Clean ribs is a primary requirement prior to barbecue.  But before you add dry rubs, marinades and seasoning, we'll need to spend some time getting the ribs prepared and ready.  The process is somewhat simple but can be daunting if you've never been exposed to the preparation process.  We'll take you through the simplest form of preparation and cleaning before you fire up your grill for amazing ribs.  So let's get the ribs ready as you will need the proper amount of time to ensure they are cooked for serving. There are a couple of methods for cleaning and flavoring rib ..read more

  The short answer is YES.  The long answer is you really don't have to but to improve the flavor of the tri tip it should be at room temperature for grilling or roasting preferably seasoned and ready to go.  Now, seasonings can come in some pretty basic forms like salt, or salt and pepper in equal part mixes.  We prefer the more elaborate mixes that we make such as our Jake's Famous dry rubs.  Now we know that not everyone will rush right out and get these amazing dry rub seasonings even though you should.  But for those who don't want to exert the effort we've ..read more

So many have heard about this delicious, succulent and almost delicately flavorful tri tip roast or steaks.  For those who have not heard about tri tip we can help with a somewhat short explanation. Tri-Tip for the most part is a triangular section primarily located in the front quarters of a steer or cow.  The section resides primarily between the breast and the legs of the animal.  The tri-tip is sometimes known as the "Newport Steak" or "Santa Maria Steak".  The cut of meat is extremely popular in the Central California Coast region where Santa Maria Style barbecue has become synonymous ..read more

Pork Loin Tenderloin One of the best meals we've ever eaten is properly grilled Pork tenderloin. Our grilled pork tenderloin was masterfully cooked using one of our most famous dry rubs.  And before the tenderloin was even rubbed the loin was prepped with just the right amount of "secret" marinade.  Some say this isn't so much of a secret simply because we've touted the use of this simple technique many times before.  No matter to many they have not heard of using this process.  But to a few this is the "go-to" method for marinating pork loin, pork tenderloin, pork ribs, beef ribs, steaks, ch ..read more

40 + Grilling Tips You Need to Know If you’re looking for key BBQ Grilling Tips…you’ve come to the right place. In this post I will show 40 Grilling Tips that I use which have helped achieve my customer’s massive results for cooking and grilling barbecue. Bonus: I’ve added links to our most popular BBQ Recipes to get you going fast and to achieve BBQ Success right away. Before you start reading this page about BBQ Grilling Tips I highly encourage you to head over to my Facebook page and join me and others as we discover together the world of barbecue. The Barbecue cooking process can be div ..read more

Balsamic Red Wine Mustard GlazeWhile making various Tri Tip marinated roasts we set out to create an entirely new version of our famous balsamic tri tip grill.  In this version we take the essence of red wine and pair that with tart, savory mustard to create a world beaters recipe called Balsamic Tri Tip with Red Wine Mustard Glaze.  This is an awesome combination of all the great things meat lovers love.  The salty acidic flavors of balsamic vinegar combined with the round body of red wine topped off with subtle but tart mustard all reduced down to a luscious coat worthy glaze. Let's g ..read more

Some say that BBQ Rubs are the actual heart of the barbecue.  For many years the most standard of seasoning formats was simply salt and pepper.  Salt a natural preservative added to this tree born complement pepper to heighten the taste and sensation of standard meats.  Most meats hundreds of years ago were heavily coated in salts to prevent spoilage.  And it wasn't until the upper classes of society moved away from laboriously produced meat products into alternative grain and vegetable products that peppers made their way into the pantheons of culinary faire.  True high end sauced foods and c ..read more

BBQ Rub for Ribs  What can be better than the aromas of fine barbecued meats sending up wafting smoke to tickle the noses of some of the most discerning palates. Driven by full flavored bbq rubs for ribs and meats these are rich, natural flavors that combine to make your particular brand of barbecue the best it could possibly be. We like to say that ribs taste good thinking that the meat itself is the primary actor in this chorus of taste. But in fact, the meat is actually the carrier of some of the finest spices and seasonings available to man. Believing and saying that meats taste good is d ..read more

BBQ Ribs Recipe Slow CookedHave you ever wondered why your ribs come out either dry or under cooked each time you make them. You use the same charcoal or gas and yet you get different unsatisfying results each time. Well, this is the best BBQ ribs recipe for Ribs out there. It's easy to follow and gives you specific ingredients that you need to make this a successful process every time in some very easy steps. No more tough, dry, under cooked ribs. Just meaty juicy results that come out with the same texture and quality every time. Here's what you'll need and the steps you'll need to follow ..read more

Brisket BBQ Sauce Recipe GlazeThe hunt for the perfect brisket bbq sauce has never been as storied as the search for the monster of the blue lagoon.  It seems every corner of the United States is famous for producing some sort of barbeque sauce and why not, the term bbq sauce, and barbecue sauce recipes are the highest searched terms in the world of barbecue.  The bbq sauce term is so highly prized that companies who run Pay Per Click campaigns during the month of June through September 2018 pay vast sums just to be listed on the front page of Google’s BBQ sauce page. We at Jake's Famo ..read more