Brisket | The BBQ Grail

A Little Leftover Tri-Tip Frito Pie

Every once in a while I have some leftover steak, tri-tip or brisket. Often times it just gets eaten, sometimes on a sandwich or just eaten as a snack. This time around I needed something quick for lunch and some Frito Pie came to mind. Not sure why, but I did.

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I’m Flying Like An Eagle After This Lunch!

I am in so much trouble! I have always feared what would happen if I found a really good BBQ restaurant either near where I live or close to where I work. I mean just how hard would it be to have great brisket or pulled pork so close that I could eat it

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BarbersQ: No Napa Whine Country Here!

What do you do when some competition BBQ fanatics come to visit and want to go out to eat? Do you take the safe route and suggest a good non BBQ establishment or do you go for broke and try a BBQ restaurant. Well that was my dilemma today. John and Rhana McGee, from

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Smokey D’s: Great BBQ and Cornbread Crack!

If you’ve read this blog for very long you know that good reviews of BBQ restaurants are few and far between. As an official “BBQ Snob” I just don’t come across restaurants that warrant praise very often. This weekend I’m in Des Moines, Iowa for the 14th Annual Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner

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I Should Have Listened To The Inner Voice!

Sometimes I hear voices!

There’s a voice in my head that I hear when I’m thinking about eating at a BBQ restaurant. I call it the BBQ Force. It steers me away from horrible dining experiences. Yesterday was one of those times when the Force spoke to me. I should have listened.

I pulled into

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2010 BBQ Brethren Bash Photos

Today we held the a BBQ get together with a bunch of friends from the BBQ Brethren. A great time was held by all.

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Check out the bark on this brisket from Phat Matt’s

Slicing the brisket

Galbi Beef Short Ribs

“No Excuses BBQ” enjoying the Galbi Beef Short Ribs

“Old Smoke” enjoying the Galbi Ribs

The most amazing Tri-tip chili

Fried cheese curds

A nine foot long sausage

Grilled veggies made an appearance

The famous Crock-A-Que

Zydecopaws with his friend

“No Excuses BBQ” when they weren’t so friendly

Lobster on the Crock-A-Que

A case of oysters waiting for the grill

Oysters on the grill

Home made “sticky pickles.” Sweet pickles with lots of garlic and jalapenos

Pork Loins on a pellet fired ugly drum smoker

Searing a tri-tip before hitting the smoker

We hads lots of ribs to munch on.

MOINK Balls and ribs

Warming up some duck for fajitas

Warming up the tortillas for the duck fajitas right on the firebox

Duck fajitas ready for some eating

Chicken almost ready for the smoker

Beer Can chicken off the smoker

Another Boring BBQ Restaurant

I’ve driven by Sierra Smokehouse in Auburn, California several times since they opened. As regular readers, of this blog will know, I have a phobia about eating at BBQ restaurants. I just don’t eat in them very often because I’m so easily disappointed with the food they serve. But…

…as I drove past Sierra Smokehouse

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