competition ribs on smoker

Competition Rib Recipe

This past weekend I had the chance to cook on a pellet smoker for the first time. If you’re not familiar with pellet cookers, they run off small, compressed “pellets” of 100% wood. There’s no filler or other junk to worry about, so what you get is pure, clean smoke. I have to admit that I was a little leery …

Barbecue Live – Competition Cooking Class

For the past few weeks I’ve been pretty busy getting ready for Barbecue Live. This was our inaugural BBQ class, and just like everything we do we wanted it to be quality. We put ourselves on the other side and asked, “what would we want from a BBQ class?“. Then we built the class around that… and gave 100%. It …

Western Premium Wood Products

The next time you are strolling down the charcoal isle at your local store; make sure to keep a look out for the name Western.  This company is by far the innovator when it comes to cooking wood and charcoal.  Western Premium Wood Products manufacturer and distribute just about any type of wood you can imagine from chunks, mini logs, …

The World’s Best Barbecue

This weekend I read a great article written by Larry Olmsted. It’s all about where the world’s best barbecue really lives… And it’s not at a restaurant. You can read it here… The World’s Best Barbecue – Really Something I’ve been saying for years! Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Find me …

Pellet Cookers

Got a question about pellet cookers… Malcom, I use a pellet cooker and like it real well but is that the way to go on butts or wood? I see a lot of pellet cookers on the bbq circuit and those guys do well with them. I’ve never actually cooked on one but I do like the idea. One thing …

Heading To The American Royal

This morning me, Waylon and the luckiest girl in the world were up and on the road by 4:30 AM to make the drive from Memphis to Kansas City. I’ts our first time at this world championship bbq contest… and we’re documenting it all! Mostly because we’re excited to be here. This is the first time I’ve ever cooked 2 contests back-to-back, …

New Fire Box for Ole Hicory

My buddy Jeff at Give It To God BBQ just build a new fire basket for our Ole Hickory CTO. And we are going to try it out this weekend. Check out his video he shot: The fire box is elevated to allow better air flow and about twice the size of the old basket. I’ll post pictures soon… Malcom …