PigoftheMonth.com delivers barbecue to your door (Photos: Pigofthemonth.com)
As we go deeper into football season, the weather may be getting colder, but our desire for great tailgating hasn’t chilled at all. But that doesn’t mean we’re willing to stand outside in the snow huddled over a grill to make our famous pulled pork for the game. If that’s the case, then get your meat by mail.
Pigofthemonth.com delivers delicious barbecue right to your door, anywhere in the country, completely cooked then frozen, so all you need to do is reheat. Yeah, I know, I’m a die-hard grillhead and pork purist at heart too. But there are times when tending a smoker for 6 hours just isn’t convenient. Or practical. Then it’s time to let the delivery truck bring dinner.
Ohio-based, family run, POTM offers everything you need to throw a successful tailgate: 2-lb slabs of baby backs, pulled pork, an assortment of sides (classic southern pimento cheese spread anyone?), and your choice of one of their six sauces. Go with Love Me Tender, a Memphis style barbecue; Get Lei’d, a Hawaiian style barbecue with teryaki, pineapple juice and garlic; Texas style Cattle King, with a red sauce packing heat; Key West in a Bottle brings the taste of citrus and island flavors like coriander and coffee; Colonel Mustard’s Carolina is an award-winning mustard style sauce made with dijon and a special blend of spices; and Miss Scarlet’s Carolina Red packs cayenne and chili powder, then is smoked over Hickory wood. A fan of dry style? They’ve got a rub with 12 secret herbs and spices that’ll make you want to slap your grandmama down. All natural, and all homemade according to decades of family tradition.
Pigofthemonth.com selection of sauces
Being a barbecue snob, I had to give POTM a try. Because the last thing I’d ever do is reheat frozen barbecue. Pure sacrilege. My box arrived with a slab of ribs done Key West style, a tub of pulled pork, and a bottle of their Key West sauce, just in case I wanted a little for dipping, or for using on my own barbecue. After reheating according to the enclosed directions, I hit the ribs first. And found them to be full of tangy flavor, and had just enough fall-off-the-bone bite to let me know they had been cooked right, not overdone. I followed with the pulled pork, and while I’m more of a deep, spicy, red sauce fan, the Key West citrus was an excellent compliment to the smoky pork. And neither had that tell-tale I’ve-been-frozen taste that can ruin ready made barbecue.
Final verdict? I think I’ve found my go-to when the weather, or time, doesn’t allow for my own homemade. And if I get truly lazy, I can always opt for the POTM club, where they’ll send a box of pork goodness each and every month. I think I just heard my smoker weeping.
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