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Whole Lamb BBQ

Lamb
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Holy Grail. Mount Everest. Superbowl. There are many metaphors that pitmasters use to describe cooking a whole animal. The challenge of cooking a large carcass is the pinnacle for many. Personally, I find the endeavor a demanding and rewarding experience. With so many different muscles of varying thicknesses...

Andrew Armstrong

September 17, 2021

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Kentucky Style Lamb BBQ

I don’t have many “Top Secret” recipes but this Kentucky Style Lamb BBQ is one of them. For the longest time, I had a fantasy that maybe, just maybe one day I’d have my own BBQ restaurant. This recipe would be the star of the show. Well, the reality is...

Andrew Armstrong

July 3, 2020

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4 Comments

710 Views

Smoked Chicken with Alabama White Sauce

If you asked any of my friends or family to describe me with one word, they would probably say BBQ. Cooking and eating BBQ are two of my favorite things. When I’m not doing either of those I love learning about BBQ. From different regions, different countries, different cultures I...

Andrew Armstrong

June 20, 2020

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329 Views

Sweet and Spicy Smoked Wings

I was a picky eater growing up. However, I LOVED me some BBQ. There was a local bbq shack that my family ate at pretty frequently. It was a stereotypical joint with all the kitschy signs and decorations. It only had a few tables so most of the time it...

Andrew Armstrong

June 2, 2020

2 Comments

405 Views

How to make Beef Ribs

Beef
Smoked

Types of Beef Ribs There are a few different types of beef ribs that you may come across when perusing your local market/butcher shop. You will see names like flanken cut, back ribs, English style, and short ribs. The two types of beef ribs that make for great bbq are...

Andrew Armstrong

April 6, 2020

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4,033 Views

Spatchcock chicken

I’m not an overly organized person and my shopping list reflects that. I rarely go to the market with a recipe in mind. I simply throw cuts in the basket I know my family will enjoy. Figuring out what to do with the ingredients I bring home is a problem...

Andrew Armstrong

February 27, 2017

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2,753 Views

Smoked Turkey

As a kid, I hated the holidays. I was a picky eater, and my family members weren’t the best cooks when it came to meat. Most proteins were tortured to the consistency of well-worn shoe leather and were devoid of any flavor. Turkeys prepared around Thanksgiving and Christmas were no...

Andrew Armstrong

January 2, 2015

5 Comments

1,540 Views

Homemade Bacon : Part 2 The Smoke

At the end of Part 1 we made sure we had our salt levels where we want them and our belly had dried uncovered in the fridge over night. Now it’s time to add one more layer of flavor. Infusing the belly with smoke is the pièce de résistance. In...

Andrew Armstrong

June 16, 2014

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Homemade Bacon : Part 1 The Cure

If bacon had it’s own Twitter account it would have more followers than Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Barack Obama combined. Everyone loves those slabs of salty goodness. Even those forbidden to eat it have been known to long for it. I cured more than 20 pounds to get the...

Andrew Armstrong

June 15, 2014

117 Comments

149,804 Views

St. Louis spare ribs

Pork
Smoked

For the first entry on ilovemeat.com I knew I wanted a real softball of a dish. Loft it up and hit it out of the park. Something barbecued was the obvious choice. In my spare time I travel around the region and compete in BBQ competitions with my team Bourbon...

Andrew Armstrong

April 18, 2014

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14 Comments

18,754 Views