Entries Tagged as ‘smoking/bbq’

March 12, 2009

Roc City Ribfest proclaimed championship

Paterson finally does something right
One event that is going well and should actually be a draw for the Rochester area (Maggie Brooks finally jumped on the bandwagon), the Roc City Ribfest, has been proclaimed a state championship by NYS Governor David Paterson.
Roc City organizers announced that due to size, 21 teams have enrolled so far, [...]

February 18, 2009

The demise of the Bar-B-Chef and a new arrival in ‘09

Attention those looking for offset smokers
There is a large section of BBQ America that will look to purchase an offset smoker unit for the upcoming season.
Those looking to spend under $500, or even under $1000, are rather limited to what can be found at retail outlets like Lowe’s, Wal-Mart and Bass Pro Shops.
One of the [...]

January 12, 2009

Roc City Ribfest ‘09

The extended version
The 2009 Roc City Ribfest has been scheduled though, as of yet, I believe without a location.
A single day and single category event last year, the ‘09 version is a fully sanctioned KCBS event with ribs, pork shoulders, brisket and chicken.

October 14, 2007

Smokin’ Turkeys

Must take some big papers

Smoked about 45 pounds of turkey today, there are a few photos posted on the right of the page. One of the birds was brined with early fall harvest raw honey from Davis Honey in Cayuga; the sweetness was evened out by clover and earthiness.  I also added whole allspice, szechuan [...]