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Having eaten only one example of Texas and one of KC, Texas won hands down. Memphis style is better than either, and West Kentucky is the best of all. What is west Kentucky style? I lived in TN for almost ten years and never heard of west Kentucky style?
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I read all about you blow hard Texans and how you people think yor are the best .Your bbq sucks Mexican ass and looks like a cancer lung , Kc style is so much better . He is just trying to stir us up, nobody is that dumb. If it isn’t cooked with mesquite on a seasoned pit, it ain’t cshit! This is what a real pit looks like, built this not long ago. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/DykCDXcf/A589-E86-D-D37-D-4-B68-85-FA-AEEBE4-A6-F64-A.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/j2sDwvbd/340-E7-F4-A-EB85-4457-978-A-3-FA1-D39-F0-B2-A.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/ZRqkWyQz/415858-EA-8355-4327-96-B6-E7-CDA81-A1-D02.jpg) What does it cost nowadays to build one like that?
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I’d have to try all the styles many nights in a row to form a better opinion.
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Having eaten only one example of Texas and one of KC, Texas won hands down. Memphis style is better than either, and West Kentucky is the best of all. What is west Kentucky style? I lived in TN for almost ten years and never heard of west Kentucky style? Maybe you should have gotten out on TN more often....lol
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Having eaten only one example of Texas and one of KC, Texas won hands down. Memphis style is better than either, and West Kentucky is the best of all. What is west Kentucky style? I lived in TN for almost ten years and never heard of west Kentucky style? Maybe you should have gotten out on TN more often....lol OK, but please elaborate.
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I read all about you blow hard Texans and how you people think yor are the best .Your bbq sucks Mexican ass and looks like a cancer lung , Kc style is so much better . He is just trying to stir us up, nobody is that dumb. If it isn’t cooked with mesquite on a seasoned pit, it ain’t cshit! This is what a real pit looks like, built this not long ago. What does it cost nowadays to build one like that? It would take 1500.00 in plate, pipe, wheels, hinges etc, plus labor. It would kill 60 hours to build and paint it. It takes time to go gather up the parts. Anything metal has skyrocketed since the Commie 19 hit. A 4x8 sheet of 1/4 plate is 300.00. People won’t pay what it costs for a pit like that. They wouldn’t pay what the parts cost, much less labor too. Welding rods, grinding wheels are expensive now too. I made them, did a football pot, was the only way I could make any money at all on building a pit. When they let us start working OT, quit the pit building business, much easier work.
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That, too, is an acquired favorite. I first had that at a Coleman's BBQ in Mississippi. Wife and I were both surprised by it, but upon the first bite, liked it. The slaw adds a vinegary note plus crunch factor to a pulled pork sandwich, much like adding pickle to a burger. Since it's an add-on and not integral, you can have it or leave it out. I’ve had it too and it really is not too bad. If I had 2 hickory smoked bbq pork sandwiches though, side by side, one with and one without, I would go for the one without. Gotta put a couple of dill pickle slices on it though with bbq sauce!
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It’s ALL GOOD! One exception: I think this started in Memphis, or somewhere around that area. Maybe Carolina? Not 100% sure. Putting coleslaw (AKA “ Slaw”) on a barbecue sandwich is like putting ketchup on a hotdog That, too, is an acquired favorite. I first had that at a Coleman's BBQ in Mississippi. Wife and I were both surprised by it, but upon the first bite, liked it. The slaw adds a vinegary note plus crunch factor to a pulled pork sandwich, much like adding pickle to a burger. Since it's an add-on and not integral, you can have it or leave it out. I first ran into that at Longway’s truckstop outside Fort Drum when I was working nearby. It was the only place open when we got off work at 3:00 AM. I like it. As Rocky suggests, it provides an interesting contrast to the pork (or whatever.) Whenever I’m smoking pork shoulders my wife makes up some coleslaw. She makes it a bit sweeter than I care for, but that’s okay, it’s her mother’s recipe and it makes everyone happy. I’m not some 75 year old, spoiled adolescent shi tbird who’s got to have everything my way.
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What does it cost nowadays to build one like that? It would take 1500.00 in plate, pipe, wheels, hinges etc, plus labor. It would kill 60 hours to build and paint it. Anything metal has skyrocketed since the Commie 19 hit. A 4x8 sheet of 1/4 plate is 300.00. People won’t pay what it costs for a pit like that. They wouldn’t pay what the parts cost, much less labor too. I made them, did a football pot, was the only way I could make any money at all on building a pit. Yeah, new steel material is cost prohibitive right now. I got educated when I needed about 10 foot of 3/8" 4 inch square tubing. Called the metal place and all they had was 20' length, and the price was crazy. I happened by a place I knew of that buys scrap metal. Told them what I was looking for, and asked if I could go look in their scrap pile. Found a brand new looking piece and got it, and a few other metal parts I could use, and they charged me what scrap plus a bit was... Think it cost me $30 bucks. I go there first, now.
