could I do this???

[ham_bbq]

I have the smokey mountain weber and the weber kettle. I have been thinking about maybe trying to sell a little bbq from the house, nothing huge just a little side work, my question is would i have enough space with my smoker and grill to do some side work. can you rewarm ribs and boston butt and it taste good. just wondering
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[Geronimo]

To directly answer your question....yes

Can you do what you propose legally???......no

No health dept will allow you to cook from home for resale purposes.
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[jughead]

That's a practice you don't want to get into. To hard to cool mass amounts fast enough. Then there is always a quality concern.

Personally, you can cook the butts and pull them and cool them fast enough and it reheats easy and tastes good, I wouldn't recommend it with the ribs.
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[ham_bbq]

i wasnt trying to get in it full time or anything, just some side bbq if i found someone that was interested in it. my future is getting on a comp team, cater in future, or work for someone. any takers lol. how do most of yall store food when selling. thanks yall
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[ham_bbq]

man, didnt think there was so much to worry about. i guess i will cook for the family and find out the health regulations before i do anything. might be easier to work for somebody
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[BBQMAN]

You could do it, but as mentioned not legally.

You will also find that a part time gig such as what you intend is not profitable considering the costs involved to do it right.

I'd suggest you get your feet wet with a few festivals- the rules are much less stringent, and it would provide you with a way to give cooking for the public a try.

That being said it could be done with the equipment you have and a few UDS to accompany, but you will probably want a bigger cooker.

I have property in north Georgia, and my lisense does not cover what they want there either.

JM2C for the day!
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[pitmaster t]

State of Georgia HD rules are pretty tough. You won't be able to do what you're talking about legally. When we started all we wanted to do was cater. By the time we put together everything the HD required we had a raunt.
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[ham_bbq]

to much to it, just going to look for work in a bbq joint
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[Harry Nutczak]

[ham_bbq]

never worked in a bbq place so I think for me it would help a lot. I have no problem to cook for friends or family but I think trying to get into a good bbq joint could show the ends and outs of the buisness. My ultimate goal would be way later in life for me and the wife to start us up are on restaurant. now the fun part is going to find work in a place in this economy. I am hoping to get some good background with going to myron mixons school in march and cooking in the backyard for the family. thanks everyone.
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[bootlegbbq]

Lots of good advice here. Not that you need my input but I think you've come to right conclusion. I've never worked in a raunt and can prove it by the number of mistakes I've made and money wasted as a result. We all pay our dues one way or another. Working in a raunt will get you a little ahead of the curve and help you make better decisions when the time is right.
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[Harry Nutczak]

One other benefit to working in a restaurant first, you might realize that the food-service industry may not be for you, before you go spending your hard-earned money to find that out the hard way.

You should also start researching proper food & labor cost ratios so you know how to price events and have a better chance of making a profit when you decide to venture out on your own..
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[ham_bbq]

i think its always been in my blood to work in a restaurant or around food. i won a scholarship in highschool to johnson and wales but made bad choices and didnt go. then i had the chance to be a head chef at a nice restaurant a few years later, now i have such a true passion around the grill and wanting to learn. But I think it will be good to get into a good bbq restaurant so I can see everything that goes on. Hoping to get in a place. I believe its Gods plan for my life. thanks again
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[pitmaster t]

One small word of advise. You might not want to go to a job interveiw and say "I want to work here so I can learn everything and open a place of my own!!!". Some folks (like myself) worked long and hard to get what we got and may not be so inclined to teach someone everything so they can one day be our competition.

On the other hand if someone (like yourself) called and said "can I take a look at your operation and ask some questions?" then some folks (like myself) would probably say "yeah, come on". Because even though we may have worked long and hard to have something we are also proud of it and sometimes want to show it off.

Note: I apoligize if the above makes no sense. Haven't slept much lately.
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