Hello Doc: A friend and I are going to start going to some bbq contest in preparation to start competing. We were wondering about cookers. I have a side firebox smoker that I am very well-versed in using. Would this do well are should we invest in somthing else? Dan Hi Dan, If you can produce great BBQ with your …
Mystery Sauce
Q: Dear Dr. BBQ, I spent my early years in Statesboro, Ga., when my father taught at Georgia Southern College. We used to go to Vandy’s BBQ and get chopped BBQ pork sandwiches. The sauce was a mustard/vinegar-based sauce that was orange in color. Do you know of anyone that has a good recipe for this type of sauce? …
Burning Wood Chips
Q: Hi Dr. BBQ, I have been trying to smoke food on the BBQ and I am having trouble getting the wood chunks to smoke, I soak the wood but when I put them on the coals they smoke for a few minutes then they catch fire? Any idea what I may be doing wrong? Thanks in advance for the …
Cleaning Steel Grills
Q: Hi Dr. BBQ: What’s the best way to clean off, or soak off, blackened food materials from my steel grills? Thanks, Tim A: Hi Tim, Take the grates out of the cooker, spray them with oven cleaner, put them in a big garbage bag and let them sit for a day. They should clean up pretty easy after that. …
Cook a Little Longer
Q: Dear Dr. BBQI”m having issues with under-cooking my burgers. I have a custom gas grill. I leave the burgers out for 10 minutes to get to room temperature, and pre-heat my grill to 550°F. I cook the burgers for 6 minutes on one side and 6 minutes on the other on direct full heat, lid down. What am I …