What it means to be a barbecue master cook

From the Award-Winning DVD (full disclosure: yes, it’s ours), BBQ Secrets: The Master Guide to Extraordinary Barbecue Cookin’, world champion cook Mike Davis demonstrates some tips for preparing chicken for the cooker. For many of us, the notion that cooking barbecue requires much experience and know-how to do a good job—it doesn’t!

But, for those who want to cook barbecue that is consistently extraordinary, there is an art, a science and an incredible body of knowledge to acquire before becoming a true bbq master. Mike “Sarge” Davis, head cook of the Whole Hog Café, in Little Rock, Arkansas is one of those true BBQ masters.

Check out the following related barbecue stories, and recipes: Going Whole Hog: Going whole hog for world champion BBQer Mike Davis is an every day experience. A cancer survivor, Davis has made barbecue not only his life’s passion, he has made it into a highly successful career. Journey of a Barbecue Champion: It’s a long road, and it’s not easy, a personal look at a barbecue world champion.

Try out some of Mike “Sarge Davis’s recipes: BBQ Bacon Wrapped Shrimp; Por-Qué BBQ Beans.