BBQ Blog
Learn from the BBQ Experts! There is always something new to learn in the world of barbeque. Check back here frequently for new tips and tricks to get the most of of your BBQ experience. We’d love to see you at one of our Classes as well!
Best Places in Edmonton and Area to Buy Gluten Free Products
Gluten free products are getting easier and easier to find these days with many specialty shops having gluten free sections and grocery stores offering more and more gluten free in ...
Edmonton’s Best Pizza is in Your Own Backyard!
Wood Fired pizza has been all the rage since man invented fire or dough…There are more pizza places in my town than you can shake a stick at, so why ...
Introduction to Weber Grills
Introducing Weber Grills Get ready to grill your masterpiece on a masterpiece! The You Need a BBQ team is very excited to announce that we have added Weber Grills to ...
That BBQ Place
That BBQ Place That BBQ place has been in Sherwood Park for a few years, but I embarrassingly had not tried it, maybe because I like making my own barbecue ...
Meat Church in Sherwood Park
Meat Church in Sherwood Park No, we are not a new church in Sherwood Park. We are a BBQ store that specializes in selling world class seasonings to help you ...
How to Properly Clean a Pellet Grill
One of the reasons that barbecues break down is because people don’t clean them enough. What causes the bottom of your grill to rust out or your grates to fall ...
Grill Grates
Grill Grates In 2016 was cooking in the Canadian Steak Championships and wanted to win, so I air freighted myself these new things called Grill Grates because I had ...
Burnt Ends for Days!
Brisket Points were on sale so I bought all of them I was walking through the aisles of my local superstore and I saw whole briskets were on sale for ...
Where to Buy High End Wagyu Beef in Edmonton
The easiest place to buy Wagyu beef in Edmonton is by mail. There are a couple of decent mail order beef boxes in Alberta, they will deliver beef right to ...
Navigating the Different Steak Cuts
All cuts of steak come from the same animal, but they are not all created equal. So how do you select which cut of steak to make? It can come ...
Aging and Seasoning Steaks
We live in Alberta, so its no secret that we love steak. Over the years our team has consumed thousands of steaks. Learn about some of our tips and tricks ...
You Need a BBQ Sauce & Seasonings
We did it! We just launched our new line of BBQ sauces and seasonings. We launched with an inclusive line of locally made, blended and designed sauces in 4 different ...
Competing in the Only KCBS Contest in Western Canada during COVID
Competing in the Only KCBS Contest in Western Canada during COVIDThe You Need a BBQ Team hit the road this past weekend to compete in The COVID version of BBQ ...
Introducing The Shed BBQ
The ShedIntroducing The Shed BBQ to our lineup of amazing imported BBQ seasonings!Why The Shed? The Shed BBQ is one of the top BBQ cook teams in the world having ...
Choose Your Fuel Wisely
Choose Your Fuel WiselyWhen selecting the right fuel for your barbecue you really want to make sure you are selecting the one that is right for the type of meat ...
Regional BBQ Sauces
Every region has its own unique BBQ flavour. Sometimes people in Canada get confused about the best way to use different types of sauces. So, we hear questions like, can ...
Wear Gloves When You BBQ
I wear nitrite gloves when I barbecue because I wash my hands a lot when I BBQ. Often times before I discovered powder free nitrile gloves my hands would be ...
Hanging Ribs
People were hanging ribs to cook them long before I started doing it, but I can say with great confidence that I was the first person to do it on ...
Great Steak Rubs
Steak by itself is not very exciting. When you go out for a perfect world class steak experience, it is consistently well seasoned, usually basted in butter and then served ...
Why I chose the Louisiana Grills Black Label 1000 as my new BBQ
I have been a pro barbecuer for 5 years and I have cooked on Pit Boss Grills, Traeger, Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, Grills Grills, Yoder and more. They are ...
