I would start with Pork Butts (on the pork side) and maybe chuck roast (on the beef side) to start to dial in your preferences / experiments. Mistakes are a lot cheaper this way. Then you can graduate and work your way up to brisket.
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I’m 45 minutes from Ottumwa so I’ll have to give it a shot.
good stuff, I recommend the Cuebacca sandwich. they are closed Mondays I think, that burned me one time.
actually, speaking of great bbq places in otherwise sketchy towns, there's a place we tried in Muscatine a few months ago. Skinny's BBQ.
highly recommend - and get the armadillo eggs
highly recommend - and get the armadillo eggs
Either are great BBQ joints in KC.
Z man at Joes is tasty. The rest is kind of meh. Not a big fan of St. Louis ribs and the pulled pork is ok at best (I am a self admitted pulled pork snob).
Jack Stacks - I have yet to have a bad meal - ribs are solid, brisket and burnt ends are awesome, and the sides are some of the best I have had.
I celebrate all BBQ sauce but Big Daddy’s is making a return. Someone bought the recipes and started taking small orders on Reddit. A few months later, I found three different flavors at the downtown HyVee.
My judgement may be clouded by nostalgia, but it’s really, really good. I’ve been actively cooking things to use it with. That’s love. And good BBQ sauce.
My judgement may be clouded by nostalgia, but it’s really, really good. I’ve been actively cooking things to use it with. That’s love. And good BBQ sauce.
I keep blues hog, countryside and devils spit on hand. Devils spit 50/50 with countryside is awesome. @CyJam really sent me on a nostalgia trip with the Rudy's, I ate gallons of that stuff as a kid!
Off the BBQ topic but have you ever gotten a slice of pizza from Price Rite Market and Deli? That's as iconic of a place to eat as anywhere for anything in KC. I saw Kelce getting a slice of pizza there one day.
Brisket is one of the harder cuts to get right....and expensive. I wouldn't start there, but when you get it right it's incredible.
Whole chickens and chicken wings are quick and simple, pork ribs and pork butts are very forgiving.
When I started, amazingribs.com was a great resource....still use their pork rib dry rub recipe. And get a good instant read thermometer.....internal temp is the single biggest factor, IMO.
I guess I need to add it to the already long list of joints to eat in KC - IMHO, KC is a seriously underrated food town.
Their slices of pizza are what they are known for. KC is a really underrated food town for being a smaller major city. Is definitely a top 10 punch list place for a quick bite down there.
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I believe Big Daddy's family is still alive. Not sure if they're the ones behind it. (I assume they are)
Been a minute since Ive been to DSM Farmers Market but they used to even sell it there.
Big Daddy was a big gentleman. If you donated to a kids charity, he'd give you a free desert.
Going to a large squeeze bottle was so awesome.
Years ago I went to a BBQ show and had phenomenal ribs lightly glazed. They used half Blues Hog original and half Traeger apricot.
Jack Stack beans are the best on the planet.
