These days we have so many barbecue sauce options to choose from that it could make any pit master dizzy. I have always been a fan of the sweeter sauces like Sonny’s and a big fan of hot and sweet. I attended a festival in early 2010 and I had some extra food tickets left so I purchased an exotic sauce and I was hooked to it.

Naked Bones is a championship BBQ team that wanted to make a fruit based sauce (more…)

In 1999 Darden Restaurants started opening up Smokey Bones Barbecue Restaurants all over the place and in 2007 Sun Capital Partners purchased the chain from Darden. SB’s has always had a cool log cabin theme but the sports bar atmosphere direction that the new ownership has taken makes the place fun. They play sporting events and UFC fights on the HD flat screen TVs all around the bar. The beers are (more…)

Skirt steak is often used as fajita meat but what I found out is that it makes a great and unique main course for a meal as well.

When I was in college at UCF I would  marinate all kinds of cheap meats on Friday nights to prepare for the massive tailgate parties on Saturdays at the Citrus Bowl. My (more…)

When looking for good barbecue sometimes it pays to take a trip to the outskirts. I’ve traveled from Orlando to Winter Haven on a number of occasions passing a restaurant trailer many times thinking to myself “I wonder what that tastes like”.

Brock’s Smoke Hut has a normal BBQ menu featuring (more…)

There is a big debate on whether Brunswick Stew originated  in Georgia or Virginia well today it doesn’t matter because we are making it in Orlando. We had a BBQ and cooked way too much chicken and pork chops so I said to my BBQ buddy why don’t you pull out that crock pot and make some magic happen with these left overs. Here is what he came up with and it was down right slap yo momma fantastic!

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• Well if you are lucky enough you will have about three cups left of some bad ass BBQ baked beans (more…)

Four Rivers Smokehouse is a new comer to the Central Florida barbecue restaurant scene but don’t let that discourage you in to thinking they haven’t perfected their craft. Online people have been raving about a new BBQ joint and I thought it was time for BBQ Grillhead (more…)

Pork loin has always been one of my favorite meats to throw on the grill and everyone knows that bone in cuts of meat have tons of flavor.

I was watching a cooking show and one of the hosts roasted a bone in pork loin and I thought it looked like an awesome cut to put on my Weber Smokey Joe small charcoal grill. Bone in pork loin is kinda like the best of both worlds because you get tender (more…)

Boston Butt is one of the big three when it comes to BBQ and as you probably already know beef brisket and ribs are the other two.

There are many ways to prepare this dish and today I will be giving tips on how to make a rub, mopping sauce, and smoke barbecue techniques.

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I have done some internet research to find out who has the best BBQ around Central Florida and I found that most folks claim that it is Bubbalou’s Bodacious Bar-B-Que.

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Beef Tenderloin or Filet Mignon is one of the best tasting most expensive meats available.

We had a barbeque and (more…)