Hello Dead Meat Society,
Mother's Day is Sunday. One raised you, one’s raising your kids. The least you can do is fire up the grill for a mother in your life. Let's see your cook in the Dead Meat Society Facebook group or tag us on Instagram.
Now, here’s what we’ve been cooking up all week…
First up, AmazingRibs built the full Mother's Day BBQ menu, so you have no excuses. Also, 92 Texas high school BBQ teams were at the pit before 5 a.m., competing for a state title.
Every week, we crown the DMS champion of BBQ. And there are only two ways to enter: 1) Submit a pic to the Dead Meat Society Facebook Group 2) Tag us on Instagram. If you aren’t sharing (and competing), what the hell are you waiting for?
Before we get into crowning our winner, we are raising the stakes!
From here on out…
Our weekly DMS Smokeshow winners will receive a FREE Stars & Stripes DMS T-shirt, PLUS…
Each month, one of the weekly DMS Smokeshow winners (the best of the best) will have $1,000 donated to their local food bank
And it all starts this week. Without further ado…
👑 This Week’s Champ
This week’s Smoke Show Champ is Elizabeth Wilcox for delivering a meal we all want to devour. Shared via the Dead Meat Society Facebook Group.
🥈 Honorable Mention #1
Honorable mention to Luke Libraro. That is how you feed a wedding party. Shared via the Dead Meat Society Facebook Group.
🥉 Honorable Mention #2
Honorable mention to Lickety Nick’s for not shying away from the heat. Shared via the Dead Meat Society Facebook Group.
Have a Smoke Show submission? Stop wasting your time posting on all those other sites and share it with the Facebook group that gives a damn: Dead Meat Society. Or just tag us on Instagram.
That one story that will make you infinitely more interesting than your know-it-all brother-in-law. Seriously, wtf is that guy’s deal?
Cook for Mom
Mother's Day is Sunday, but you knew that already, right? Listen, flowers are great, a dinner reservation is better... but deep down you know the grill is best. And this year, you have no excuses not to use it.
The team at AmazingRibs.com put together the full Mother's Day BBQ playbook. Everything from first light to last bite. And it's worth reading front to back before Sunday morning.
START WITH BREAKFAST
Most people think the grill is a dinner move. But we know it doesn't have to be. Here's what's on the AmazingRibs Mother’s Day morning menu:
Smoked breakfast bread bowls: Crusty rolls hollowed out, filled with candied bacon, egg, and cheese, then smoked on the grill. Imagine the look on her face when you put this effort into starting her day with love.
Smoked salmon omelet: Fresh smoked salmon folded into a French-style omelet. Clean, elegant, and the best option for a foodie mom.
Filet mignon eggs benedict. Smoked reverse-seared filet on a toasted English muffin with a poached egg and hollandaise. If you've been waiting for an occasion to pull this off, this is it.
Wash it all down. Brunch classics like mimosas or a Bloody Mary are a must. Bonus points for a loaded Bloody with something fresh off the grill (bacon and shrimp are a nice touch).
GO BIG FOR DINNER
If breakfast is too ambitious or you want to build to something, the dinner options are the real showstoppers:
Smoked filet mignon with butter-poached lobster: Surf and turf built around a perfectly seared filet and lobster tails finished in butter. Makes you look like the pro you are.
Citrus herb spatchcocked chicken. Backbone removed, bone-side down, slow-roasted on the grill so the dark and white meat cook evenly without drying out. Impressive-looking and reliable.
Grilled asparagus. Get more flavor out of asparagus than boiling or steaming. It’s a simple side to impress her.
Pairing. You wouldn’t serve surf without the turf, and you shouldn’t serve dinner without her favorite beverage. Don’t forget everything you put her through when you were a teenager, and don’t forget the Mother’s Day cocktails.
THE REAL POINT
Things she did for you:
Brought you into this world
Raised you right (after all, you are part of DMS)
Introduced you to grilled meat
You’ll never be able to pay her back for it all. But a perfectly grilled ribeye, lobster tail, and her favorite glass of red is a good place to start.
Happy Mother’s Day, moms.
BBQ Hot Take of the Week
Last week, we asked: How are rising beef prices changing your cooks this season?
50% of you answered: “Going all in anyway”
This week, we want to know:
What are you cooking for mom?
*Check back next week for the results*
Like the memes you send back and forth in your group chat, except these won’t get you canceled. Oh, and lots more grill marks.
🥩 EGG MEETS BOURBON: Big Green Egg and Atlanta's ASW Distillery made a bourbon finished over live fire. If you own one and aren't insufferable about it at parties, are you even trying?
🥩 NEXT PITMASTERS: 92 Texas high school BBQ teams lit the pit at 5 a.m. Brisket judged by 3 p.m. One champion. Every town in this country has a high school football team. Most don't have a BBQ team. That's a problem worth fixing. Talk to your local school, Dead Meat Society members…
🥩 SMOKEY BONES GONE: Every location. 27 years, and it ended with a thank-you note and a padlock. Pour one out (or don't). Some people were pleased…
🥩 RAIN CHECK: Rain in the forecast. Brisket on the pit. Not a discussion 👇
Did we miss something? Share it in the Dead Meat Society Facebook group or tag us on Instagram for a chance to be featured.
Meat & Greet
Dead Meat Society is all about community. We’re here to support and uplift the pursuit of delicious meats and the people and brands who are doing it right.
Today, let’s Meat and Greet…
@small.town.grill is a digital creator who grills on everything: Weber, Traeger, Pit Barrel, Blackstone, and more. If it cooks over fire, she's on it.
She posted a full unboxing of her DMS Skull Stamp Hoodie and Skull Meat Sweats, and we're not going to pretend that didn't make our day. This is what the community is about.
Go give her a follow @small.town.grill
Want to be featured? Post your merch and let us see you cooking in style!
Tips, tech & gear that’ll help you beat your friend’s meat. Wait, that came out wrong…
🥓 GRILL IN RAIN: “Barbecue season” is for amateurs. If you're letting a little drizzle cancel Sunday's cook, this one's for you.
🥓 ONION TRICK: Rub a cut onion on your hot grates before you cook. Cleans, seasons, no wire grill brushes…
🥓 BASKET DEAL: Weber's Deluxe Grilling Basket is 40% off on Amazon right now. Asparagus, shrimp, anything that disappears through the grates. Grab one before Sunday.
🥓 TWO TONGS: Raw meat gets one. Cooked meat gets the other. Hint, hint… the Dead Grip Tongs were made for this…
🥓 HOG ON A BUDGET: Full-send backyard BBQ without the full-hog price tag 👇
Did we miss something? Share it in the Dead Meat Society Facebook group or tag us on Instagram for a chance to be featured.
A happy ending just for you.
That’s it for this week. If you make any of the recipes above, you’re legally obligated to share pics on the DMS Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram so we can feature them next week (sorry, we don’t make the rules).
And since the only thing that is better than grill marks and ice-cold beer is grill marks and ice-cold beer with a side of dad jokes, we’ll leave this right here…
The Butcher Shop
Dead Meat Society Merch in the wild.
Smashing in style with @metalmamabbq 💀
Flip it. Grip it. Stage it. The Dead Grill Station Kit Bundle gives you control over the meat and the mess, complete with…
Dead Skull Spatula
Dead Grip Tongs
Dead Drip - Tool Mat
It’s not just tools, it’s your grill station, dialed in. What are you waiting for?
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