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Here is a pic of the Brisket I made yesterday.  It cooked from 6:30am until around 3:00pm at approx 225F.  Took a few pieces up to neighborhood pool and everyone raved about it. 
 
My rub was:
Kosher Salt
Brown Sugar
Paprika
Garlic
Mustard powder
Black Pepper
Coriander
Cumin
Thyme
 
It is a great rub, but I feel like I need to add a little spicey kick to it.  I think I'll add some cayenne next time.

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:26:00 -0700 Moink Ball Success!!! http://bbqva.posterous.com/moink-ball-success http://bbqva.posterous.com/moink-ball-success

I came across the Moink phenomenon only a week ago and made my very first batch today. I accidentally bought mini meatballs, so the bacon dominated, but they went very quickly and everyone was asking for more.

For a sauce, I read on the Survival Gourmet that he put a Blueberry Chipotle Sauce on his, so I did some googleing and made this version of it. Everyone loved it, but I feel like there must be a better recipe. Anyone?

Just rubbed a 5 lb brisket that will go on early tomorrow. Another great weekend at the Church of Que.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:59:00 -0700 Pics of 5 Star BBQ Team at 2009 DC BBQ Battle http://bbqva.posterous.com/pics-of-5-star-bbq-team-at-2009-dc-bbq-battle http://bbqva.posterous.com/pics-of-5-star-bbq-team-at-2009-dc-bbq-battle

Five Star Barbecue's first BBQ tournament. 6th Place Pork Shoulder (Memphis in May bracket).

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:49:26 -0700 BBQ T-Shirt from 2008 DC BBQ Battle http://bbqva.posterous.com/bbq-t-shirt-from-2008-dc-bbq-battle http://bbqva.posterous.com/bbq-t-shirt-from-2008-dc-bbq-battle
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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:38:56 -0700 Barbecue T-Shirt http://bbqva.posterous.com/barbecue-t-shirt http://bbqva.posterous.com/barbecue-t-shirt
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I want this! Honey, are you reading this?

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:46:00 -0700 Brown Sugar Ribs smoked with Apple Wood http://bbqva.posterous.com/brown-sugar-ribs-smoked-with-apple-wood http://bbqva.posterous.com/brown-sugar-ribs-smoked-with-apple-wood
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Cooked 4 racks of pork ribs today. They went for about 5 hours at 200-225 and our friends loved, even though I don't think they were nearly as good as the ones I made last week.

Cooking 4 butts tomorrow for my company picnic on Tuesday.

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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:49:00 -0700 DC BBQ Battle 2009 http://bbqva.posterous.com/dc-bbq-battle-2009 http://bbqva.posterous.com/dc-bbq-battle-2009 I had the chance the other weekend to compete in my first official BBQ competition. The Safeway Barbecue Battle on Pennsylvania Ave in the heart of Washington DC. It was amazing and I wish I had the time to do it more often.

A friend of mine knows a guy from Atlanta who owns a pretty sweet smoker and I volunteered to help out. I was in it to learn and boy did I. It was the first time any of us had ever entered a real tournament and we were pretty proud to pull a 6th place finish in Pork Shoulder in Sunday's Memphis in May contest. Overall, we finished 25th out of 48 teams and I think it is a great start.

I am sure I'll write more about it on here soon...just wanted to get the first post in.

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