tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63691716562761376082024-03-13T00:12:54.054-07:00The BBQ SpecialistThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-66847477397877471832014-07-13T13:08:00.001-07:002014-07-13T13:09:57.306-07:00Overview Videos of Humphrey's SmokersHere are a few quick videos of a Humphrey’s Qube’d Box. These videos explain and show some of the characteristics of Humphrey’s Smokers. Please Enjoy!
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For more information on our smokers visit us online at www.HumphreysBBQ.com
The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-3804503420158606622013-01-22T11:17:00.000-08:002013-01-22T11:17:40.911-08:00Get more from your Charcoal.....There’s always a debate going on over the type of charcoal to use, Lump vs Briquettes. Royal Oak, Cowboy, Humphrey’s, or Wicked Good. Regardless the type or brand name there is one thing in common. How to get the most out of your charcoal? Most BBQ masters will buy a cooker based on how long it takes to burn through a bag of charcoal. What if I told you that Humphrey’s BBQ came up with a The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-57393493527152405322013-01-18T07:10:00.000-08:002013-01-18T07:10:10.466-08:00I'm back!!!I’ve been off the blog for a bit and wanted to share with you what we’ve been doing meanwhile. Last year we dedicated most of our time making your cooker look good! We have developed a way to strip them down to bare metal and give them a fresh coat of color using Powder Coat which is a baked on finish that is strong and durable. We have also designed and built a line of our own cookers in The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-75889084575429032182011-06-30T19:36:00.000-07:002011-07-01T04:37:32.288-07:00Sully's Damn Dip! - Second EditionThis just come to my inbox on FB from Sully himself: "The Dam Dip is different every time we make it.. I can give you the basic recipe and you can make changes as you see fit..1st layer is chili, We use hormel hot with beans. cheap and a decent canned chili. We do add hot sauce and other stuff to the chili layer 2nd layer is cream cheese. I find I like Philly Cream cheeseover store brand.. your The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-71396634508864898352011-06-30T19:07:00.000-07:002011-07-01T04:36:28.258-07:00Sully's Damn Dip!You all know the New England voice of BBQ. You know when he pulls in and cruises the field of team by the bellow he shouts....BBBBARRRRRRR BEEEEEE QUEEEEE! You got it Mike Sullivan aka Sully. He's also famous for another reason. DAMN DIP! Now, I have not had the pleasure of trying this "heavenly" dip yet (only because it's all scoffed up by the time I hear it's made an appearance) but the word isThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-74243444468785481952011-06-27T07:26:00.000-07:002011-06-27T07:29:20.877-07:00Western Maine BBQ FestivalHere is the Humphrey's Chips and Chunks Order Form. Please email us for details. These awesome prices are for teams and judges only. The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-34173004478730522332010-08-01T09:33:00.000-07:002010-08-01T09:34:35.067-07:00Exciting News!Humphrey’s Chips and Chunks has been super busy this year with last quarter being our best since we’ve been in business for almost 7 years now. Our inventory keeps growing as we find more species of wood to be able to offer. With this said, we were faced with a very tough decision: to focus our efforts in continuing to grow the chips and chunks along with spreading awareness of how to use The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-71606859495700147882010-06-28T15:52:00.000-07:002010-06-28T16:59:44.138-07:00New BooksChad received a couple of new BBQ books for his birthday from my mom and dad. One of the books is Weber's Charcoal Grill, the art of cooking with live fire. It has been written by Jamie Puriance and photography is by Tim Turner. Chad likes this book because 95% of the recipes show a picture of the finished product. (love you honey) The thing I like about this book is that not only does it have The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-74743655900500924132010-05-04T07:10:00.000-07:002010-05-04T07:44:04.270-07:00Beer Belly BBQ - Now openIn the town of Freeport, Maine right on route 1 is a new bbq store called Beer Belly BBQ. It's literally right down the street from LL Bean. Owner, Tanner Kennedy's goal is to provide BBQ enthusiasts with a one stop