Q: Dr. BBQ, In order to grill 150 pounds of tri-tip in an open BBQ, how many pounds of charcoal brickets should we have on hand? –Danita A: Hi Danita, It will depend on your grill but I’d think about 50 pounds would do it. –Ray
Hard Maple, Not Soft
Q: Dear Dr. BBQ, Maple is frequently recommended as a smoker wood, but it comes in “hard” and “soft” varieties and numerous species. So are there pros and cons to the different species? When there is a generic reference to “maple” does it really refer, for example, just to sugar maple? Thank you, Mike A: Hi …
Why Not White Sugar?
Dear Dr. BBQ, I smoked a boneless rib eye, 18 pounds, for Thanksgiving and again for my Sunday School Christmas Party using your Big Time Herbed BBQ Rub. Everybody raved about it. I gave them the name of your book when asked what I seasoned it with. I like the turbinado sugar. It seems to be somewhere between light brown …
Slicing Whole Briskets
Q: Dr. BBQ, Would you describe the process to slice whole briskets? –Bruce Michigan A: Hi Bruce, Here is what I do: I separate the top and bottom, and then trim most of the fat from both pieces. The flat gets sliced across the grain and the point gets chopped and tossed with a little …
Country-Style Ribs
Q: Dear Dr. BBQ, Can you tell us how to cook Country Style Ribs? –Jim Huntsville, AL A: Hi Jim, You need to remember that a true country rib is very closely related to a pork chop and really doesn’t need to be cooked very long. I just season them and cook them indirectly until …