North Carolina BBQ Forums Q&A

Papa, you comment is funny, seeing how I just got home from a week in Orlando checking in on Mickey and his friends...It seems like I am gone alot though..

I know what you mean about finding the time..we are the same way with our catering...we only have so many weekends

Well, we just entered in our first comp ever...We entered the Wirlygig Festival in Wilson, NC.  It will be a small one.  I don't think it is a KCBS or anything like that, but just a local deal w/ a chance to compete in the state cookoffs.  We have been wanting  to know how our bbq stacks up to others, so this is a great place to

Congrats on the mention...I'll try to remember to set the TIVO cause we'll be gone then..

I think the reason you don't see more teams from NC is because that comp is a KCBS if I am not wrong.  The KCBS focuses on the sweet and tangy sauce along w/ the low n' slow smoking where as true traditional NCBBQ  is done primarily over either coals or gas.  Plus, for what ever reason, the vineager sauce is not liked too much at the

Donald, good to know that you are close.  I grew up in Apex, actually in Green Level and lived there untill I was about 22. And it now has a Cary address...go figure.  That area sure has changed alot in the past 15 yrs or so....

So, I would like to know where our members are located??  Since NC has a very diverse queing style, it would be great to know where we all are....So I'll start...I am in Zebulon, a small town between Raleigh and Rocky Mount/Wilson.

I am lucky to live in Wilson, NC.  We have several great que places w/i a stones throw of each other....my favorite place is Parkers. And is is mainly b/c of their slaw...I like the tangy mustard flavor it has.  The bbq and stuff are very similar to Bills in my mind's eye, but of course, none of them are as good as what I can put out on ...

I second the chimney!!!   I haven't used lighter fluid in over 3-4 years now....I usually use the burner from my grill to light the chimney.  It lights and gets going in about 4 min!!!!  That's just great for a quick meal..