Feed the Troops

The 571st Military Police Company at JBLM (Ft Lewis) has asked us(PNWBA) to provide lunch for 300-400 people in Steilacoom, WA following their Deployment Ceremony preceding their departure to Afghanistan. Tombstone BBQ was delighted that we were asked to help!!!

 
  "Proud of all of our PNWBA Brothers and Sisters...and our amazing sponsors...Simply Marvelous BBQ, Kosmo's Q, and Big Poppa Smokers...

Wow! What an event.
The military leadership was absolutely taken aback by the degree to which we treated their soldiers and families so very well. The soldiers about to deploy overseas were very appreciative and many troops, officers and family members came out to the cook site afterwards to express their thanks. It made for a wonderful experience.

PNWBA New Team of the Year!!

Smoked Turkey

This is not your usual smoked turkey recipe, this is a very slow-smoked cured turkey that will be the juiciest turkey you have ever had with a mellow smoky taste throughout, and not just on the surface. Your family and friends will rave about it.

This obsession started back in 1986 when my sister brought home a real smoked turkey for Thanksgiving and since that day we have been hooked on them. The first few years we did small birds for Thanksgiving on a cheap "Little Chief" smoker and have since moved up to a "Sausage Maker" 20# smoker that has been modified with the stainless steel base. We now do multiple turkeys ever year throughout the fall and winter for family and friends.

*When smoking at such low temperatures product safety is a MUST, always buy the freshest meats you can get your hands on, keep your brine below 38 degrees at all times and never allow the bird to warm towards room temperatures when prepping the meat and getting it ready for the brine. We always make the brine up a day ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for 24 hours to cool, just to make sure when we put the bird in there that we are not entering the danger zone which is anything above 40 degrees. Making the brine ahead of time also allows the sugars and salts to fully dissolve. We have found the best container for brining a turkey is a cheap plastic 5 gallon bucket from "Home Depot", just make sure you thoroughly clean and sanitize it before each use. The use of "Insta-cure" is mandatory in this recipe!!!

Turkey!!

Our first smoked turkey of the fall as we start into the winter smoking season!!

This bird started out at 18#, spent five days in a brine, rinsed, netted-up and allowed to drip dry before putting in the smoker at 170' for 28 hours, it turned out awesome!!!
As the season gets underway we will start posting the recipes and more pictures of the different products we smoke, including summer sausage and our "famous" smoked kielbasa sausage!!

Welcome!!

Welcome to the new Tombstone BBQ web-site. We are a family competition BBQ team that travels around the great Pacific Northwest competing in professional BBQ contests. 2012 was the first year we competed professionally and boy we took the area by storm winning many awards and trophies. Tombstone BBQ grew out of our days of chili competitions because of a lack of quality chili cookoffs and cooks in the Pacific Northwest. Currently in the BBQ world there are plenty of opportunities to compete with over 280 actively competing teams in this area. Currently Tombstone BBQ is in line to take the "Rookie of the Year award" in the PNWBA after finishing 2nd over-all in Brisket and 3rd in Pork. Stay tuned for more details and updates as we put the finishing touches on the site. Next year should be very exciting as we plan on doing 15 or more contests ranging from California to Montana and through the southern parts of Canada. Hopefully we will also have the opportunity to compete at the "Jack Daniels" in Lynchburg Tennessee and the "American Royal" in Kansas City!

If you love BBQ check out the catering tab where we come too you!!

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First Place Ribs in Centralia!!