Scott's Live Fire BBQ

06/19/2024

Baby backs turning out nice

Not able to smoke as much as I used to but I try to make it count when I can!

04/21/2024

Early morning smoke doing up some pork belly burnt ends and homemade sweet chile sauce...yes please! 😁

03/12/2024

We ended up on a Leroy and Lewis video for a few seconds- this was cool to see!

It was during heat week and we got their habanero cherry bomb, they change what they offer for heat week each day. Leroy and Lewis are definitely one of my favorites since they not only make some of the best BBQ in Texas- they do cool creative things as well.

We are on the video at about the 10:53 mark

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02/20/2024

Love the convenience of vacuum sealing brisket portions. I smoked this brisket about 2 months ago then sealed and froze it. Reheated in simmering water for about 15 minutes and paired with my spicey mac n cheese. I would still go with fresh if given the option but this takes the cake for ease of meal prep.

02/11/2024

BBQ breakfast y'all 🤠

Made a sort of quiche where I fine diced and crisped up potatoes, sauteed onion and garlic, added some brisket and pork belly pieces I had been saving in a vac bag, then beaten eggs and about 3 cheeses. Broiled until it crisped the top and finished with fresh parsley and candied jalapenos. Turned out great, would definitely recommend!

11/25/2023

Last round of smoked Texas style turkey just came off! Turned out great! 🔥

10/23/2023

09/30/2023

Now this is the face of a sweet smoking buddy, Rosco is in charge of bark and the BBQ always comes out right when he's helping ❤️

09/24/2023

Brisket trim Chipotle and red pepper/Monterey jack links fresh off the smoker, dang these turned out good!!!

09/18/2023

Gotta love a nice well seasoned and smoked rack of ribs 😋
Also put a fresh coat of oil on the smoker and it was looking really nice 🤩

09/14/2023

Smoking chipotle cheddar links I made yesterday on the backyard smoker. Making sausage is quite a process but it is pretty awesome. 🔥

08/31/2023

New batch of grilled elote salad, this time with some chunks of jowl bacon I cut up, seasoned and smoked, glazed with Amish cherry jalapeno butter, and caramelized in a pan. Came together really nice! Got the inspiration from when we were visiting a few weeks ago.

08/24/2023

Fresh pepper jack beef n pork links with my grilled elote salad and fresh garlic dill pickles- yum!!
Not bad for a day with 115 heat index, but scroll to the next pic to see how I cheated lol. It was still outdoor cooking, I was just mostly indoors 😂

08/24/2023

Hot off the smoker!!! Pepper jack beef n pork links on the platter with my grilled elote salad and fresh garlic dill pickles- yum!! ❤️❤️❤️

08/17/2023

Got some disappointing news yesterday that my commissary kitchen I rent in order to be in compliance with health code does not want to rent their kitchen to me anymore. No communication with me on the subject, they just have no interest in me being there.

It will take some time for me to find a new kitchen to work out of, as there are very limited options and I'm not able to finance my own place yet.

The BBQ business is officially on hold for now but I will continue to cook and post here just because I love doing it, but I won't be able to sell for some time. This is just a bump in the road, I will figure something out! ❤️

08/14/2023

I want to thank everyone for their orders this weekend, and especially to the folks trying my BBQ for the first time, I was really busy and had the smoker full!! You guys are awesome. ❤️🔥

Pulled pork turned out really nice with the mix of smoke ring, bark, and meat, loved the way it turned out.

And the ribs beeend but don't break, you know they are tender!! 😁

08/08/2023

Smoking this weekend to deliver after noon on Saturday, I'll bring it to you no extra charge! If you would like something other than pork, brisket or ribs please let me know and I will work with you. Please get your order in by Thursday afternoon, thank you! 🔥

08/06/2023

Photos from the great BBQ road trip!

Well over 900 miles in all, and I would do it again!!

08/06/2023

We're back from vacation, what a great time we had eating at some of the top 10 places in Texas. I got about halfway through writing up the details of where we went and what all the food was like but I got pretty longwinded and realized it would be best to do a quick 1 or 2 sentence comment on each place instead.

St Louis stop at Heavy Smoke. They won the Jack invitational last year and have a massive wall of trophies on display, standouts here was the horseradish white sauce, spicy blueberry sauce, cheesy sausage and brisket eggrolls.

Tulsa, OK. Stopped at Nomad BBQ Deli only to see that they were already sold out of food for the day so we said let's put the hammer down and try to get to Forth Worth for dinner!

