Q: Hi Dr. BBQ, I’m a student at the University of Nebraska in an agribusiness marketing class. We are assigned to do a marketing plan for a company. We were assigned Hollman’s Foods BBQ Sauce. We have to present a marketing presentation to our class this coming Tuesday. Do you have any suggestions? What do you think the sales …
Salty Ribs
Q: Dr. BBQ, Just finished your book. It is the best BBQ book ever. Bar none. I screwed up and nearly ruined my ribs yesterday on Father’s Day (so salty they almost were inedible). I am, or thought I was, an accomplished grill/BBQ man—please tell me what I did wrong. The night before I slathered three slabs of baby …
Smoker Grill Recommendation
Q: Dear Dr. BBQ, I’m trying to locate a smoker grill that has the fire box off to one side and the meat compartment on the other. I first saw this on the TV show Barbecue University. Can you help? Thanks, Lonnie A: Hi Lonnie, I got in touch with Steve Raichlen and he said …
Choosing a Smoker
Hi Dr. BBQ, I’m new to slow-smoked cooking, so I’ve got a copy of your book on the way. I’m looking for a recommendation on a smoker for the novice. I was considering a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker (a.k.a. Weber Bullet) because of my luck with Weber grills. But then I noticed your Big Green Egg shirt in the December …
Help! My BBQ Sauce Tastes Like Spaghetti Sauce
Q: Dr. BBQ, When I follow a traditional American barbecue sauce recipe using tomato paste or tomato puree, the sauce comes out tasting like sweet spaghetti sauce, with a haunting tomato flavor, instead of having a “barbecue sauce taste.” When I buy tomato-based sauce off-the-shelf it doesn’t have this problem. What might I be doing wrong? Adrian F. A: Hi Adrian, Tomato-based barbecue sauce needs to …