BBQ

[Stagger_Lee]

What do the BBQ joints use to make their food?

Big gas setups with wood chunks for smoke?

Do any burn wood or charcoal? I imagine that doing this to a commercial level each day would not amuse the neighbourhood.

Is the food always cooked on site and served freshly cooked or are some of these joints shop fronts for food cooked elsewhere?

Any info on commercial BBQ joints would be appreciated. There are none at all where I live. Just me & my WSM.

[MicroBob]

have missed this thread until now.


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there is a place in Memphis called Rendezvous that has something called dry-rub ribs that is the BEST BBQ I have ever had. The ribs are seasoned with oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper – plus a dose of chili powder. To make it re like most BBQ, they also add some paprika! Fantastic. They'll even ship them to year: Rendezvous Ribs

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yeah, Rendezvous is the famous place in kind of a back-alley.
The dry-rub vs. wet-rub is a long-standing Memphis debate.

Have been to Rendezvous a couple times but didn't care for it quite so much. The rub itself turned me off. And the portions were incredibly small.

My Dad and I went there and had dinner.
Couldn't believe how small the meal was.
After dinner we were both still starving.
Screw that. Time for another dinner!!

I said we should screw this 'reputation' stuff and go to my already favorite place and we hiked up the street to Blues City Cafe on Beale.

Definitely my favorite place.

It's a wet-rub though making it different than Rendezvous.

Spectacular!

I have since learned that while Rendezvous has the famous reputation there are a number of Memphians who agree with me that the real best ribs are at Blues City Cafe.
You can tell how much pride the cooks take in their ribs.


Saw a thing on food channel a couple days ago where they had people on the street deciding whether they liked Rendezvous or Blues City ribs better.

Corky's is okay for a chain.
Sometimes better than other times of course. When it's good it's really good.


Want to go to a place called Pig-n-whistle near me which is supposed to be decent.

[illeagle]

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What do the BBQ joints use to make their food?

Big gas setups with wood chunks for smoke?

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Most Texas joints have big brick smokers.

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Do any burn wood or charcoal? I imagine that doing this to a commercial level each day would not amuse the neighbourhood.

[/ QUOTE ]Most burn wood. Rudy's uses oak. I think most might use mesquite but I'm not positive. The pollution really isn't bad and it kind of smells good compared to car exhaust.

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Is the food always cooked on site and served freshly cooked or are some of these joints shop fronts for food cooked elsewhere?

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The good places cook it on site. I know that Pokejos in Austin has one central place where all of their smoking is done and then they truck it out to their various locations.

Just because the restaurant smokes on site doesn't mean it's fresh though, especially if you're buying at the very beginning of the lunch rush as many places will just reheat the leftovers from the night before.

[NicksDad1970]

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have missed this thread until now.


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there is a place in Memphis called Rendezvous that has something called dry-rub ribs that is the BEST BBQ I have ever had. The ribs are seasoned with oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper – plus a dose of chili powder. To make it re like most BBQ, they also add some paprika! Fantastic. They'll even ship them to year: Rendezvous Ribs

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Want to go to a place called Pig-n-whistle near me which is supposed to be decent.

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Pig-N-Whistle is pretty good as well. My fav is pulled pork plates. I'm not as much into ribs so I can't comment on theirs.

Another new place in Memphis which is pretty good is Jim n Nick's BBQ. I wouldn't say it's any better than anywhere else just a little different.

[ChicagoTroy]

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What do the BBQ joints use to make their food?

Big gas setups with wood chunks for smoke?

Do any burn wood or charcoal? I imagine that doing this to a commercial level each day would not amuse the neighbourhood.

Is the food always cooked on site and served freshly cooked or are some of these joints shop fronts for food cooked elsewhere?

Any info on commercial BBQ joints would be appreciated. There are none at all where I live. Just me & my WSM.

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Cookers are normally gas operated with wood pellets dropped on a timer. Southern Pride is a major manufacturer and many of the best places in the Midwest use them.

In the vast majority of cases, BBQ is never, ever sold "freshly cooked." Maybe that day, certainly that week, but it is nearly always reconstituted (reheated from a refrigerated or frozen state). Reconstituting is as much a trade secret as rubs, sauces, and cook time/temps.

[MicroBob]

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have missed this thread until now.


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there is a place in Memphis called Rendezvous that has something called dry-rub ribs that is the BEST BBQ I have ever had. The ribs are seasoned with oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper – plus a dose of chili powder. To make it re like most BBQ, they also add some paprika! Fantastic. They'll even ship them to year: Rendezvous Ribs

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Want to go to a place called Pig-n-whistle near me which is supposed to be decent.

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Pig-N-Whistle is pretty good as well. My fav is pulled pork plates. I'm not as much into ribs so I can't comment on theirs.

Another new place in Memphis which is pretty good is Jim n Nick's BBQ. I wouldn't say it's any better than anywhere else just a little different.

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Yeah, I've seen that one too.
New one on Germantown is pretty near where I live.

If I get in the mood for BBQ I might check it out.

I'm trying to eat better healthier though and I'm pretty sure this doesn't qualify.

[guids]

This is why I got into bbq so much actually, it is becasue it IS healthy for you, well the meat is, the slaw, fries, and bread isnt.

[Ribsauce]

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b's barbeque in greenville, nc. best ever.

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I second this.





[/ QUOTE ]I got to Greenville all the time and my douchebag friends won't ever go here with me. Next time I'm just going to go by myself. [censored] them

[MicroBob]

Your friends won't go there with you?
But next time you are going by yourself?

Did you take your enemies with you the last time you went?


guids - don't forget the beer. How can you have BBQ without a beer?

[burningyen]

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anyone going to the big apple bbq this summer?

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Last year's was good but somewhat aggravating. IMHO the BBQ wasn't worth the huge lines or the cost of the VIP pass.