My name is Michael. I have worked in restaurants and professional kitchens for over a dozen years, more than a decade ago. I have been smoking, grilling, cooking and good fooding most of my life. Ever year my brother in law and I get his BIG smoker out and we have a weekend smoke fest. For one of these smoke fests, I made the most perfect BBQ Sauce IMHO. It had an earthy base of caramelized onions, roasted garlic, and fire roasted peppers. The smoked tomatoes took almost a week to reduce to the right texture. It had three layers of sweet with brown sugar, caramelized white sugar, and honey. Instead of ketchup for the tang I used chili sauce. When it was finally done, I had 2 quarts of beautiful BBQ sauce that still bring a tear to my eye when I think about it. I WISH I had taken notes. I have been trying to recreate it ever since.
The other night I was doing research for the latest smoker version, and ran across SMF. What a great website.
The other night I was doing research for the latest smoker version, and ran across SMF. What a great website.