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Hot Grill on Grill Action – Part of BBQ Pitmasters Season 2!!!!

BREAKING NEWS; It’s official, Our BBQ Team Hot Grill on Grill Action was selected for Season 2 of TLC’s reality show “BBQ Pitmasters”.  Ryan Amys, Matt Frampton, Logan Hendrickson, and Chris Yelick will  be paired against the top BBQ chefs in the nation on the premier episode. I can promise you that the competition will [...]

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Lipton’s Beefy Onion Brisket Recipe

Meat Ingredients

1 – Large Brisket (about 12 – 14 lbs)

Basic Directions

Heat Smoker using favorite rig and fuel source
Trim brisket
Rub brisket with Lipton’s Beefy Onion Soup Mix and fresh ground black pepper
Smoke @ 230 degrees F 8 hrs
Remove brisket from smoker, placing on 2 large foil sheets
Wrap brisket with 2 cups mop sauce, recipe follows
Smoke @ 230 [...]

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Weber Kettle Smoking: Pulled Chicken

Pulled chicken is one of the most delicious smoked meats you’re going to get your taste buds on. It’s also one of the healthiest. It is far superior to grilling chicken. It requires more patience as it takes on average 3-4 hours to do, not counting prep time. The end product is the most juicy, [...]

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How to Butterfly a Chicken

Nothing beats a smoked whole chicken, really! I make them quite often and they serve many purposes. Mostly I like to smoke the chicken and then pull the meat similar to how one would pull pork for sandwiches. It’s a delicious and more nutritious way to enjoy the same style of sandwich.
The best part is [...]

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BBQ Competition – Don’t forget the Checklist!!!

Even after years of competition, we still follow a very rigid inventory process the night before we head out to a contest. There are so many things you need to bring and it’s very easy to forget something.   What we have tried to do, is package up our gear in the same methodical [...]

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BBQ Trial Run 2010 – April 23 and 24

Check out our team group page on Facebook for pics and more.
Pics of the final product are all posted here!
Hot Grill on Grill Action Facebook Page!

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Hot Grill on Grill Action – Auditions for BBQ Pitmasters Season 2 on TLC!!!

Update 4/21/2010:  We’re not getting our hopes up….but we have officially be picked as a finalist for the show!  We have sent in the additional requested information….and are hoping for the best.  This would be a trip!
-Framps
Check it out everyone…..we’re doing everything we can to bring “BBQ Pitmasters-Season 2″ on TLC to Omaha this year. [...]

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Rock’s BBQ Stoker Addition

5/25/2010 Update:
I thought it would be cool to show you how the data looks after you run a cook…for 24 hours!  You can see our notes are crammed on here – but we know what we mean and in addition, there is an output file that we can dump into excel and analyze more accurately.  [...]

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Pork Rib Preparation

This post is geared towards spare ribs but all in all prepping baby backs is the same minus a trimming or two. 
When you go to buy ribs you’ll more than likely see either spare ribs or baby back ribs.  At your grocery stores you may only see one or the other and more typically you’ll [...]

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BBQ Contest: Get there early and other timely tips

Typically a BBQ contest will take up a couple of days.  From our experiences, it’s an all day event on a Friday and Saturday (at least most of Saturday).  On the day the event starts, it is a good idea to get to your site as early as you can.  Some contests don’t have folks [...]

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