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Homemade Slaw is a MUST Side Dish with BBQ. Just give it to me on the side. LOL
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Homemade Slaw is a MUST Side Dish with BBQ. Just give it to me on the side. LOL Y'all can have that crap. I'll take beans and potato salad... 
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I read all about you blow hard Texans and how you people think yor are the best .Your bbq sucks Mexican ass and looks like a cancer lung , Kc style is so much better . He is just trying to stir us up, nobody is that dumb. If it isn’t cooked with mesquite on a seasoned pit, it ain’t cshit! This is what a real pit looks like, built this not long ago. What does it cost nowadays to build one like that? It would take 1500.00 in plate, pipe, wheels, hinges etc, plus labor. It would kill 60 hours to build and paint it. It takes time to go gather up the parts. Anything metal has skyrocketed since the Commie 19 hit. A 4x8 sheet of 1/4 plate is 300.00. People won’t pay what it costs for a pit like that. They wouldn’t pay what the parts cost, much less labor too. Welding rods, grinding wheels are expensive now too. I made them, did a football pot, was the only way I could make any money at all on building a pit. When they let us start working OT, quit the pit building business, much easier work. Thats what I was thinking, about 3-4 grand. I'm just going to weld a new firebox on mine.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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I prefer hickory for pork and mezquite for beef. I like to get the local BBQ when traveling. That said I have eaten more Kansas City and Texas style for my travelling.
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I read all about you blow hard Texans and how you people think yor are the best .Your bbq sucks Mexican ass and looks like a cancer lung , Kc style is so much better . He is just trying to stir us up, nobody is that dumb. If it isn’t cooked with mesquite on a seasoned pit, it ain’t cshit! This is what a real pit looks like, built this not long ago. What does it cost nowadays to build one like that? It would take 1500.00 in plate, pipe, wheels, hinges etc, plus labor. It would kill 60 hours to build and paint it. It takes time to go gather up the parts. Anything metal has skyrocketed since the Commie 19 hit. A 4x8 sheet of 1/4 plate is 300.00. People won’t pay what it costs for a pit like that. They wouldn’t pay what the parts cost, much less labor too. Welding rods, grinding wheels are expensive now too. I made them, did a football pot, was the only way I could make any money at all on building a pit. When they let us start working OT, quit the pit building business, much easier work. Thats what I was thinking, about 3-4 grand. I'm just going to weld a new firebox on mine. It would take 4000.00 to get me to build one like that now. Gasses for cutting torch and rods are out of sight too.
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Having eaten only one example of Texas and one of KC, Texas won hands down. Memphis style is better than either, and West Kentucky is the best of all. What is west Kentucky style? I lived in TN for almost ten years and never heard of west Kentucky style? Maybe you should have gotten out on TN more often....lol OK, but please elaborate. Pork shoulder cooked with hickory wood, usually about 16 hours, then pulled and served with sauce on the side if wanted. It’s pretty much the same thing you’d find all the way down towards Nashville and over into West Tennessee. Personally I like what’s cooked here locally better than anywhere else
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Texas roast beef sucks donkey balls. I've been smoking pork butts since the mid-1960's when I worked the pit at my grandparents' restaurant just north of Nashville. BBQ comes from a pig, not some Texas steer!
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Texas roast beef sucks donkey balls. I've been smoking pork butts since the mid-1960's when I worked the pit at my grandparents' restaurant just north of Nashville. BBQ comes from a pig, not some Texas steer! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/HWfN443r/tommy-flanagan-yeah-thats-the-ticket.jpg)
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OK, but please elaborate. Pork shoulder cooked with hickory wood, usually about 16 hours, then pulled and served with sauce on the side if wanted. It’s pretty much the same thing you’d find all the way down towards Nashville and over into West Tennessee. Personally I like what’s cooked here locally better than anywhere else Would Old Hickory BBQ from Owensboro count as an example? I hit it every time I go to Whittaker's. I find the BBQ to be excellent, but the Banana Pudding is world-class: time stands still, and angels serenade me. FC
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Hey now East Texas can cook some pork ribs but the best beef BBQ comes from mostly central Texas. When you say brisket they mean Texas style.... All the Carolina BBQ I've been exposed to was pulled pork and reminded me of Sloppy Joes smothered in sweet sauce
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If you enjoy it, go for it... It ain't a competition. They are all getting rich at the prices they charge.  That's for sure. We stopped at Blacks on the way home from visiting my son and paid $32/pound for brisket. It was darn good.
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