It’s great to have a wife that’s good at organizing (my wife’s great anyway, but this is a good extra)! After the debacle of big cardboard boxes in Carmel, we got clear plastic bins to put everything in for our … Continue reading
Your wife loves what you cook for her, your dad tells you that you make the best ribs he’s ever had (and he’s had lots), your family won’t eat barbecue even at the ‘good’ joints. Barbecue has become a passion; … Continue reading
So you’re making up your mind to compete because all you hear about is the fun stuff, right? Lots of work, yadda yadda yadda, sure, but FUN! Ok, they are fun, or people generally wouldn’t keep it up. I know … Continue reading
Every once in a while, I see threads (started one once) on a forum or two about babyback ribs vs. spare ribs, along with preferences. What’s the difference?Babyback ribs are supposedly but probably not from pretty young pigs, and are … Continue reading
Everyone knows that the grocery store has a huge section in one of its aisles that has all kinds of spices. They put little ‘freshness’ seals around the tops of the bottles so you know they’re fresh, right? Actually, there … Continue reading
First off, I was asked how often I’m going to update the blog. At first, I’ll probably do several entries a day until I get stuff off my plate that I wanted to write down. After that, it’s hard to … Continue reading
How did I come up with the name "Bucky McOinkum’s Barbecue"?It’s not a big deal, really; I was awake in bed at about 4:00 am one morning, and it kind of hit me. Bucky is from my favorite current comic … Continue reading
Now the real fun begins! After we turned in our Anything Butt entry, we started to briefly relax, then realized it was time to get moving. The way we figured out when to do what was to backtrack from entry … Continue reading
Leading up to the first competition for Bucky McOinkum’s Barbecue, we’d planned out as much as we could, practiced a few times, and we were ready… but nervous a bit! The first competition was in Carmel, IN… the Bodacious Blues-BQ … Continue reading
I’ve been into barbecue for a relatively short time. I got a book in June 2004 called How to Grill by Steven Raichlen. Great book to get started! After that, I started thinking about maybe getting into competition… To compete … Continue reading