An Amazing BBQ Pit From Across The Pond!

World MOINK Ball Day 2011 was a huge success.  The gang at the Dutch BBQ Forum did a great job of organizing this great event.  I am forever in their debt for helping make MOINK Balls an international BBQ phenomena.  This year, though, I got a special treat.  A.C. Duym was one of the guys who sent me pictures of his MOINK Balls.

I have to admit though I was more interested in his handcrafted mobile BBQ pit.  Just from the one little picture I knew this pit was something I had to explore more.  I mentioned in my blog post was an amazing looking pit it was and A.C. was kind enough to send me more pictures of the build along with permission to publish them here.

Here’s A.C.’s email with written details.  (I made minimal changes but did add some conversions which are in parenthesis)  If you have any questions or comments for A.C. how about leaving them here and I’m sure he’ll answer.

Hello Larry,

We are very honoured that you would like some information and a short story of how the pit was made.

We started last October, with lots of ideas and of course lots of material.  The idea was that it should become a double tubed pit, one side a reverse flow system, and the other tube an offset smoker.

We cut all the iron work (the double coal-burning box) and all the other material and then the welding, measuring, thinking and having fun started.

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June 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Misc. | 3 comments

Pork Butt Roundtable on the Barbecue Central Radio Show

Last night I had the privilege of participating with Marc Stitt and Brad Maffett on The Barbecue Central Radio Show. We discussed the finer (and not so fine) details of Pork Butts.

I had a great time and learned a few things too! Here’s the link to the podcast. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did doing the show

The BBQ Central Radio Show Pork Butt Roundtable

Check out all of Greg Rempe’s podcasts at The Barbecue Central Radio Show. You’ll be happy you did!

June 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Misc. | One comment

Guest Blog Post: Seasoning a Cutting Board

Grail Note: Every once in awhile I come across a blog post on another site and it’s so good I just have to run it on The BBQ Grail.  And the following post from Bob’s Brew and ‘Que is one of those blog posts.  Not only is Bob one of my best BBQ buddies he teaches me so much about cooking.  I’m very appreciative of Bob and his permission to run this post.

Cooking is really about enhancing the natural flavors of whatever ingredients we are cooking as well as creating layers of flavors in a dish that complement each other.  An interesting technique that I have come to use when preparing sliced meats is to season the cutting board. By this, I do not mean adding finish to the board, but, adding a seasoning element prior to cutting the meat.

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March 31st, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Misc. | 5 comments

Online Bake Sale for Japan!

I am a Navy Brat!

My dad retired from the Navy in 1974.  I’ve had little to do with the Navy since that time.  But for the first 17 years of my life I was a dependent of someone serving his country in the United States Navy.  And for that reason I always will be a Navy Brat.  For two years (’72-’73) I lived in Japan as a Navy dependent.  It was two years that I will never forget.  For those two years I forged a kinship with a bunch of other kids.  There’s a bond that Navy dependent children form when they are living in a foreign country that lasts for a life time.

It’s a bond with each other and it’s a bond with the country where they are stationed.  In my case that country was Japan.  I live in Navy House Area II in Yokohoma.  I rode school bus Y-8 to and from Yokuska every day.  (Often times with Deep Purple’s Machine Head blasting over the street noise).  To this day, almost 40 years later I still have a connection with the country and all my fellow DoD dependents that went to school at Nile C. Kinnick High School.  Affectionately known as Yo-Hi.

Anyway, I love Japan.  I know I can trace my love of Asian fusion cooking to the time I spent there.  There can be no other explanation.  So because of this connection I have been deeply saddened by what this great country has experienced over the past couple of weeks.  I have old friends who still live there or have they have family of their own there.  And other than sitting by and sending a few dollars to the Red Cross or other charities, there isn’t much I can do.  So I’m stepping out of my BBQ Grail box and promoting something that has very little, if anything to do with BBQ.  It’s an online Bake Sale For Japan.

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March 26th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Featured, Misc. | Leave a comment

The BBQ Backyard A New Social Network

The world of BBQ is full of great individuals.  People who are friendly and helpful to friends and strangers alike.  Heath Hall and Bret Thompson, of Pork Barrel BBQ, are two of the best.  They have a knack for making everyone feel special and that knack, along with some great BBQ rubs and sauces, have made them one of the best liked Competition BBQ Teams on the circuit.

And that’s why I’m more than happy to give them a little publicity for their new social network site.  ”"BBQ Backyard is the world’s first BBQ Social Network,” said Heath Hall, co-founder of BBQ Backyard. “Our goal is to create the most diverse and vibrant BBQ community on the internet by offering a modern interface with online amenities people expect in the Facebook and Twitter age.”

And they’ve managed to team with one of the most successful competition BBQ’ers out there. “We are thrilled to be partnering with BBQ legend Rod Gray of Pellet Envy on this project,” said Hall. ”As pitmaster of one of BBQ’s most successful teams and a leading ambassadors for BBQ, Rod brings more knowledge and expertise in BBQ to BBQ Backyard than just about anyone could.”

“BBQ Backyard is a community open to everyone interested in BBQ,” said Hall.  “From the backyard beginner to the most seasoned competition pros, this community will be built on the strengths and interests of its members.”

So, it’s with a great deal of enthusiasm that I encourage you to join me in The BBQ Backyard.

February 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Misc. | 2 comments

Char-Broil RED paint issue growing

Last October I published a post about a small problem I was having with the paint coming off the control panel on my Char-Broil RED unit.  At that time the only place the paint was coming off was on the side burner.  This wasn’t much of a problem because I never use the side burner.  But now the problem has spread to the controls that I actually use.

The picture on the left is what the paint looked like when the RED was brand new.  The picture on the right is what it looks like now.

I wish there was a fix for this because it’s going to get harder and harder to know where the heat should be set.  What’s a shame is that the Char-Broil RED grill rocks.  It cooks like no other gas grill I’ve ever used.  The fact that a small detail like paint can overshadow all the good stuff this grill can do.  I’d still recommend this grill to anyone, but it can’t stand up to California weather you need to consider the paint issue in your buying process.

January 27th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Misc. | 6 comments

BBQ Recipe Archive File

I’ve had a file containing over 1,800 recipes that were posted to the old school Internet BBQ Mailing List from February, 1996 to October, 1998.  I’ve converted the html files to a massive PDF file that you can download here.

To download right click HERE and select “Save Target As” and save to a location of your choice on your computer.

Or

If you have Adobe Acrobat you can double click HERE and it will open in Acrobat.  You can then use the “Save” feature in Acrobat.

January 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Misc., Recipe | 4 comments
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