Ugly Drum Smoker

I finally finished my Ugly Drum Smoker this past weekend. I made a quick video showing the finished UDS build… and then I had to get busy cooking something. So we had BBQ chicken for dinner Saturday night. I used The New Pickled Pig forum: The BBQ Bug directions on how to build this homemade smoker… and they were great …

Taste-Testing BBQ Sauce and Rub

Every few weeks I order a new BBQ sauce – or BBQ rub – I haven’t tried. I am always on the look-out for the best sauces and rubs on the market… and my faveorite to test-out are the ones developed and produced by competition BBQ teams. I just got a new shipment in right before Memphis In May, but …

Our New Ole Hickory Smoker

This year we have a new smoker to add to our collection, and it’s not a backwoods smoker. This year we are cooking with an Ole Hickory and it is a machine! We have already used it to cook several slabs of ribs, butts, chicken – you name it we are cooking it on this Ole Hickory! The only thing …