shop for all of their supplies. He carries many brands of sauces and rubs, grilling accessories, Humphrey's lump and natural briquettes, Chips and Chunks. He is also a professional The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-12773623353649178082010-04-02T06:26:00.000-07:002010-04-02T07:47:55.256-07:00The Bayou Dirt SeasoningLet’s get dirty with Todd’s Dirt. We received a care package from Todd that had his Crabby Dirt, Original Dirt and the Bayou Dirt. We decided to start out with the Bayou.TODD'S DIRTUpon our first dry taste we found the flavor to be in three very even stages. The first stage was a red pepper flavor that made our tongues twinge will glee. This was followed by a very nice herby flavor. This made a The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-73532943524592305712010-03-29T12:13:00.000-07:002010-04-02T07:32:39.373-07:00Holy Smokes Apple Slather When I went to www.appleslather.com and clicked on the the “what the heck is it” link, it described this sauce as “a mild, sweet BBQ sauce with molasses, apple sauce, chunks of apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and a secret or two. Appleslather's unique and savory blend of chunky apple's, has a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg...plus a few other "secrets".Some folks have been known to eat it straight from theThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-24634023583176745672010-03-19T06:55:00.001-07:002010-03-22T17:44:16.048-07:00Green Bacon!Saint Patrick’s Day means a little more than just an Irish holiday to me. It’s my birthday. I really enjoyed looking at other blog’s and facebook pages to see how much green beer is consumed and how much boiled dinner was served. While browsing I came across something really fascinating. A friend of mine on facebook, we’ll call him Jim, took GREEN to the next level. This bacon was marinated The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-75681757583387925472010-03-15T06:09:00.000-07:002010-03-15T06:18:14.841-07:00Pumped up Injector!I was chatting it up with my facebook friend, Bevan Sweeny, this morning. He was telling me that he made a one gallon air powered injector. He refit the sprayer nozzle of and air pumped weed sprayer with an injector nozzle. He did this for less than $10.00. What a great idea, I just had to share it!The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-60454685240267668992010-03-11T11:35:00.001-08:002010-03-11T18:10:32.090-08:00New Restraunt Opening!We were fortunate to get a little taste of the new pizza restaurant opening soon in Kittery, Me. It’s not just any pizza joint, this is wood fired grilled pizza joint named AJ's Woodgrilled Pizza located at 68 Wallingford Square in Kittery, Maine. This is an offshoot of Anneka Jan’s, a high end neighborhood bistro.. Charlie Cicero is the head chef down there. When we talked about woodgrilled,The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-13400184843454083132010-03-05T12:27:00.000-08:002010-04-02T07:33:20.530-07:00Second Half of Product ReviewWe are finally ready to post the review on the Simply Marvelous BBQ rub “Season All”. We have been waiting to post this because when we tested it on chicken and took our first bite we both looked at each other and said, we’ve got to try this on beef. We did just that last night. Chad stopped at the butchers on the way home from the shop and got two thick strip steaks. All I have to say is: IThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-68888998909013607702010-03-04T05:07:00.000-08:002010-03-04T05:40:31.932-08:00Snowshoe Grilling ChallegeI'm very excited for this weekend. After a long winter we will get to see all our Que friends at the Snowshoe Grilling Challenge in Abington, Ma. This event is being held at the VFW located at 30 Central St. This is the 17th year for this challenge which is organized by team Lunchmeat. This is a NEBS sanctioned event and benefits the Abington Food Pantry.The sun is supposed to shine so come The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-5214725306604504642010-02-25T06:12:00.000-08:002010-02-25T06:19:18.176-08:00Cooking TemperaturesI am contantly grabbing my fanny farmer cookbook to see what the finished safe cooking temp should be for various meats when I'm cooking. I can never keep it straight. So I generated a chart that will hopefully be a great tool for anyone that wants a quick quide. Click to EnlargeThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-77174314360449809882010-02-23T06:01:00.000-08:002010-02-23T06:14:03.459-08:00Styles