Pork or Beef? - The Firearms Forum

mrkirker · 07-31-2008, 11:03 AM

I would really like to see the results of a poll amoung us regarding the choice of
"Pork, or Beef, for BBQ"! Would one of you 'wizards' be so kind . . . .

Shooter45 · 07-31-2008, 11:34 AM

OK, I'll bite.

I prefer Pork smoked over Hickory wood with a secret rub and my favorite sauce. Maybe add some Baked Beans and Potato Salad then wash it all down with a cold pitcher of Iced Tea. It's just a Southern Thing and you wouldn't understand.

TranterUK · 07-31-2008, 12:08 PM

Indubitably Beef steak, preferably British. (Or Brasilian, yes dear). Served with a pint of flat, warm Beer. Heaven.

mrkirker · 07-31-2008, 12:47 PM

I don't know who set up the poll, but "Thanks, to you!"
I'd have to vote for 'Pork', although I've had some mighty fine 'Beef'. It might be a 'sauce thing'?

Hey Tranter, if you get on this side of the pond, we outta get a group of us Forum Folks together and 'do' a BBQ. Heck, we'd even open a beer (or two) a few days in advance, so that it could "flatten and warm" for you!

TranterUK · 07-31-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mrkirker

Hey Tranter, if you get on this side of the pond, we outta get a group of us Forum Folks together and 'do' a BBQ. Heck, we'd even open a beer (or two) a few days in advance, so that it could "flatten and warm" for you!

Sounds good to me. Get rid of those annoying bubbles!

Pistolenschutze · 07-31-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TranterUK

Sounds good to me. Get rid of those annoying bubbles!

We could even provide some of that Guinness stuff for you, Tranter. Let us know in advance so we can get some from one of the oil fields in Texas though.

mrkirker · 07-31-2008, 02:58 PM

"We could even provide some of that Guinness stuff for you, Tranter. Let us know in advance so we can get some from one of the oil fields in Texas though."
Shhhhhh! Don't disturb the legend that that concoction is actually brewed!

TranterUK · 07-31-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

We could even provide some of that Guinness stuff for you, Tranter. Let us know in advance so we can get some from one of the oil fields in Texas though.

The management actually likes the stuff. She got used to it 20 odd years ago on our honeymoon in Ireland.

Well, what with me being there she had to drink something!

I am now going to admit something to other members who know me, or perhaps thought they did. Are you ready because this has reduced many a hard man to tears, of laughter,

My drink of choice is... Coca Cola, (the leaded kind, not diet). Dont get me wrong, I will enjoy a beer and even a tipple now and again, but when I need one, only the red can will do. (I hope this doesn't count as product placement).

Pistolenschutze · 07-31-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TranterUK

My drink of choice is... Coca Cola, (the leaded kind, not diet). Dont get me wrong, I will enjoy a beer and even a tipple now and again, but when I need one, only the red can will do. (I hope this doesn't count as product placement).

What? No Tango, no Tizer, no Dandelion & Burdock? How very "colonial" of you Tranter!

berto64 · 07-31-2008, 07:29 PM

Beef...

I guess it's a regional thing. Being born & raised in New Mexico it was nearly always beef.

Did some Javelinas in the pit when I lived in southern AZ but that was a lot of work.

Shooter45 · 07-31-2008, 07:49 PM

Berto, You have been deprived of some of the best BBQ you would ever eat.

And yes, it is a regional thing. Hard to get BBQ Pork in Texas too.

Pistolenschutze · 07-31-2008, 07:57 PM

I have to go neutral on this one. I like both! If it's purely BBQ though, as in with BBQ sauce etc., I would lean toward the pork (especially ribs) pretty strongly. We sometimes do a beefsteak with a marinade though, and I rather like that. I'm kinda fond of teriyaki on a BBQ steak, especially if the meat is not of the best cut.

Marlin · 07-31-2008, 09:55 PM

I agree, Pistol. If it is BBQ, I like the pork. At the Pig Out Inn here, I love the shaved pork on a platter.....

That said, though, my favorite is a thick, very rare rib eye steak. If I were to use a marinade, it is soy based or teriyaki.

My basic tastes lean heavily to just PURE MEAT, not touched up much, if any at all.

