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Grilled Pork Chops with Fischer & Wieser Havest Peach Sauce

2012-01-21T13:40:00.000-05:00

Fischer & Wieser Peach Sauced BBQ Grilled Pork Chops My son popped in from college last night, and a package from Toni Leigh had just arrived with Fischer & Wieser Harvest Peach Hatch Pepper Sauce (long name huh?). Toni sends me new products from Fischer & Wieser to try out on my grills, and I test them out and see how they go over here at the Barbecue Master house. I hadn't really planned to

Nephew's Peachy Potle' Barbecue Sauce

2011-12-11T12:42:00.002-05:00

Tonight I broke out the Nephew's Peachy Potle' barbecue sauce. I'd been saving it back for a special evening, and since some of the guys were in for the holidays, it seemed a good night to test out this sauce from Garner, North Carolina. Since I had some nice boneless pork chops, I went ahead and sauced them and let them rest for about a half hour while I started up the charcoal. With a sauce

Barbecue Lover's Guide to Austin - Book Review

2011-12-10T14:01:00.001-05:00

Texas is a big barbecue state, and Austin has a terrific selection of barbecue joints. While you can spend hours online looking up information on barbecue restaurants in the area, I'd recommend getting Barbecue Lover's Guide to Austin by Gloria Corral. Gloria's guide is her first book, and it's a basic guidebook. It includes all the information you'd need or want without a huge amount of fluff.

Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Grilling and Barbecue Guys n Girls

2011-12-09T23:08:00.002-05:00

If you have a grill guy or girl on your holiday list, there are loads of great gifts that are sure to make your special barbecue person want to fire up the charcoal or hit the gas button. Best of all, you can get great grilling gifts in a big range of prices from just a few dollars to off the charts. I'm sharing some of my favorite barbecue items drawn from years of outdoor cooking here at home.

Thermapen - Barbecue Master Finally Finds the Perfect Outdoor Grilling Thermometer

2011-12-04T11:58:00.001-05:00

Thermapen Splash Proof Digital Thermometer Finding a good thermometer for outdoor grilling and smoking has proved to be quite a challenge. Over the years I've tried thermometers ranging from cheap pocket models (forever to get a reading and often not accurate) to a deluxe probe model with an indoor alarm (a bear to program and again not particularly accurate). Some of my barbecue friends had

Cholula Hot Sauce - Fire Up Your Food with These Top of the Line Sauces

2011-11-13T18:26:00.003-05:00

Cholula Hot Sauce I've always enjoyed hot sauces but some much more than others. Cholula runs at the top of my pack now, because they have heat without the bitter back bite of some, and they have interesting flavors that make them stand out in the hot sauce category. You may have come across Cholula, because they are the hot sauce of choice some restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen and On

The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipe Cookbook - 2nd Edition

2011-10-30T17:28:00.000-05:00

The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes 2nd ed by Judith Finlayson Yes. I do own a crock pot. The barbecue guys give me a hard time, so I tell them: "Hey, you have to have something to keep the hot dog chili warm in." The reality is that I have three crock pots, and I love them. Since I'm usually making the meals on my own (with a little help here and there from the boys), it's really nice to have

The Whole Hog Cookbook by Libbie Summers - All You Need to Know to Cook Pork

2011-10-22T17:22:00.001-05:00

The Whole Hog Cookbook I've been checking out The Whole Hog Cookbook: Chops, Loin, Shoulder, Bacon, and All that Good Stuff by Libbie Summers. Jessica from Rizzoli had emailed to ask if I'd be interested in a sample copy, and I know that a lot of my barbecue/grilling readers enjoy grilling and smoking pork. The Whole Hog is NOT a grilling/barbecue cookbook. It's not about smoking whole hogs.

