September 25, 2021
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Meathead's BBQ Hall Of Fame Trophy
On Saturday, September 18, AmazingRibs.com founder Meathead was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame during the 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue in Kansas City.

Meathead joins an esteemed group of BBQ luminaries, a complete list of which you can find here.
September's Sweepstakes Winners
Each month we draw 3 Pitmaster Club members' names out of the hat for Grand, Second, and Third Prize and add them to the winner's list, 36 winners each year.
Grand Prize winners get to choose a cooker from about 8 of our favorite Gold & Platinum medal-winning cookers, which range in value up toward $1,900.

September 2021's GRAND PRIZE winner is Tj Pelsue, a.k.a TJP1!
Tj selected the Blaze 25" Cart-Mounted 3- Burner Gas Grill, MSRP $1,890.

"Thank you so much!! This is great, I have been looking for a new gas grill, mine is fading. I already have the Slow 'N Sear Kamado (bought on your review and recommendation) and a Weber charcoal. This will complete my "grill stage". Thank you again and I love your site, recommend it to everyone who will listen to it", he said. Congrats, Tj!
Second Prize winners get to pick 1 prize from among the Pit Barrel Cooker, Ergo Chef knife set, Fireboard remote thermometer, Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kettle Grill package, or the UltraQ digital controller kit from BBQ Guru; they run in value up to $515.
September 2021's SECOND PRIZE winner is Bruce Brooks, a.k.a. trucker59.

"Thank you AmazingRibs.com for doing these contests every month it's always interesting to see who wins and the prizes they choose. My charcoal grill will be shot out by the end of the year so believe me I will love my new SnS Deluxe Kettle Grill Package", Bruce said.

He chose the Gold Medal-awarded Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kettle Grill Package, MSRP $515.
Third Prize winners get the full Backyard Pitmaster Prize Package with a variety of cool stuff as shown here:
  1. 3-bottle gift set of Black Swan gourmet BBQ sauces,
  2. 4-bottle pack of Heaven Made Products premium seasonings,
  3. $100 digital gift card to Porter Road premium meats,
  4. The Williams-Sonoma "Grill School" book, containing over 100 unique recipes and co-authored by our own David Joachim, and
  5. The all new SnS-500 4-probe wireless remote BBQ thermometer from SnSGrills.com.
Total value $305.
September 2021's THIRD PRIZE winner is Ron Shadwell, a.k.a."Bluedogfishing".
"WooHoooooooo!!!!! I can't believe I won the 3rd prize. Thanks AmazingRibs.com. You guys are the best. I have learned so much from your site and try to catch Meathead's live chats as often as I can. These prizes will cherished and used with great pride as my smoking and BBQing keeps getting stronger and stronger each day...Thanks again", Ron said. 
Ron shared this pic of his prize bundle
Change Your Email?
In April & May 3 Grand Prize winners forfeited their prize by not answering us, and this month 2 more did the same! Make sure the email address in your account settings is one you use regularly, and make sure you have us (@amazingribs.com) whitelisted or added as a contact. And when you get an email from us, OPEN IT!
NOTICE: If you change your email with us, YOU STILL NEED TO CHANGE IT WITH THIS NEWSLETTER SYSTEM HERE. They are different systems and are not automatically connected.
It's easy- just scroll to the bottom footer of this newsletter and click the "Update Profile" link as the red arrow shows in the example below. There you can change the email address to which this newsletter goes.
Members Only Deals
Repeat Porter Road customers can get $10 off $100+ purchase, unlimited use, now through the end of 2021! Click here for details.
First-time customers get $15 off $100 purchase from Porter Road, an online butcher shop specializing in meats from Kentucky and Tennessee. Hand-cut at their facility and shipped fresh whenever possible!
The team at Tappecue have created an exclusive 15% discount for our members!

Explore their various products in their online store here then use promo code RIBS15 at checkout.
10% Now get a 20% discount at Heaven Made Products, offering high umami, low-salt, low-MSG, and gluten-, soy- and egg-free products. Don't let what's not there fool you, these products are awesome!
Get $10 OFF your $99+ purchase at Snake River Farms (SRF) by using code ARPitmasters at checkout.
Taste The Amazing
After years of fielding requests, we recently unveiled three bottled rubs under the name Meathead’s Amazing Seasoning & Dry Brine.
Each one starts with one of our three most popular rub recipes then amps them up with the addition of some new ingredients, including several smoked ingredients so they will be great on indoor recipes too.

Ready to try our new rubs on pork, beef, poultry, or perhaps all three?



