Comments on: It’s Time.

By: BarryG

BarryG — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:08:52 +0000

If you are makin Bubba Burgers you better cook them through, those frozen burgers are cesspools of e coli.

By: haas

haas — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:17:23 +0000

If you have nine hours to spare, a 10lb pork shoulder will run you about 13.00 and can serve 10 comfortably. Make sure you get it with the skin completely intact, the cracklin’s are better than bacon and there’s plenty to be had!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:20:39 +0000

I’d consider “BBQ” and “grilling” to be two distinctly separate things. Ribs is ‘cue; dogs and bubba burgers is grillin’.

That said, good list. And I agree with the first two comments on making your own sauce and enjoying summer brews. Two very fun things!

Love the site! Keep up the good work.

By: cjmemay

cjmemay — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:44:04 +0000

This was great! But I have to disagree on IX. I mean, sure, if Miller Light is all you’ve got, then, by all means, go for it. But there are so many great, outdoor, summer beers, that are not the horrible industrial piss from Busch. It doesn’t have to be heavy and hoppy, you know?

Sam Adams Summer Ale is the perfect beer to enjoy the global warming, and Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale, or Saison will make you forget all about the climate crisis. Or maybe someday, if there is a god, Victory will begin bottling their amazing Throwback Lager.
We pray to the lord.

By: TC

TC — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:26:26 +0000

Great list. I must comment on a few commandments:

II. “Thine own sauce”–well, some of us take that seriously. Some of us make our own sauce, tweaking it only slightly every summer. If you come to my barbecue, you’ll know it, as my sauce is on those ribs over there. The lifetime of accomplishment comes with pairing your particular grill-work with your evolving sauce recipe.

IV. Also good: pink lemonade, and your favorite bourbon. Proportion to your own taste and goals.

IX. Of course you shouldn’t fear the macrobrew–our cellar boasts of its micro selection, but come BBQ time, we want lighter fare. That said, it’s still worth staying semi-local: Yuengling and (formerly) Rolling Rock, and plenty of the local breweries make lagers for us. That said, if your party is serving mostly sausage, you should be personally ashamed if you’re not offering some German styled brews.

X. Potato salad is served at the Lord’s table. But you know what’s in the bowl next to it? The pasta salad, with the shells and shredded carrot and pepperoni chunks.