Apple Barn Winery - Apple Strawberry Does North Carolina Pork Proud

2011-10-16T21:35:00.002-05:00

Apple Strawberry Wine from Apple Barn Winery The guys took a road trip to the mountains, and they decided to bring me back something apple themed. They went with Apple Strawberry wine from the Apple Barn Winery in Sevierville, TN. Here's the contact info in case you're interested (No. I have no connection at all, or I would tell you): Apple Barn Winery 220 Apple Valley Road Sevierville,

Garlic Head Barbecue Sauces Pack the Flavor Both Hot and Not

2011-10-16T20:45:00.002-05:00

Garlic Head Barbecue Sauce Keith emailed to ask if I'd like to walk on the wild side and try his Garlic Head barbecue sauces. He told me that these are not your typical barbecue sauces, and he was correct. The first thing you'll notice is that Garlic Head bbq sauces are THICK. You've probably had thick barbecue sauces before, but they were not likely this thick. You could almost pack these in

Dimples Barbecue Sauce - Raleigh, NC - Rich and Flavorful

2011-10-09T11:17:00.002-05:00

Dimples BBQ Sauce - New North Carolina Product After the Biker, Blues & BBQ competition, Rich and Jan Campana got in touch. They were judging at the event. They're certified Kansas City Barbecue Association judges. I was at Tilley Harley Davidson taking notes, snapping photos, and eating some heap good barbecue. We didn't cross paths (that I know of), but Jan saw my barbecue comp photos over at

Little Mini Weber Grill for my Birthday - Fun for Barbecue Sauces

2011-10-09T04:06:00.002-05:00

My Brother Found Me a New Grill - A Super Mini Weber It's no secret that I have a ton of grills. I need to go do a head count, but I'd say I have somewhere between 20 and 30 grills at the house right now. Now I have a new grill, and it won't even be taking up porch space. It's a super mini Weber kettle grill. And, it's cute as can be. My brother finds really awesome gifts, and he outdid

Brine in a Bottle - Sweetwater Spice Company BBQ, Butt, and Rib Bath - Easy and Tasty

2011-10-06T17:06:00.001-05:00

Sweetwater Spice Company - BBQ Bath Brine Concentrate A good brine can really add flavor and moisture to grilled and smoked foods, but they can be labor intensive, especially if doing the hot brine method to bring the seasoning flavors forward. Those have to be chilled after they've been cooked, so that means starting ahead a day or two. So, yes, I brine, but also, yes, I'm lazy sometimes. I'd

Brat Haus Beer Mustard with Grilled Sausage Appetizers - Easy and Delicious

2011-10-05T16:24:00.001-05:00

Fischer & Wieser Brat Haus Beer Mustard I have been enjoying the Fischer & Wieser Brat Haus beer mustard that Toni sent out, and I've been meaning to tell everyone about this great gourmet mustard. It sounded like one I'd enjoy from the start, and I was not disappointed. This is a bold but smooth flavored mustard with beer notes. It's perfect with grilled brats as noted by the company, and it

Pig Pen's Hot & Spicy Seasoning Made My Chicken Yell Uncle

2011-09-26T19:29:00.005-05:00

Pig Pen at Tilley Harley Davidson's Biker, Blues & BBQ I finally met Pig Pen at the Tilley Harley Davidson Biker, Blues & BBQ barbecue competition in Salisbury, NC, and he remembered that I had tried out the original Pig Pen seasoning and had really loved it. I had bought Pig Pen seasoning at Food Lion, and then I got my reading glasses out and figured out that I'd bought a really local product.

Yadkin River Smokers North Carolina Western BBQ Sauce

2011-09-25T17:40:00.001-05:00

Yadkin River Smokers Barbecue Sauce I tried out a new western North Carolina vinegar based barbecue sauce made by Yadkin River Smokers this evening. Yadkin River Smokers were at a barbecue competition with a team and with a booth for pork skins and sauce this weekend. Since I adore pork skins and especially those fried fresh on site, I had to stop by. The pork skins were absolutely amazing,

Barbecue Judgement Day at Tilley Harley Davidson Biker, Blues & BBQ

2011-09-25T10:16:00.006-05:00

Whew! What a Weekend at Biker, Blues & Barbecue I headed back to the Tilley Harley Davidson Biker, Blues & BBQ yesterday to see if any of the barbecue competition teams had drowned (talk about some rain around here this week) and also to see who would be taking home trophies. The rain had stopped by turn in time, and barbecue teams were walking the competition boxes up the side of the building

