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Smoke Ring Forum Member Organizes BBQ Cook for 1500 Katrina Evacuees

Once again, the barbecue community has come forward when called upon. Last Monday we received an email from Terry Adair who is working at Camp Gruber in Coweta, OK where 1500-2000 hurricane Katrina evacuees are being housed. She said they had nothing but MRE's to eat. She was looking for a contact to find barbecue cooks who would be willing to come and do a barbecue cookout for the evacuees. I posted her request on The Smoke Ring forum. Five hours later, forum member Russ Garrett, SmokinOkie, had already contacted Terry and volunteered to organize the whole thing. Read more...

Operation Mosul BBQ

In February, 2005, The Smoke Ring received an email from Bill Franz requesting assistance in getting a barbecue grill to his daughter Ryan's unit, the 347th ASMC, stationed in Mosul Iraq. Bill and Ryan are from Kansas City and have a fondness for grilled and barbecue meats. I posted the request to The Smoke Ring BBQ discussion mailing list. Some list members also posted the request on the Virtual Weber Bullet forum. Donations poured in and we soon had more than enough to ship the grills to Mosul. Read more...

Jack Daniels Puerto Rican BBQ Cookoff

Grand Champion
R-G Premier Smokers

The 10th Annual Jack Daniels Barbecue Championship was held on June 12 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 28 teams competed. The Grand Champion, R-G Premier Smokers qualifies to represent Puerto Rico in the Jack Daniels Invitational World Barbecue Championship in Lynchburg, TN in October. Read more...

Barbecue Success With The Rule Of Thirds

With a charcoal barbecue controlling the heat is difficult. You need to ensure that you cook your individual items of food at the most appropriate time and that you have separate areas of heat. Use the rule of thirds to provide separate areas of heat. Read more...

Prime Rib Cooking Times

There is a wide variety of advised cooking times for Prime Rib. This can be confusing, read more about it in this article Read more...

Low Carb Barbeque Sauce

Is it possible to have a great barbeque without breaking you're low carb diet? Yes! This article will tell you how. Read more...

Cookbook Publishing - The Basic Ingredients and the Secrets to Success

Learn the secrets of publishing a successful cookbook from an author who sold over 250,000 of her own cookbook. Read more...