One of My Worst BBQ Ideas Ever!!!

Now I’ve dedicated my self to giving you the best BBQ ideas on this blog. I’ve searched high and low for BBQ ideas that’ll take you from BBQ “chump to champ” in no time.

But what I haven’t told anyone is the amazing story of the humiliating experience I endured when I was a BBQ newbie. This dreadful experience built character in me, and made me determined to generate killer BBQ ideas for the masses.

So here goes:

It was the 4th of July, 2005. I had several friends over for a BBQ and wanted to really impress them with my BBQ ideas. Believe me; my determination to become the “800-LB Gorilla” of the BBQ pit was intense!

But here’s the rub: I haven’t cooked authentic BBQ in years!

Now I’m not talking about just slapping some chicken on a Wal-Mart Grill with some cheesy rub that’s something out of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I’m talking about REAL authentic BBQ…you know--the “slow cook” variety that takes three to four hours to cook!

Here me out: 3-4 hours is a long time! But believe me; it was well worth the wait!

OR that’s what I thought!

Anyway, I decided to check out some new BBQ ideas I discovered on the Internet. I wanted to skip the “dry run” phase and go for the gusto by trying out this recipe right out of the gate on my 4th of July Guests.

Anyway, before it was all said and done, my guests ended up landing in BBQ Hell!

By the time the ribs were done, they were as dry as an old boot. My meat cleaver could barely penetrate the meat after I took it off the grill.

No worries…I thought. It was nothing that cannot be solved with a glass of water to add some pseudo –tenderness to this unmitigated disaster.

So I chopped a piece off and chucked it in my mouth. I was about to chase it down with a glass of water when the horrible taste made me spit that garbage out!

There were a LOT of fireworks flying through the air that evening. But at that moment, the sole projectile hurling through the air was my half-chewed chaw of disgusting-tasting rib meat!

Since then, I’ve gotten better. That humiliating experience taught me to try out different BBQ ideas that didn’t make my guest vomit.

One of these is a guy from Kentucky who has a plethora of BBQ ideas that’ll turn your outing into one to remember.

Oh by the way, I “saved face” that evening by running to Giant Foods and getting some chicken breasts to grill that evening. It wasn’t one of my best BBQ ideas, but, hey, at least my guests didn’t die of starvation.

Plus it was enough for them to forgive me and prevent them from telling me, “I’m going to be away that evening….” when I call them up to invite them for another BBQ!