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BBQ & Spice Rub Links

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

We spend entirely too much time searching the web for information on BBQ, Barbecue, Barbeque and Spice Rubs!  We thought we would create a page that has some of our favorite BBQ and Spice Rub links – we will add to this page over the coming days and months – if you have a favorite BBQ or Spice Rub link, or own your own Barbeque or Spice Rub company and want to be included on this page – please send us an email to porkbarrelbbq@gmail.com.  Also, if all this reading makes you hungry – please visit our favorite BBQ and Spice Rub site and be sure to order some of our All American Spice Rub!

Best BBQ Joints in America

BBQ Joints Around the World
  • Bodean’s in London – Next time you’re in London and you’re craving a little bit of home why not drop into one of Bodean’s locations in Soho, Tower Hill, Clapham, Fulham, or Westbourne Grove?  Read Our Review
BBQ Recipes
Food Shows and Sites
Local Organic Butchers and Grocery Stores
Our Favorite BBQ Twitters

The Tools of the BBQ Trade

Grills and Smokers
Supplies
  • Chimney Smoker – An essential tool – your coals are ready in 15 minutes, and you never have to use lighter fluid!
  • Hardwood Lump Charcoal – The best way to cook – burns hot and true, and contains no additives to ruin the taste of your barbeque or spice rub.
  • Meat Thermometer – The only way to know that its done and safe – nothing is worse than undercooked BBQ!
Other Great BBQ Sites
  • The Salt Lick – BBQ joint outside Austin, Texas – if we ever get to Austin, this one looks like it will make it on our Best BBQ Joints in America list.

Wild Boar at the Organic Butcher of mclean!

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Organic_ButcherOur friend Don Roden at the Organic Butcher of mclean has added a new product to his wild game offerings – wild boar strip.  This lean, yet tasty cut is on special along with their popular boneless wild boar shoulder.  The Organic Butcher of mclean’s wild boar is truly wild and feeds off lush woodlands and pastures with a natural diet of grass, roots, nuts, fruits, acorns and grains.  This is a tender meat with a rich and nutty flavor.  The shoulder is great for stew, ragout or to throw on the smoker.  The loin can be cut into strip steaks for the grill or roasted whole.

Try the Organic Butcher of mclean’s wild boar with Pork Barrel BBQ sauces and rubs.

Be sure to stop into the Organic Butcher of mclean to say hi to Don, thank him for carrying Pork Barrel BBQ products and pick up some wild boar.  The Organic Butcher of mclean is located at:

the Organic Butcher of mclean
6712 Old Dominion Drive
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 790-8300
www.theorganicbutcher.com

Retail News – the Organic Butcher of mclean Becomes Pork Barrel BBQ’s Second Retail Outlet

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

We are pleased to announce that the Organic Butcher of mclean became Pork Barrel BBQ’s second retail outlet in February.  We would like to thank Don Roden, owner of the Organic Butcher of mclean, for giving Pork Barrel BBQ products a shot, a little known, but emerging, entity to him at the time he agreed to carry our All American Spice Rub.

 

The Organic Butcher is a quaint local butcher on Old Dominion Drive in McClean, VA.  Don carries an extensive selection of common and not so common cuts of meat. If you are looking for the traditional he’s your butcher for some of the best boneless ribeye steaks and Frenched lamb racks in the DC area.  If you are looking to go a bit more exotic with your next meal Don has wild boar, moulard duck, pheasant, buffalo, venison, elk and ostrich among others on his list of wild game.  If you live in or around McLean, make Don and the fine folks at the Organic Butcher of mclean your neighborhood butcher and supplier of Pork Barrel BBQ products!!!!

the Organic Butcher of mclean
6712 Old Dominion Drive
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 790-8300
 

There is no question that Don is doing what he loves and you can be certain he will take care of all your butcher shop needs!

Next time you are in McLean, stop by the Organic Butcher of mclean and thank Don for carrying Pork Barrel BBQ products and take home some of his organic meats, especially some of his wild game cuts. The Organic Butcher of mclean is open Tuesday-Sunday to serve your butcher shop needs. If you are in Charlottesville, VA stop by their second store, the Organic Butcher of cville. Don’t forget to visit the Organic Butcher of mclean on the Internet.