February 25, 2022
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Special Thanks From Meathead
I want to thank you for so many things, like making sure we stay alive, but I especially want to thank the many of you who welcome new members when they sign in. Our brand is a friendly safe food only space and you prove it.

I also want to tell you how impressed I am with your cooking skills and photography skills in "Show Us What You're Cooking" ("Show Us" on the tab bar) and below. I have an MFA in photography and I have to tell you, MANY of you are better than I am. If you want to up your photo game there is a new thread started by RichieB here.

- Meathead
6 Free Ebooks & More To Paid Members!
Meathead has added new Deep Dive ebooks to the collection, completely update all the others, and they are now dowloadable! Although they sell for $3.99 on Amazon, Google Play, Apple Books, and elsewhere, all six are free to members, a $23.94 value. Add to that the $9.95 temperature magnet and to digital magazines and you have a $76.86 value!

By the way, the Temperature Guide magnet has been updated and now has 83 temps on it including Sous Vide guidelines. It is available here.
February'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 several of our favorite Gold & Platinum medal-winning cookers, which range in value up toward $1,900.

February 2022's GRAND PRIZE winner is Tony Gomez!
Tony selected the Platinum Medal-winning Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado from SnSGrills.com, MSRP $1,399. Most kamados can’t be set up for 2-zone cooking with a hot direct zone and moderate indirect zone, they simply rely on distance to create an indirect zone. Not the new Slow ‘N Sear Deluxe. Built around their patented Slow ‘N Sear charcoal kettle insert, it brings true 2-zone cooking to the kamado landscape. And if you want a traditional kamado experience, simply remove the Slow ‘N Sear charcoal insert and lay a bed of charcoal at the bottom. Uniquely versatile!

"I can't believe it! I'm so fortunate to be selected. I'll be ready to resume our family barbecues once the pandemic is behind us. But that will give me time to get used to and break in the Slow ‘N Sear Deluxe Kamado I have chosen. Thanks, AmazingRibs.com. I have learned a lot from your site and appreciate your great contribution to the world of BBQ", Tony said

Get your practicing in now and wow your friends and family when the get togethers begin again! Congrats, Tony!
Second Prize winners get to pick 1 prize from among the Pit Barrel Cooker, Ergo Chef knife set, Fireboard remote thermometer, or the customized UltraQ digital controller kit from BBQ Guru; they run in value up to $395.
February 2022's contingent SECOND PRIZE winner is Shane Scoggin, a.k.a. "sos2979".

"I'm still waiting for someone to tell me this is a cruel joke....but assuming it isn't I would love to have a BBQ guru controller. I am so glad to be a part of this awesome group", Shane said.

He chose the Gold Medal-awarded customized UltraQ controller kit from BBQ Guru, MSRP $395.

Congrats, Shane!
Third Prize winners get the full Backyard Pitmaster Prize Package with a variety of cool stuff as shown here:
  1. 4-pack of the all new Meathead's Amazing Rubs & Sauce,
  2. 3-bottle gift set of Black Swan gourmet BBQ sauces,
  3. 4-pack of Heaven Made Products premium seasonings,
  4. $100 digital gift card to Porter Road premium meats, and
  5. The all new SnS-500 4-probe wireless remote BBQ thermometer from SnSGrills.com.
Total value $360!
February 2022's THIRD PRIZE winner is Anthony Brown, a.k.a. "arbrown2005".
"Thank you so much- this is truly an unexpected surprise- I’ve been telling everyone about this & showing my prizes!" Congrats, Anthony!
We Can't Stress This Enough, Please Read!
Nearly every month at least one winner forfeits their prize. It happened again this month. Make sure the email address in your account settings is one you use regularly, and make sure you have @amazingribs.com as a contact in your email software. And when you get an email from us, OPEN IT!
If you change your email by using the link above, you also need to change it in the newsletter system. They are different systems and are not connected. Just scroll to the bottom of this newsletter and click "Update Profile."
Taste The Amazing
A few months ago we unveiled three bottled rubs and one sauce under the name Meathead’s Amazing Rubs & Sauce. Now the full 4-pack, and other varying pack sizes, are available for you and for gifts! The order page has lots of recipe links to try them in.
Show The Amazing (And Win!)
In case you missed it, we're running "Meathead's Amazing Photo Challenge".

Simply post a great shot of something you cooked with one of our rubs or sauce, with the bottle in the pic, to the current "Show Us What You're Cooking" (SUWYC) topic, and you'll be in the running to receive some notoriety if we post your pic here in "HOT From The Pit!", "Smoke Signals", or on our social media platforms, credited to you of course.

If we use use your photo in any of these we'll send you an embroidered Pitmaster Club logo patch and sticker. Plus, you'll get all those bragging rights for free!
Give The Amazing
Trying to get your neighbor or family member to join you in the Pitmaster Club? Another perfect gift idea is 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 a 1-yr membership.
More Members Only Deals
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!
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!
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 found here at checkout.
Don't miss this great 10% off deal (unlimited use) at www. ClickAkaushiBeef.com, the Japanese Red Wagyu beef purveyor at the C5 Ranch in Click, Texas.
Meat N’ Bone is an online butcher shop offering more than 350 premium quality meats from the best programs in the US, Australia, Japan and Spain. They focus on G1 Certified USDA Choice and Prime beef, Wagyu-Angus Cross Beef (Prime+), and Japanese Wagyu A5. They offer 24 different types of ribeye and 5 types of picanha!
Get $10 OFF your $99+ purchase at Snake River Farms (SRF) by using your code found here at checkout.
Do you enjoy whiskey, bourbon, rye and other spirits? Fellow Pitmaster Club member and founder of www.ForWhiskeyLovers.com, Doug Stone, has given us a special 10% off code for anything on his website. They ship to 47 US states and 27 countries.
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 new "Show Us What You're Cooking (SUWYC) Volume 24 - Winter 2021/2022" channel in our Show Us channel.
This month we start things off with a cook from Attjack; chicken satay on his hibachi over live fire.
BradNorthGA cooked up these big ribeyes via reverse sear.
treesmacker put some leftovers to work and made these great looking sourdough bread bowls. Beef stew with some leftover beef from the flat iron steak and leftover beef chuck chili from the freezer.
How about this great looking smash burger from holehogg? Nice work!
Check out this seared pork chop with a demi-glaze, roasted root vegetables and baby spinach from barelfly
Check out the bark build up on this brisket from Eric2662. He used Meathead's Red Meat rub. Great looking cook.
Polarbear777 grilled up these chicken tenderloins to make some chicken tikka masala. Great action shot!
Yet another killer action shot, check out this ribeye cook from Caffeine88.
Everyone loves a good smoked ham this time of year. Check out this creation from clb239.
Slieb845 brewed up this awesome Dutch oven full of ondoulli and shrimp jumbalaya .
How about this stick-to-your-bones meal from Dtro? Meatballs, eggs, panko, tomato juice and a "dash of this and a dash of that".
frailinryan had the Weber kettle out and smoked up this pork butt. Great looking bark!
Macktechie went all out for this beef brisket smoke. Check out that bark.
Dr. Pepper put this awesome Chilean seabass under the broiler to make this awesome crust on the surface of the fish.
We know Texas is known for beef, but check out these pork ribs smoked up by Troutman, deep in the heart of Texas.
SheilaAnn whipped up the poke bowl this month using salmon, carrots, scallions, radish and spicy mayo.
How about some Tex Mex meatballs by glitchy smoked up on his MAK pellet cooker? I would be more than down for this.
Now we have some hearty eats coming from troymeister. We have some amazing spare ribs, au gratin potatoes and roasted green beans.
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