Open Range Tax Check Sale

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Mark

Open Range Tax Check Sale

In honor of April 15th, we are offering what we know to be a great deal on the new Open Range Smoker Grill. We know that some of you out there are getting a hefty tax check back and this is a great opportunity for you to get a great smoker that will help you produce some really great food.

So come see us today so we can get you on the path to making great BBQ and we also will help you learn how to use your new smoker grill!

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Smokin’ On The River Is For Who?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Mark

Smokin’ On The River Is For Who?

There are a number of different events and competitions that have the name, “Smokin’ On The River” or some variant of that. Just this week, The Smoke on the River BBQ Competition in Clifton, TN has been proclaimed a Tennessee state championship! Maybe not everyone in town knew that but now that you’ve read it, you know it too! There is a competition in Stillwater, MN, there is a competition in Quincy, IL and there is at least one more competition – in Jeffersonville, IN

This coming June 14th and 15th the fifth annual Smokin’ On The River BBQ Competition will be held. This is a great event as we have participated in the event three times and it just a really great event! It is a great BBQ event but it is also a great music event! The venue is very interesting in that the stage is set up on a barge located on the Ohio River that faces seating on the terraced shore. It is a family event that is enjoyed by lucky people who know the event and plan to attend every year. Oddly enough, this event is less well attended than what we might expect it to be or than it deserves.

Plan to spend a day at Smokin’ On The River BBQ Competition and enjoy a day of great music! We’ll be there sharing our BBQ Sauces, Rubs and Injectables with anyone will stand still long enough for a taste test! We look forward to seeing you there!!

Smokin’ On The River Is For Who?

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BBQ Competition and Charity Benefit Validates Our Products

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mark

BBQ Competition and Charity Benefit Validates Our Products

BBQ Competition and Charity Benefit Validates Our Products - We participated in a “big cook” for an event last Thursday. This was a combined competition and charity benefit. We cooked 11 pork butts totaling 106.7 lbs on a “Marshall” made by the “The Good-One” using charcoal made by Ozark Oak! This cook was a little different in that all the butts were injected. Because it was a local judging and we, along with 3 other contestants fed about 380 people. Because the serving time frame is stretched out, we shredded the butts one by one as needed to make this a “fresh food” experience as much as possible.

Everything worked as we won the competition and the buying public thought it was great and offered much unsolicited praise. We stand behind our products, The Good-One, Ozark Oak and Three Little Pigs – all “Winners” for us in this competition and everyday for “Bringing an award winning BBQ experience to your backyard!!”

BBQ Competition and Charity Benefit Validates Our Products

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Not only is this “Good Friday” but this a Fabulous Friday

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mark

Not only is this “Good Friday” but this a Fabulous Friday from a weather standpoint! We know that people start to think about BBQ when the weather turns better. Just to prove that point, Steve Creech DSCN0960 Not only is this Good Friday but this a Fabulous Friday stopped in to visit and to do a little shopping for the next few weeks. We’ve also had other customers write to us today asking how to cook one thing or another. We’re glad that people are taking us up on our offer to help and are contacting us with their BBQ supply needs as well as their “how to” questions!

We will be ready to help out with any supplies you need. Remember, if you can’t make it in during regular business hours, call us at 812-248-2233 anyway and one of us can likely come in to help you get what you need after hours or on weekends! No problem!!

Also, today is Marsha’s last day and we have a new person to take her place! Becky is the new gal in the office and is taking over the reins from Marsha today. We hope that you will take a moment to introduce yourself and get to know Becky when you come in or call. The picture below is of Steve Creech finishing a transaction with Marsha and Becky in the office.

DSCN0957 Not only is this Good Friday but this a Fabulous Friday

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The BBQ Boot Camp 2013 is the 5th Training

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mark

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The BBQ Boot Camp 2013 is the 5th training that we have held. The Bootcamps have been instrumental in giving our customers and participants a greater skill level. Continue reading →

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4 1/2 Days Until BBQ Bootcamp 2013

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mark

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The excitement is building as it is only 4 1/2 days until BBQ Bootcamp! Continue reading →

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Blues Hog BBQ Sauce Now Available

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Mark

Blues Hog BBQ Sauce Now Available Here

Charcoal and More is now a dealer for Blues Hog BBQ Sauce! If you haven’t ever tried Blues Hog BBQ Sauce, swing by to pick up a pint of all three flavors of Blues Hog. They include the Original, Tennessee Red and Smokey Mountain. You will definitely come back to get the gallon size jug! Yes, it’s that good!

