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BBQ R.I.P. (Closed)

AB Ranchhouse, Dallas
Adam's Rib, Ft. Worth
Bar-B-Q Patio, San Antonio
BBQ World Headquarters, Austin
Big Oak BBQ, Buda
Charles' BBQ, Smithville
Cobb Switch BBQ, Carrollton
Cowboys BBQ, Colleyville
Crosstown BBQ, Elgin
Dotch's, Ft. Worth
Galleries Barbeque, Ft. Worth
Georgetown BBQ
Gus's BBQ, Dallas
Haby's BBQ, Uvalde
Hickory Stick, Waco
Holy Smokes, Dallas
J&R's Bar-B-Q, Mansfield
JMueller BBQ, Austin
Lone Star BBQ, Brady
Pete's, Castroville
Rib City, Mesquite
Rick's Famous BBQ, Carrollton
Rudy Mikeska's, Taylor
Solly's, Addison
Sugar & Smoke, Fredericksburg
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The Brisket, Dallas
The Feed Store, Del Rio
The Original Porkie's BBQ, Dallas
The Pit Barbecue, Ft. Worth
The Que Shack, Marlin
Williams Smokehouse, Houston

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Hungry for turkey yet?

- BBQ Snob

GLOSSARY

Crust - Layer of black goodness around the edges of brisket or ribs that holds excellent flavor.

Meat Caramel - After gratuitous amounts of smoke are applied, and liquid rendered fat has come to the surface of the meat to mix with the applied rub, a chemical rendering takes place that creates a sweet sticky layer on the surface of the meat that clings to the tip of your finger when pulled away from the meat. This is affectionately known as meat snot.

Parboiled - A process in which ribs are boiled before being grilled or smoked. This is what makes meat fall off the bone, and it also leaves good, flavorful fat in the water. It's cheating.

Rendered - The process of cooking fat until it literally melts into the meat. Cook it too fast and the fat is absent from the meat creating dryness. If it's not cooked long enough, the fat remains gelatinous and unsavory. There's no need to put well rendered fat aside.

Roast-Beefy - Brisket that hasn't been bathed in smoke, but rather tastes as if it was thrown in an oven like any hunk of roast beef. It might be good food, but it's not BBQ.

Sauced - Unsolicited BBQ sauce slathered over top of your meat, usually to add what was non-existent flavor in the meat.

Smoke Line - Red line around the outside edge of sliced brisket just below the crust that signifies an adequate amount of time in the smoker.

Sugar Cookie - Fat that turns to a slightly sweet and crispy flavorful nugget after copius amounts of smoke are applied.

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