Stay up to date with BBQ Trends and News!

In my ongoing attempts to try and keep up with the BBQ blogging I know that I am not ‘Sir Typesalot’, but I am making an effort here!  As I am sure most readers of this Blog can realize, this is peak “Q” season for us and time for blogging is only available after happy smiles appear on the faces of our customers!  As always, thanks again to everyone who has had us cater their event this season and thanks as well to all the folks who have booked next years events…we look forward to serving you!

My reason for this blog is to point fellow BBQ enthusiasts toward 2 organizations that have done a great deal to make real “Q” a prolific part of the American culinary scene, both of which we belong to and believe in.  Not in any particular order they are the Kansas City BBQ Society (www.kcbs.us) and the National BBQ Association (www.nbbqa.org).  In addition to the fact that these organizations both provide copius quantities of BBQ news, tips and general information, they have made significant contributions to the current BBQ craze that’s going on here in the good old USA!  Afterall…what’s more American than authentic BBQ?  I am writing this piece about them in hopes that if you are a true enthusiast and you haven’t already joined these organizations, perhaps you’ll consider doing so.  Each offers many benefits and connects you directly to a network of like minded BBQ folks.

I personally can attest that our membership in each organization has had many benefits to me personally and to our business.  In addition to all of the goodies and information that comes along with membership, I have learned a great deal from their helpful tips, courses and fellow members.  SO…that’s my pitch…you should check them out!

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Greatq4U! Pork-In-the-Park, April 2009

GreatQ4U! Pork In The Park 2009

Here’s the latest in the ongoing installment of Pork-In-the-Park videos! This is some footage of the 2009 festivities and the GreatQ4U! ensemble!

BBQ Thoughts for the day…

So, here it is on Friday morning and yet another weekend approaches!  As usual a busy one which includes quite a few miles of travelling and not nearly enough time for rest, but alas I am not complaining.  Instead I am typing a few words here following a long overdue update to the website.  Since I took the time to type the invitation for followers of my website news updates to come here, I thought that the least I could do was to type a current post!

OK, so here’s where it gets valid:  I’ve been giving a great deal of consideration to purchasing a pretty big commercial kitchen (concession style) trailer that would both serve as a fully functional mobile support unit for our catering business AND as a physical location (somewhere in the Greater Harrisburg metroplex) for folks to stop by and enjoy some Great BBQ and perhaps some things that we don’t currently offer like, say: really good hush puppies…cheesy grits….hand cut fries….you get the picture.  My question for you is this; do you think that there is a market for Authentically Wood Smoked BBQ and sides at a walk up location on the West Shore?  I mean, I know that there are some folks doing it now, but there’s simply no pulled pork around done the way we do ours! 

OK, so that’s my interactive question of the day, now I’d be interested in your responses!  Thanks – jak

Hog’s gettin’ HOT!

First of all I would like to wish each and every reader of this ramble a Happy Independence Day!  Hopefully you’ll not only have a relaxing weekend to enjoy friends, family and whatever else you wish to do, but you’ll also have a moment or two to think about what our Independence means and the many folks who have worked so hard to maintain it for all these years!  Thank you for keeping us free to anyone who’s ever worn the uniform and held up that flag, all of us at GreatQ4U! know what sacrifices have been made and we are truly thankful for them, recent events in Iran should remind us all just how luck we are to be free! 

Secondly…hope you’re having some BBQ this weekend!  What better way to show the american spirit than to fire up the grill, smoker or whatever and cook some tasty meat for you, your friends and family!  We are, of course gearing up for a busy weekend with the notable exception of the fact that this year, we’ve made a bit of time for ourselves!  Yep…92lbs. of hog just for us and it’s ready to go on the big smoker in a few hours!  We’ll be having a party at an ‘undisclosed location’ and working out some new tricks for the whole hog offerings, much to the delight of a few lucky folk’s taste buds!  If you’re reading this and interested in joing us for at least part of the festivities, shoot me an e-mail (Jim@GreatQ4U.com) and maybe I’ll tell you where we’re at! :) Fair warning though…it WON’T be a kids/family focused event…there may be some serious partying going on!

SO…that’s today’s update, gotta’ get smokin’!  Hope you have a GREAT weekend! – jak