Smokey Mountain is used for a basting sauce for chicken, pork, beef and ribs. It can also be used in side dishes like baked beans.

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Tennessee Red is a thinner, red – peppery sauce that can be used on pulled pork and brisket sandwiches as well as a mopping sauce or marinade.

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Blues Hog Original Sauce is billed as having sweet with the right amount of heat attitude, winning the Peoples Choice Award at the American Royal International Barbecue and Sauce Contest.

Blues Hog BBQ Sauce is a gourmet sauce made from all natural ingredients and it’s sweet, spicy flavor is too good to believe! The flavor enhances all meats prepared on a smoker or in the kitchen. This sauce is available in 16, 32 and 128 oz bottles.All sizes are available in individual bottles or cases

Blues Hog BBQ Sauce Now Available Here

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The Flying Pink Pig and The Brisket Smoke Ring

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mark

The Flying Pink Pig and The Brisket Smoke Ring

Recently, one of our former BBQ Bootcamp participants and customer cooked some briskets and sent us pictures of what he thought was some exceptional brisket. It was exceptional because of it’s smoke ring as well as it’s flavor. While you can’t taste this, take a look at the picture here and you’ll see what this is all about.

FlyingPinkPigBrisket The Flying Pink Pig and The Brisket Smoke Ring

Being able to smoke an exceptional brisket is a real challenge so if you have tried and failed but want to “get it right” then you will probably want to come to our next BBQ Bootcamp which will be in August. We have a bootcamp coming on the 22 – 24th of this month but there are only a few slots left for the session on Friday, the 22nd. So, hurry on up and get your registration in for this session or get it together for our August BBQ Bootcamp!

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Pulled Pork and Pastrami with Guy Fieri

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Mark

Pulled Pork and Pastrami with Guy Fieri

If you like pulled pork and watching Triple D as much as we do, it’s hard to get focused on just a few things because the show does such a great job of ferreting out the most amazing restaurants in the US. Truly the show uncovers what we know to be some truly talented chefs as well as “food artists“, a concept we’ll explore in a later post. But, for now we want to tell a little story about the application of a very simple “rub combination” for pulled pork and pastrami.

Click on image for video of Guy getting a taste of a really great pastrami sandwich!

This segment about “The Oinkster” in Eagle Rock California makes great pulled pork and pastrami sandwiches by keeping it simple, keeping it fresh and blending flavors with some of it’s other signature sides such as sauted onions and cole slaw. Pay close attention to the simple rub combination and what they say about – FRESH! Nothing beats grinding your own peppercorns right at the moment that you are going to use them in the food!

Pulled Pork and Pastrami with Guy Fieri

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Charcoal and More is now a distributor for Butcher BBQ

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Mark

Charcoal and More is now a distributor for Butcher BBQ

If you have been here at the office of Charcoal and More or at one of our BBQ Bootcamps, you will know that we are all about flavor! Butcher BBQ injections, rubs, and sauces have been used for years to enhance the flavor profile and to win some of the biggest contests, as well as many local competitions around the world. We are always looking for ways to help our customers make the best BBQ around. It is with that in mind that we want to announce that Charcoal and More is now a distributor for Butcher BBQ, arguably one of the oldest and best formulators of rubs, sauces and injectables.

Butcher BBQ makes their products with the highest quality ingredients and all of their products are made in USDA inspected plants. In addition to making products, Butcher also created a number of videos describing how to inject a brisket as well as other numerous topics. The video below describes how to properly inject a brisket. Take a peek and see what you think!

They have been running meat markets for 22 years, engaging their customers in conversations about what they like, what works for them and generally listening to what their customers want.They originally developed their product for the general customer base and later tweaked it for the BBQ Competition world. Today we know that it just takes “more” to win competitions. It takes more effort, more consistency and more creativity. So, if you would like to experience a little “more” that might help you win a competition or the hearts and souls of friends and family, come on by let’s do a little taste test of the Butcher BBQ product line!!!

Charcoal and More is now a distributor for Butcher BBQ

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