and Types of RibsPeople always ask me: What’s the difference between spare ribs and baby back ribs? Well I can across a great article that explains just that. Click here. I hope you find this link helpful. I did find the Rolling Ribs section interesting. I never thought about doing this in my kettle grill. I will be trying this soon. Here are some great pictures of some ribs. Thanks to Bill the Pitmaster ofThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-3229019031903208902010-02-19T08:55:00.001-08:002010-02-19T11:11:30.392-08:00New Product ReviewWe were contacted by Simply Marvelous BBQ Company to do a review on their rubs. They quickly sent it in a Priority Mail box all the way from CALIF. We were so excited to try this because we have heard may marvelous things about them. We've even heard of people flying to Ventura, CA just to have some of their BBQ. When the package arrived we were so surprised at the size of the bottle. A whoppingThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-28851568298467689242010-02-19T08:43:00.000-08:002010-02-19T10:48:05.927-08:00BBQ Season is upon us!For most of us, BBQ season is all year long. We'll have a special winter spot for our grill: in the driveway. This way it's sure to be shoveled out. We will cook outside in rain wind and snow. I guess we're the mailmen of BBQ :)~ Check this picture out of Chad, the specialist, cooking up some dinner for us in a snow storm.All I know is it's the middle of February and the snow here is already The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-44033425732755460372009-09-25T07:20:00.000-07:002009-09-25T08:07:58.149-07:002009 Harvard Fall FestivalI can't believe it's already Friday. It’s been a week since we left to go set up for the festival. We got home on Sunday and hit the ground running since. I apologize for just getting around posting about the competition. Besides the very brisk air, overall it was a beautiful weekend. This really brought the crowd out Saturday night for the U2 tribute band and the really great fireworksThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-57148113325913974392009-09-04T09:10:00.000-07:002009-09-04T09:16:38.054-07:00Football season is here!What goes hand in hand with Football? TAILGATE PARTIES! Here is the perfect check-list for your next tailgate party. Following are the basic necessities for a successful tailgate party. Some are for the typical everyday tailgater, others are for the serious hardcore tailgaters. You know who you are. Pack accordingly. -Bungie cords/rope (to secure tent, rain tarp or flag) -Tent/tarp/canopy The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-66004393565323455342009-09-01T10:22:00.000-07:002009-09-01T10:42:23.115-07:00Other uses for charcoal!Did you know there are other things you can do with charcoal then just cooking. Here are a few idea. We've even included a recipe for a face mask made from charcoal. 1. A humid closet, attic, or basement can wreak havoc on your health as well as your clothes. Get rid of all that humidity with several home-made dehumidifiers. To make one, just put some charcoal briquettes in a coffee can, punch a The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-8011663490398172562009-08-25T12:46:00.000-07:002009-08-25T13:03:59.774-07:00We've been busy!We've been getting alot of mail from the blog and our facebook page. Some with reviews others with recipes. Here's a great review for the Texas EZ Hook. I truely am a fan of these. They make flipping steaks a lot easier. These are made in the USA! Now you know it's quality! Check it our for yourself!The EZ Hook A GREAT COLLARDS RECIPEThis was submitted by Home Team BBQ of Charleston, SC 1 gallonThe BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369171656276137608.post-69995027909964969262009-08-13T05:01:00.000-07:002009-08-13T05:03:59.009-07:00Do you love the taste of food cooked over a charcoal fire but don’t like idea of using a product with actual “coal” in it?I know I love grilling over a charcoal fire. The smell, taste of the food, and just that type of heat alone takes me back to my time growing up, family functions, or just being out back with my father when he stoked up our old charcoal grill. The food just tasted better!Today most of us are looking for a healthier way to do things and really watch what we put into our bodies. For a lot of The BBQ Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805076928181520859noreply@blogger.com0