the last two hours looking at the videos, and all of the teams that I’ve found videos for did a good job in letting their personalities shine through.  Just sit back and enjoy the videos for each team, and let me know which one was your favorite.  If I missed one, please let me know!!

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Best Of: Pro Bowl Edition

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Big Wayner by | 1 Comment

One week away from the Super Bowl.  But you don’t need an excuse to fire up your grill or outdoor cooker.  Just an opportunity.  To help you get in the mood, check out these links I found just for you…

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