Stay tuned for Meathead’s Amazing “Good Enough To Drink” KC BBQ SAUCE!


Coming October 2021
Give The Amazing
Trying to get your neighbor or family member to join you in the Pitmaster Club? Send them the gift of a 1-yr membership!
Your gift recipient will be mailed a physical Visa card that they can use to join the Pitmaster Club, along with instructions on how to join. The card will go in the mail within 24 hours. Recipients must live in the US or Canada.

Cost is $40 which includes printing and postage. Value is $34.95 for 1-yr membership.
Show Us What You're Cooking!
And now for everyone's favorite part! The following shots are member submissions from the past month in our now-retired "Show Us What You're Cooking (SUWYC) Volume 22 - Summer 2021" topic. Be sure to share shots of your cooks in our brand new "SUWYC Volume 23 - Fall 2021" topic, both in our Show Us channel.
Welcome to fall folks! I think we should start this off with a great cook from Richard Chrz. He went double duty......beef AND pork ribs.
Let's head out to Pittsburgh to see what Razor has cooked up for us. He had his Weber Smokey Mountain fired up to make these two pork butts for family and friends.
Just in time for college football season we have these awesome pulled pork empanadas made by shify.
TWBarbecue fired up his Weber Kettle for the king of steaks. Get a load of this reverse-seared T-bone with a bacon blue cheese.
Almost nothing says fall comfort like a perfectly sliced brisket. Macktechie had it nailed during this Labor Day cook.
Bogy cooked up these pork shoulders for his grandkids over Labor Day weekend in his Grilla pellet smoker. These are a favorite among his grandkids and we can see why.
Have you ever heard of a brat tub? If not, here is what it looks like. Charley Langer boiled up Meathead's Brat Tub Beer Bath recipe. Fantastic!
"This burger did not stand a chance!" Nothing has been more true in The Pitmaster Club. Great cook Ernest.
Next up we head over to the other side of the pond to check out an awesome bone in pork loin cook by Elton's BBQ on his gasser. Pre-brined and smoked with Norwegian beechwood. (And check out that cool limited-edition Thermapen!)
Forget cereal as the breakfast of champions, check out this brisket, hatch chili, kimchi and egg bowl by Attjack. This was served over cut oats with a habanero sauce.
au4stree made some of these chicken bombs on his Weber Smokey Mountain. These were stuffed with colby-jack cheese and jalapeño. The perfect combo.
Eric2662 gave Meathead's Amazing Smoked Pork Rub a run on some pork ribs....
...and then he came back and delighted us with these drool-worthy shots of a tomahawk ribeye with a perfect all over sear, outstanding!
In what might be his finest installment yet, Troutman made these Tex-Mex inspired Huevos Rancheros Tex-Mex Brisket Tacos... a mouthful on a couple levels, yum!
Evil Swine BBQ pulled together one of the best sandwiches to date in the Pitmaster Club. How about this pit beef and cheddar sandwich. Arby's who?
Who doesn't like a big fat plate of nachos, especially when they have pulled pork as a topping? Jim White made these awesome nachos.
jfmorris cooked these smoked chicken-spinach-Parmesan meatballs on his Weber Kettle. What a great flavor punch.
rgriffeath had glazed back ribs on the menu this month and they look like they were a huge hit!
Some beef chuck short ribs to delight anyone with a tongue from willxmfr.
What a nice action shot of surfdog searing a tri tip.
jhoskins broke in his brand new KBQ on 5 racks of ribs. He says he learned a lot and has room for improvement, but from these pics I don't see where.
Double pork! Check out this mighty fine bacon-wrapped pork loin from dtresca, cooked on his Grilla Kong kamado with some post oak.
Is it sacrilege to say not everything needs grilled or smoked? Nope, and tamidw proves it with her Parmesan-crusted halibut with lemon caper sauce. I wouldn't turn that down!
Talk about fresh & delicious! Here's a cowboy steak and homemade board sauce from Donw.
Your assignment: sharpen your photography skills and set up some great poses to help your pic get in the running for next month's issue. Make sure to consider proper lighting and unique dishes to make your cooks really stand out. For help with food shots, don't miss Meathead's Food Photography article but he wants you to know he, and the rest of us here, continue to be BLOWN away by your magnificent photos.

To share your cooks*, please visit the current seasonal "Show Us What You're Cooking (SUWYC)" topic. *If you share a picture with us, you consent to us using your shot(s) in our newsletters or social media, credited to you of course.
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