Lonestar Grillz 24x36 offset smoker, grill, w/ main chamber charcoal grate and 3 tel-tru thermometers - left, right and center
Yoke Up custom charcoal basket and a Grill Wraps cover.
22.5 copper kettle w/ SnS, DnG, BBQ vortex, gasket and stainless steel hinge kit.
Napoleon gas grill (soon to go bye bye) rotting out.
1 maverick et-733 digital thermometer - black
1 maverick et-733 - gray
1 new standard grilling remote digital thermometer
1 thermoworks thermopen mk4 - red
1 thermoworks thermopop - red
Pre Miala flavor injector
taylor digital scale
TSM meat grinder
chefs choice food slicer
cuisinhart food processor
food saver vacuum sealer
TSM harvest food dehydrator
I'm just a year into this, so haven't had too much time to experiment, but I enjoy Malcom Reed/Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub and his AP Rub. I love the garlic flavor of the latter and the former just seems balanced for me; not overly strong in any area. Great color on pork butt, too. I think I'll always have these two "in stock."
Second this! His AP rub, I put that ---- on everything.
I use both on my brisket, AP base & BBQ over top. The Hot BBQ is also good on chicken wings & legs.
I actually buy very few rubs. I always have a shaker of lemon pepper for wings from costco and some mccormicks grill mates varieties...but in general i use a lot of the recipes from the free side. Mrs olearys cow crust is criminally underused imo.
Learned to do ribs and butts with Trimm Tabs Pig Powder. I've always got some on hand. Use to be able to get it locally but now I have to order online and grab a few when I can get shipping free. Found that if I put it on some popcorn, my wife and daughter wont take it from me... Otherwise I use the recipes here.
Ribs - Meat Mitch Competition Whomp Rub
Tri-Tip - Loot N Booty’s What’s Your Beef & Trader Joe’s Garlic & Coffee rub
Wings - Loot & Booty’s Gold Star Chicken rub
Meat Church’s The Gospel
Grilling God’s Bavkyard BBQ & their
Southern Heat
I like variety when I eat wings
Grilling Gods Salt of the Gods is really good. They are having a buy 2 get 2 free.
I have several others but those are my go to rubs.
Hi Steve,
Our preferred seasoning is a product made by Badia. It’s called Sazón Completo. it’s readily available in Florida, most supermarkets carry it. Not sure how easy it is to find it up north, but I will have to assume it’s relatively easy. In any case, here is a link to Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Badia-Seasoni.../dp/B00CQ7HOUE
It’s good for anything and everything. I’ve fixed packer briskets, pork butts and ribs with salt, olive oil as a binder and sazón completo. That’s it. That’s all they get, plus of course smoke and cooking them low and slow.
Give it a try, it’s pretty neutral and compatible with pork, chicken, fish and of course beef.
Cheers,
Ricardo
Last edited by Ricardo; November 30, 2019, 03:03 PM.
Look for the Badia seasonings where Hispanic folks shop for groceries. Even the grocery in my tiny little town has their Complete Seasoning on the shelf. It's a mild but flavorful seasoning that plays well with a lot of foods, even fish.
Equipment
Weber Genesis Gas
Weber 22" Kettle (black)
Smokenator
Slow N Sear
Thermometers
Maverick 732 Redi-Chek
Thermopop
Fuel
Kingsford Blue Bag
Kingsford Professional
Wood
Apple (chunks)
Mesquite (chunks)
Hickory (chunks)
Oak (chunks)
Beverages
Beer: Sun King Sunlight Cream Ale; Goose Island 312; Goose Island Green Line; Revolution Anti-Hero IPA; Lagunitas IPA
Bourbon: Basil Hayden
Rye: George Dickel
Cocktail: Manhattan
Personal
Married, one child (son)
Originally from Indianapolis, IN. Currently live in Chicago's Western Suburbs (near Meathead!)
Associate Dean at Chicago area university
Tony Chachere's. It's only good for popcorn, pickles, salad, steak (currently on a vacuum sealed New York Strip waiting to be sous vide), beef jerky, licking off your hand if you craving it but don't have anything to put it on......etc.....
Holy Smoke sauces and rubs made by Steve Ownby for me. I use the BBQ sauce for more than just BBQ. I mix the sauce with tomato sauce in meat loaf and add some with Red Beans and rice. He also makes some killer BBQ pickles!
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