Pistolenschutze · 07-31-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Marlin

My basic tastes lean heavily to just PURE MEAT, not touched up much, if any at all.

For a truly good beefsteak, like a rib eye or T-bone, all you really need is a little salt and pepper. The marinades come in only when the cut is less than optimal IMHO.

Marlin · 07-31-2008, 10:20 PM

I use the marinades if I have a piece of sirloin or top round that looks as though it might need it, as I do on venison if it was a dog-run deer.

Generally, though, I go along with my kids grandfather who used to have a favorite phrase, "Give me meat or I'll eat the baby !!!!!!"

Crpdeth · 07-31-2008, 11:47 PM

Sorry I cant vote...My opinion is that, of the choices posted, pork is the best smoked meat and beef is best on the grill.

Gimme meat! I'll make it taste good.

Crpdeth

AL MOUNT · 08-01-2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TranterUK

Served with a pint of flat, warm Beer. Heaven.

Yuck ...

.... you da loved Vietnam .....

Pistolenschutze · 08-01-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

Yuck ...

.... you da loved Vietnam .....

No kidding, Al! What Tranter would really enjoy is a nice water buffalo steak and a couple of warm 33s! If you're really nice, Tranter, we'll fix you up with a side of C-rat lima beans and pork!

TranterUK · 08-01-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

Yuck ...

.... you da loved Vietnam .....

Well you ant Pistol have me on the Vietnam thing, never been there.

Do enjoy a few of these now and again though, drank these three today. Got a taste for them in S America and when they are available, I buy them. Very good for you.

Marlin · 08-01-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

....My opinion is that, of the choices posted, pork is the best smoked meat and beef is best on the grill.....

I agree fully on the meat choices.

However, if the drink is to be a good brewsky, I want mine ICE COLD, often over a glass FULL of ice !!!!!!!!!

Pistolenschutze · 08-01-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TranterUK

Do enjoy a few of these now and again though, drank these three today. Got a taste for them in S America and when they are available, I buy them. Very good for you.

Tranter, I just don't understand how you "cop(ra)" with those.

TranterUK · 08-01-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Tranter, I just don't understand how you "cop(ra)" with those.

Good Grief.

Now I need a drink, I would pop down to the Cambridge Camouflage Club, but I Haven't been able to find them recently.

Re the Pork/ Beef Poll, looks like a tie to me. What with Beef being three times the meat Pork will ever be, I mean, look at the animals.

armedandsafe · 08-01-2008, 02:52 PM

I haven't voted, as I feel there should be a selection for "yes."

Pops

CampingJosh · 08-01-2008, 10:18 PM

If I were to get only one meat for the rest of my life, it would be beef.

That said, for a BBQ pork is the best. Smoked over applewood... and I usually even use apple cider vinegar in the marinade.

user · 08-03-2008, 05:33 AM

You realize there are regional differences in the definition of barbequeue. If I were from Texas or Missouri, I suppose I'd have said, "beef", but being from Virginia, there is no such thing as barbequeue that isn't pork. The only question is whether you're going to have North Carolina style pulled-pork, where the sauce is added by the ultimate consumer, or Virginia style minced-port served swimming in the sauce.

Now, I'll have to add that I haven't eaten any pork for years, because I have become convinced that it's an animal that is not fit for human consumption (Moses was right). But I'll be happy if the rest of y'all heathens eat the flesh of the filthy swine, because it helps keep the price of beef down.

View Poll Results: Which meat do you prefer for BBQ
Pork is the best BBQ	47	66.20%
Beef is the best BBQ	24	33.80%
Voters: 71. You may not vote on this poll

07-31-2008, 11:03 AM	#1
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Pork or Beef? I would really like to see the results of a poll amoung us regarding the choice of "Pork, or Beef, for BBQ"! Would one of you 'wizards' be so kind . . . . -->

07-31-2008, 11:34 AM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,749	Re: Pork or Beef? OK, I'll bite. I prefer Pork smoked over Hickory wood with a secret rub and my favorite sauce. Maybe add some Baked Beans and Potato Salad then wash it all down with a cold pitcher of Iced Tea. It's just a Southern Thing and you wouldn't understand.

