Pork provides protein, B-vitamins and thiamin to our diets. Pork has three times as much thiamin as any other food.

A baby pig, or piglet, weighs about 2 ½ pounds at birth and will double its weight in just seven days.

$56,000 was paid for a crossbreed hog named "Bud," on March 5, 1985

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There is only a very fine line between "smoking meat" and barbeque and that line is temperature. Smoking takes days, BBQ takes many hours.

Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer, brought the first pig to North America in 1539. Cows didn’t get here until 1611 with the Pilgrims.

The Carolina's share three of the four types of barbeque sauce that Americans normally use. But only South Carolina is the home of all four

A full grown pig can drink up to 14 gallons of water a day.

Mustard Style sauces that are distinct to South Carolina can be attributed to the large amount of German descendants.

The first BBQ sauce dates back hundreds of years and consists of vinegar and pepper.

Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer of Pennsylvania patented a design for charcoal briquettes in 1897.

The CIA could learn a few things from a BBQ'er. Just try getting a rub recipe from anyone at a competition!

Everyone love BBQ but everyone has a slightly different meaning of what BBQ is. What's your definition?

@TellYouWhatBBQ What's in the smoker today?

@TeamNirvanaQ How's the competition schedule looking this year?

Take a small towel, roll it up and tie it with butcher's twine, dip it in a little cooking oil. You now have a professional grill greaser.

Never squish your burgers... that hiss you hear is the juice running out of your burger!

A brine could be a good option if you are afraid of your meat drying out.

Remember to have a good amount of exhaust for your smoker!

If you were a BBQ'ed meat, what would you be?