Fort Worth stop, Panther City BBQ- one of our favorites. Brisket was one of the most tender, the pulled pork was the best that we had anywhere, and the Tex-Mex items they do are so good from the street tacos to the elote salad. Unique desert item, Nutter Butter cheesecake pudding is a must try. Got the opportunity to talk with the owner for a while and got a tour of the smoker area, all of it very inspiring.

Goldee's, ranked #1 by Texas Monthly and they no surprise they are fantastic. Pork belly with a peach tea sauce was a standout, although all the meats were absolutely perfectly delicious and juicy. Their house baked bread and desert special of bread pudding both get very high marks.

Austin- not BBQ but we went to Torchy's for breakfast tacos and man are they good! Eggs cooked just right and everything is seasoned so well.

Lockhart- the original Black's. On the drive over we saw our first 85mph speed limit sign! Black's has been in business over 90 years and the food is very traditional and has been perfected. The meats are simple and delicious and the sides and deserts taste like the world's best grandma made them just for you.

Back to Austin- Stiles Switch, known for their beef ribs and German influenced sides including a glazed brussel sprout dish, and great hospitality. Again all the meats were very good.

Leroy and Lewis, I was really looking forward to this as they tout themselves as new school BBQ and are so inspiring. They do a lot of unique things such as beef cheeks, barbacoa tacos, whole hog, they butcher their own hogs and offer what known as a bacon rib, not seen very many places at all. Everything here was very good and got to briefly talk with one of the owners, Evan. This was also the first day of heat week, where they make very hot dishes and we got to try a habanero popper, wrapped in bacon and a hot cherry glaze, good stuff!!

Memphis stop- Memphis BBQ company, the ribs were great but we were a bit disappointed in the rest as the overall quality was more of a chain restaurant with lower quality control.

Rendezvous- tucked into an alley and downstairs in downtown, its kind of a neat place that served charcoal cooked ribs served Memphis style, which is dry. Decent quality and the sides were solid.

Gus's Fried Chicken, not BBQ but deserves a mention. Seriously great fried chicken with an almost tempura style batter and the best sweet tea we had.

Murphysboro, IL stop 17th Street Barbecue. Our last leg of the trip and we really loved this place. The staff was so incredibly friendly here, we had a great chat and could tell these folks love what they do. We thought the food was great, baby back ribs, pulled pork, and pimento cheese and sausage app, and wings that are kissed by the grill, just great flavor. The sides were very nice and they even sent out a complimentary piece of bread pudding which was so nice of them and was delicious.

All in all this was a wonderful trip, it was great to meet so many folks making BBQ at the top tier and to sample what are some of the best BBQ, sides, ad deserts out there. Lots of inspiration for me to pull from on this trip, can't wait to get back to it and keep the great food going!

07/27/2023

Birthday Road Trip!!

Taking next week off as I travel with my wonderful wife Jennifer (this was her idea) to quite a few of the top BBQ spots so we can experience some of the best BBQ that's out there, have a great time and hopefully come back home with a better understanding of how to make even better food for you all.

I'll post updates and reviews as we hit these spots starting in St Louis, to Tulsa, Dallas, Austin, Memphis and Murpheseboro, IL. Should be one heck of a trip! 😎🤠😋

07/25/2023

Brisket and ribs from this weekend, very happy with how it all turned out. Did a smaller cook, but everyone I cooked for had never had my BBQ before so that was really cool!

07/24/2023

Can't tell you all how great it makes me feel to read comments like this! I put a lot into my food and I get a lot back ❤️

07/18/2023

Personal orders again this weekend! Pick up in Monticello, but I will also be making a trip to Champaign around noon to deliver your order nice and warm right to you, so Champaign folks put your order in and get some great BBQ brought to you just in time for Sunday lunch. Orders come with my homemade sauce on the side.

07/18/2023

Ribs from the weekend, looking good without any glaze! 😍

07/16/2023

Another great weekend getting to do what I love to do, making the best food I can for people! Did a lot of work and had a lot of smiles, hard to beat that!

07/16/2023

Had the pleasure of working with the very talented Katie Sims for this weekend's party where she made some absolutely amazing salted caramel bars and baked all the bread which was so soft and delicious. Picture doesn't do the bars justice, they were out of this world good! Hope to do more parties together in the future!

07/11/2023

Pickup this Saturday 7/15/23 at the Trailblazers in Monticello, IL between 10am and 4pm. Get your order in and I'll make you some great BBQ! 🔥🔥🔥

07/09/2023

Beautiful day out to make some BBQ! Made some homemade smoked sausages with a Mediterranean flare, Pork belly burnt ends, Texas Twinkies and Fresh Dill-Garlic Pickles. It all turned out very delicious- wish you all could have been here to get some good eats!