BBQ Recipes?
 

I'm hosting a huge cookout saturday to show off our new 250 gallon smoker and was wondering if you guys had any good recipes for BBQ. My BBQ sauce recipe right now is simple: 60% KC masterpiece original and 40% Kraft Spicy with half of a dark beer. I also like to coat ribs with Jack n Coke.

My husband swears by "The Barbecue Bible" -- looks like he has some of his recipes available online: http://www.barbecuebible.com/featured/

What kind of recipes are you wanting to know? I got a BBQ pit-master certification a couple years ago. Big hobby of mine. It was a badass experience.

Here is a good sauce I like to make:
1 12 oz. bottle of chili sauce
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke

This is a good one too:

2 tablespoons butter
1 small chopped onion
4 cups Heinz 57 ketchup
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 minced cloves of garlic
4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 the juice from a lemon
1 jalapeno - add to taste. You don't have to put it in if you don't want. Gives it a little kick though.

Dry Rubs?

Citrus Rub - It's the shit:
8 teaspoons Garlic powder
4 teaspoons Paprika
4 teaspoons Dried orange peel
2 teaspoon Chili powder
1 teaspoon Black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

Solid dry rub:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons dark chili powder
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon dry Mexican oregano
1 tablespoon dry thyme
1 tablespoon dry sweet basil
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons granulated garlic

My husband swears by that one as well, and has made some awesome barbecue from it.

Mac, those sauce recipes sound great, I'll have to try them the next time we barbecue (which probably won't be for a few more months)

This is my favorite kind. I used to make it all the time when I was younger. Although I left out the jalapeno, and I added honey and yellow mustard, and I subbed A-1 for the Worcestershire.

But other than that, it is just the same!!!
:D

Should I still use liquid smoke even if I'm using a smoker?

I use my bbq sauces more for dipping/pouring when the meat is done, not really for during the cooking process.

If I'm smoking meats I use dry rubs primarily with occasional squirts of water through a mist bottle to ensure moistness, although sometimes I'll slather on some bbq sauce to ribs when they are almost done to get a nice little crust.