We want to wish all of our readers and customers a happy new year! Thank you for all you’ve done to make this past year a success.

New Year’s Day is a great time to set goals in every aspect of your life and business. And if you love to smoke meat and cook outdoors, it’s also a great time to decide what steps you will take to become a better cook.

Are you just getting started with slow cooking in your backyard or in competitions?

Do you need some solid, practical advice from experts who know all about cooking ribs that beat the competition?

I can’t recommend enough Bill Anderson’s book Competition BBQ Secrets.

If you’re struggling to make the grade in BBQ competitions or you just want to slow smoke tender, competition-quality ribs, chicken, pork butt, and beef brisket for friends and family, this book is the key.

(Hint: Download the eBook now and get instant access. By tomorrow you can be cooking some of the best barbecue you’ve ever tasted.)

Competition BBQ Secrets

I wish you a blessed year and many easy and profitable barbecues in 2010.

Lavern Gingerich

PS. What would you like to learn in 2010? Leave a comment to share your barbecue goals.

Have you seen the engaging photo gallery slideshows I added to my website? I posted a delicious collection of appetite-stirring barbeque meat photos, some behind-the-scenes shots from Meadow Creek’s shop, and a whole bunch of custom BBQ trailers built by Meadow Creek Welding.

Check them out here:

• Delicious Barbeque Meat Photos
• Meadow Creek Welding Shop Tour
• Custom Meadow Creek BBQ Trailers

Click on a photo to enlarge it and the slideshow should begin automatically.

Let me know what you think. I enjoy hearing from you!

Happy quing,

Lavern Gingerich

PS. If you have any questions about which cooker and options will work best for you, please don’t hesitate to call Marlin toll free at 877-248-7753.

BBQ smokers. Pig roasters. Chicken cookers. Flat top grills.

What if I want to smoke and grill? What if I want to grill some burgers and chicken parts, but mostly smoke whole pigs?

A pig roaster does so much more than pigs. A chicken cooker also does more than what it’s name implies. So it can be a bit confusing at first. That’s why I added a new chart for you in the BBQ Tools section of my website…

Recommended Meats for Meadow Creek Cookers Chart

If you are wondering which Meadow Creek BBQ cooker is designed to cook your meats, check this out. The chart shows a listing of common meats with primary and secondary recommendations for each meat.

Let me know if you find it helpful and if you have questions about meats that are not on the chart.

Are you a beginner BBQ smoker enthusiast looking for some guidelines to get started with? Here is a helpful chart that lists approximate times and temperatures for a variety of common meats.

BBQ Smoking Times and Temps Chart

Please leave a comment if you find this useful. Also feel free to suggest any meats we should add to the chart.