Biker Blues & BBQ - Tilley Harley-Davidson of Salisbury, North Carolina

2011-09-23T23:00:00.002-05:00

KCBA Barbecue Competition at Tilley Harley-Davidson of Salisbury, NC Salisbury, North Carolina is a barbecue town, but it's not been a BBQ competition town. We've had a couple of small comps but not much to write or call home about. So, I had been looking forward to Biker Blues & BBQ at Tilley Harley Davidson. After work today, I headed over to see how Salisbury would do with a circuit

Frigidaire - Terrible, Awful, No Good, Dangerous, Fire Hazard Stove

2011-09-18T20:59:00.003-05:00

Frigidaire - Worst Stove in the Whole Wide World - No Kidding I do have a kitchen and a stove (-: even though I'm known for being an outdoor grilling/smoking kind of girl. It's nice to put some barbecue side dishes or bread on the stove burners or in the oven, and . . . heck . . . I do make a lot of Southern dishes traditionally in the kitchen . . . or I did before I bought the kitchen stove

Goo Gone Grill Cleaner Review - #GooGonePassionProject - Cleaning My New Weber Bullet

2011-08-27T19:26:00.001-05:00

Goo Gone Grill Cleaner Today I'm testing out Goo Gone Barbecue Grill Cleaner as part of the #GooGonePassionProject. You are probably wondering what I mean by the Goo Gone Passion Project. This story dates back to early July when Amber emailed. She said Goo Gone had noticed my blog and my passion for grilling. "During the next few weeks, we’d like to send you a very cool, valuable item that we

Dizzy Pig - BBQ Rub Review - Excellent All Purpose Dizzy Dust

2011-08-26T17:07:00.002-05:00

Dizzy Pig - Dizzy Dust All Purpose Barbecue Seasoning Heather contacted me about trying out the Dizzy Pig line of barbecue rubs. I'd heard that they make really great rubs, so I was watching for the package to come in. The package arrived, and the smell was fabulous. The Dizzy Dust All Purpose bottle and the sample packs of the other flavors were sealed up tight, but I still got that blast of

College Son Learns to Grill Boneless Chicken Breasts Spiced Up with Country Chef Grilling Sauce

2011-08-11T21:54:00.001-05:00

Youngest Son Gets Some Grilling Lessons Before Heading Off to College My son headed off to college this week, and he said he'd like to learn a little about grilling beforehand. His older brother is getting in the grilling groove at UNC, and he's found that it's easy to make friends at college over a hot grill especially when the food is good. I thought grilled boneless chicken breasts would be

Barbecue Sauce Experts Tell All (or most) on Hot Sauce Weekly Podcast

2011-08-04T00:14:00.002-05:00

I joined a roundtable barbecue sauce discussion with Hot Sauce Weekly last night. Brian Meagher had emailed and invited me. I don't usually do the spotlight stuff, because I'm a bit shy in person or when microphoned. Plus, Brian mentioned Skype, and my computer is old, and my sound does not even work after I had my computer "fixed" three months ago. That cure ended up being worse than the virus

Wilber's BBQ Restaurant Goldsboro North Carolina - Barbecue Restaurant Review

2011-08-01T23:03:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Wilber's BBQ Restaurant in Goldsboro, NC Wilber's BBQ restaurant is an iconic eastern-style North Carolina wood burning barbecue restaurant, so I was pretty stoked about getting to stop by and try out some chopped pork when we headed to the beach for vacation. Wilber's is right on 70 on the way, so it was a no brainer to time for a lunch stop on the way to Emerald Isle. Wood Burning

Grilled Pork Chops with Morrocan Sauce - Hot and Spicy

2011-08-01T16:05:00.002-05:00

Grilled Pork Chops with Harissa Moroccan Sauce Last night we spiced things up with barbecue grilled pork chops slathered in Robert Rothschild Farm Harissa Moroccan Sauce. This is another of my purchases with the birthday gift card my son gave me to A Southern Season (gourmet food and cooking store) in Chapel Hill, NC. If you're not familiar with Harissa, it's kind of the catsup of Tunisia in