Share Your Unpopular Barbecue Opinion

nolaegghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

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fishlessman said:

johnnyp said:

fishlessman said:

so virginia is responsible for the new england burger and dog bbqs we have here. damn you virginia

Sounds like your unpopular opinion is that burgers and dogs are barbecue

its very popular here, almost an art form.  all thats needed is to upgrade to a viking professional propane grill with an infrared burner for that perfect hotdog. the weber folks dont know bbq

One of the best methods to warm up a hotdog is to wrap it tightly in a damp paper towel and microwave it.  My preferred time is 1:03, then rest for a few minutes.

That's how SWMBO does it.  

fishlessman

SonVolt said:

I envy those that can just "open a window" and not get a house full of flies. 

we have screens for the flies and indian shutters for the murder hornets

JohnInCarolina

Good to see this thread still has some legs.  I never thought sharing unpopular opinions would be... so popular!

500

johnnyp said:

As a Virginian, I want to be abundantly clear on this. Virginia Style barbecue sucks, regardless of its role in the genesis of more prevelant styles

Here are four Virginia sauces to try.   No, I have not made them, so I don't have an opinion, but they appear to be true and unique to Virginia;

https://www.gearpatrol.com/home/a373950/virginia-barbecue-sauces/

johnnyp

@SandyHookEgger deserved to be kicked out of Dan Nic 

Botch

Successfully egging a brisket is much easier than successfully egging a rack of ribs.  
And I mean that.  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

Successfully egging a brisket is much easier than successfully egging a rack of ribs.  
And I mean that.  

Very true, difference between meh brisket and the very bestest brisket is negligible.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Green Lantern was a very underated movie.

500

HeavyG said:

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500 said:

Barbecue in America began in Virginia. Virginia owns the birthright to all barbecue styles in America.  Memphis, North Carolina, (both Piedmont style and Eastern style), South Carolina, Georgia, Kansas City, Central Texas, East Texas, and Alabama styles all began in Virginia and splintered off Virginia style barbecue. 

Probably is an unpopular opinion but it is also fact, not opinion. European settlers in Virginia in the early 1600's learned some techniques from the Powhatan tribe which morphed into the start of "American BBQ". So says Joseph R. Haynes, author of "Virginia Barbecue: A History" which came out a few years ago. Was a good read.

I’m going to pick up his book on Amazon. I found his blog,
http://ocbarbecue.blogspot.com/?m=1

and found some great information there. I reached out to him, and asked him for barbecue joints he recommended, and he replied with a list of 11 places around the state to check out. Seems like a nice guy that has a wealth of knowledge on Virginia barbecue and Brunswick Stew. 

butt_juice

alaskanassasin said:

Use a air exchanger on a tight house

Actually you should use an ozone generator on a tight house. Be sure to stay inside to monitor the machine while in operation. 

nolaegghead

butt_juice said:

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alaskanassasin said:

Use a air exchanger on a tight house

Actually you should use an ozone generator on a tight house. Be sure to stay inside to monitor the machine while in operation. 

Good instructions for someone to win a Darwin Award.

Carolina Q

500 said:

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HeavyG said:

500 said:

Barbecue in America began in Virginia. Virginia owns the birthright to all barbecue styles in America.  Memphis, North Carolina, (both Piedmont style and Eastern style), South Carolina, Georgia, Kansas City, Central Texas, East Texas, and Alabama styles all began in Virginia and splintered off Virginia style barbecue. 

Probably is an unpopular opinion but it is also fact, not opinion. European settlers in Virginia in the early 1600's learned some techniques from the Powhatan tribe which morphed into the start of "American BBQ". So says Joseph R. Haynes, author of "Virginia Barbecue: A History" which came out a few years ago. Was a good read.

I’m going to pick up his book on Amazon. I found his blog,
http://ocbarbecue.blogspot.com/?m=1

and found some great information there. I reached out to him, and asked him for barbecue joints he recommended, and he replied with a list of 11 places around the state to check out. Seems like a nice guy that has a wealth of knowledge on Virginia barbecue and Brunswick Stew. 

Here's an interesting segment of his blog. Haynes is from Fredericksburg VA, my home town. He got a job at Allman's BBQ as a Sophomore in HS. 
 
He mentions that the Q was never the same after Pete White retired and sold the place in the mid-80s. I can vouch for that. Not bad, but not the same.

Anyway, a take on VA BBQ...

http://ocbarbecue.blogspot.com/2012/02/where-my-barbecue-obsession-began.html

caliking

Kayak said:

BBQ originated with people who:

A. Had little to choose from.
B. Knew next to nothing about nutrition.

Why are we so infatuated with it today?

As a collective, we still don't know much about nutrition. 

johnnyp

caliking said:

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Kayak said:

BBQ originated with people who:

A. Had little to choose from.
B. Knew next to nothing about nutrition.

Why are we so infatuated with it today?

As a collective, we still don't know much about nutrition. 

Do you mean that the average Joe still eats a poorly balanced diet? Or that scientists and medical professionals still have significant room for growth in regards to understanding nutrition? 

Wolfpack

In my opinion both- nutrition studies are difficult because the experiments don’t/can’t make everyone’s diet exactly the same.  So a lot of outside influences that impact the results.   

How many times have we heard eggs are good/ then bad/ then good. 

Fat, carbs, red meat, etc. 

sugar, salt?

Acn

Michael Pollan has the best diet advice..

Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.

Ozzie_Isaac

Acn said:

Michael Pollan has the best diet advice..

Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.

Have you ever seen a cow!  They only eat plants and they are fat!

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

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Acn said:

Michael Pollan has the best diet advice..

Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.

Have you ever seen a cow!  They only eat plants and they are fat!

Wild cows are not fat.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

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Acn said:

Michael Pollan has the best diet advice..

Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.

Have you ever seen a cow!  They only eat plants and they are fat!

Thus... item number two.  It would seem that you’ve only focused on two of the pieces of advice, while ignoring the third.  Do you try to sit on a lot of two-legged stools, Ozzie?

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

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Ozzie_Isaac said:

Acn said:

Michael Pollan has the best diet advice..

Eat food.
Not too much.
Mostly plants.

Have you ever seen a cow!  They only eat plants and they are fat!

Thus... item number two.  It would seem that you’ve only focused on two of the pieces of advice, while ignoring the third.  Do you try to sit on a lot of two-legged stools, Ozzie?

Is that why I am always falling over?  You know how hard it is to cherry pick advice and recommendations to serve a preconceived notion?

Markarm4119

Walnut & Locust are the best smoking woods 

Cornholio

Beer over brown water while tending the egg. 

lousubcap

Cornholio said:

Beer over brown water while tending the egg. 

That's quite popular with me as the pacing is critical to recognizing and then finishing the cook, especially if a protracted event.  

Ozzie_Isaac

Deep frying in oil is better than "frying" in air.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Deep frying in oil is better than "frying" in air.

You think that opinion is unpopular?

Teefus

Pork is really not "The other white meat"

nolaegghead

Pork is more fun as a verb.

SonVolt

or spouse

lkapigian

nolaegghead said:

Pork is more fun as a verb.

LoL