07-31-2008, 12:08 PM	#3
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Pork or Beef? Indubitably Beef steak, preferably British. (Or Brasilian, yes dear). Served with a pint of flat, warm Beer. Heaven. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way! Last edited by TranterUK; 07-31-2008 at 12:10 PM..

07-31-2008, 12:47 PM	#4
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: Pork or Beef? I don't know who set up the poll, but "Thanks, to you!" I'd have to vote for 'Pork', although I've had some mighty fine 'Beef'. It might be a 'sauce thing'? Hey Tranter, if you get on this side of the pond, we outta get a group of us Forum Folks together and 'do' a BBQ. Heck, we'd even open a beer (or two) a few days in advance, so that it could "flatten and warm" for you!

07-31-2008, 02:58 PM	#7
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: Pork or Beef? "We could even provide some of that Guinness stuff for you, Tranter. Let us know in advance so we can get some from one of the oil fields in Texas though." Shhhhhh! Don't disturb the legend that that concoction is actually brewed!

07-31-2008, 07:29 PM	#10
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,385	Re: Pork or Beef? Beef... I guess it's a regional thing. Being born & raised in New Mexico it was nearly always beef. Did some Javelinas in the pit when I lived in southern AZ but that was a lot of work. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.

07-31-2008, 07:49 PM	#11
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,749	Re: Pork or Beef? Berto, You have been deprived of some of the best BBQ you would ever eat. And yes, it is a regional thing. Hard to get BBQ Pork in Texas too.

07-31-2008, 07:57 PM	#12
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Pork or Beef? I have to go neutral on this one. I like both! If it's purely BBQ though, as in with BBQ sauce etc., I would lean toward the pork (especially ribs) pretty strongly. We sometimes do a beefsteak with a marinade though, and I rather like that. I'm kinda fond of teriyaki on a BBQ steak, especially if the meat is not of the best cut. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

07-31-2008, 09:55 PM	#13
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Pork or Beef? I agree, Pistol. If it is BBQ, I like the pork. At the Pig Out Inn here, I love the shaved pork on a platter..... That said, though, my favorite is a thick, very rare rib eye steak. If I were to use a marinade, it is soy based or teriyaki. My basic tastes lean heavily to just PURE MEAT, not touched up much, if any at all. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

07-31-2008, 10:20 PM	#15
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Pork or Beef? I use the marinades if I have a piece of sirloin or top round that looks as though it might need it, as I do on venison if it was a dog-run deer. Generally, though, I go along with my kids grandfather who used to have a favorite phrase, "Give me meat or I'll eat the baby !!!!!!" __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

07-31-2008, 11:47 PM	#16
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Pork or Beef? Sorry I cant vote...My opinion is that, of the choices posted, pork is the best smoked meat and beef is best on the grill. Gimme meat! I'll make it taste good. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

08-01-2008, 02:52 PM	#23
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Pork or Beef? I haven't voted, as I feel there should be a selection for "yes." Pops

08-01-2008, 10:18 PM	#24
CampingJosh TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 4,787	Re: Pork or Beef? If I were to get only one meat for the rest of my life, it would be beef. That said, for a BBQ pork is the best. Smoked over applewood... and I usually even use apple cider vinegar in the marinade. __________________ Nothing posted on TheFirearmsForum.com constitutes legal, accounting, gunsmithing, or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with qualified professionals for real advice. Your life is lived at your own risk. Don't blame me for the dumb things you do.

08-03-2008, 05:33 AM	#25
user Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern piedmont of Va. and Middle of Nowhere, West Virginia Posts: 1,013	Re: Pork or Beef? You realize there are regional differences in the definition of barbequeue. If I were from Texas or Missouri, I suppose I'd have said, "beef", but being from Virginia, there is no such thing as barbequeue that isn't pork. The only question is whether you're going to have North Carolina style pulled-pork, where the sauce is added by the ultimate consumer, or Virginia style minced-port served swimming in the sauce. Now, I'll have to add that I haven't eaten any pork for years, because I have become convinced that it's an animal that is not fit for human consumption (Moses was right). But I'll be happy if the rest of y'all heathens eat the flesh of the filthy swine, because it helps keep the price of beef down.