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I have to agree with you on one point, Shealy's BBQ in Leesville SC is one of the best BBQ houses I've ever experienced. I try to go there whenever I am in SC and have some time.

I've learned a lot of bbq techniques over the years from living in and visiting different places. When I lived in Saluda my family and neighbors would get together every July and bbq three or four pigs over large pits. We would cover the pits with cardboard to keep the smoke in and all the men folk would stay up all night cooking the pigs and a couple big pots of hash. In the morning the women would come out and cut up the meat. Sometimes we would go out during the night and kill a rabbit or two to throw on the fire for breakfast. I really miss those times!

One of the cattlemen in Saluda used to have a yearly bbq where we cooked beef bbq, steaks, pork bbq, chicken, lamb, and goat. There would be hundreds of people having a great time all day long.

I prefer the Maurice Bessenger's Piggie Park BBQ for chicken. I cut the chicken into halves and cook it slowly while continuously coating it with Carolina Gold. Piggie Park Sauce is available here: http://www.mauricesbbq.com/a_word_from_maurice.htm

I learned to cook one of my favorite styles of BBQ from my family member in the low country around Myrtle Beach and Hemingway. They cook port bbq so hot that rarely taste the meat. I only get to enjoy it once in a while because my family can't handle it!

For ribs I use North Carlina Bone Sucking Sauce. This stuff is amazing. The first time I used my kids where toddlers so I just cooked a couple racks for my wife and myself and made the kids some hamburgers. The kids got into the ribs and when they were done there was nothing but the bones left and they had sauce all over their faces, in their hair, etc. You can order Bone Suckin' sause here: http://www.bonesuckin.com/.

The good folks in Texas taught me to cook brisket slow in the smoker, but I prefer their skirt steak smoked with chili powder and spices. This is great cut into strips and eaten on fajitas.

A friend from Boston taught me how to grill seafood. It really tastes great on a grill. Lobster tails, shrimp cabobs, and fish are great with a little smoke flavor.

I live in the suburbs in Raleigh now. There are no community bbq's and the only time I see the neighbors is if they peek over the fence to see what I am cooking or need to borrow some tools. I sure do miss living the good life out in the country! BBQ's are a southern tradition that are part of a better way of life than most people now know!

BBQ is pork with mustard based sauce and is found at Shealy's BBQ in Leesville SC.

Good stuff!

REAL BBQ. Ten minutes from my house. Everyone seems to agree that Sheally's has some of the best BBQ you can buy, and a pretty good buffet to boot. I see Shealy's sauce in all the grocery stores now, Maurice's mouth might be the best thing that ever happened to Shealy's. Shealy's should go the Lizards Thicket route and open up a store close to the airport, so some out-of-towners can discover what BBQ is supposed to taste like.

I don't know why people think that just any old thing cooked on a grill is BBQ!