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Welcome Center => Announcements => Topic started by: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 11:05:11 AM

Title: Hello Gang
Post by: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 11:05:11 AM: I know it has been a long time since my last post and many changes have happened. I now have what many of you would say is a dream job.....I am the Manager of Bucky's Bar-B-Q in Fountain Inn, SC. I worked at our main store at Roper Mountain Road for 3 months in training to re-open this store. We use Old Hickory Pit Smokers to cook all our butts, ribs and chicken. Our smokers can handle 95 half butts each or three cases of St. Louis Ribs and 2 cases or Chicken Halves. If you are on Facebook go to Bucky's BBQ and like the page. Below are some pictures of the store I run. All the meats are smoked at Roper Mt. and brought to the other 3 stores we run daily and stored in Alto Shaam ovens.

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Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: deestafford on September 15, 2013, 11:42:59 AM: Ron, That is fantastic!! I have heard of Bucky's and swore I'd visit there if I ever went by to G'ville. Tell us some of the thing you went through as part of the training. I would imagine there's more than a few of us here who don't know what that training entails. Dee
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 12:05:41 PM: Dee, If I told you all I know I would have to kill you.... 8). But really it was just proving to them that I in fact did know what I was talking about. Being trusted to pull the ribs and chicken off when they were done and not before or too late. Making all the sides and sauce. On a good Friday at Roper Mountain we can go through about 10 gallons of each BBQ sauce. It is a family run place and even the owners will do the same work everyone else does and that is one thing I like about working there.

We have one guy who does all the butts due to the time it takes to pull them off and then re-load the smoker. We go through about 1,000 lbs of pork per day, 60 to 80 racks and about 100 chicken halves per day for all 4 stores. Mine is only open 3 days a week so far as we build business back after being closed for about 5 months. We are open Thursday and Friday 10 am to 8 pm with All You Can Eat on Friday from 4 till 8 pm for only 12 bucks and Sat. 10 till 2. The rest of the time for now I work at the Roper Mt store.

Here is a little write up done on BBQ for a local weekly paper. The plate in the picture was made by me.

http://www.greenvillejournal.com/local/2475-hog-heaven.html
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: hikerman on September 15, 2013, 12:48:12 PM: Hello and Welcome Ron from central Illinois! If I worked where you work Ron, I'd be 400 lbs. ! lol Good luck in your job.
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Post by: RAD on September 15, 2013, 01:08:59 PM: Glad to hear from you Ron, it's been awhile. Menu looks great and the prices are just right if not a little better then norm..
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: ACW3 on September 15, 2013, 01:13:03 PM: Tee and Hub,
Sound like a road trip to you?

Art
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: muebe on September 15, 2013, 02:34:35 PM: Hey Ron good to hear from you again!
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: teesquare on September 15, 2013, 04:52:54 PM: Quote from: ACW3 on September 15, 2013, 01:13:03 PM
Tee and Hub,
Sound like a road trip to you?

Truck is cleaned, detailed and full of diesel! ( I would say full of gas...but that will likely be the case on the return from a BBQ trip like this... ;) :D)

Art
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 06:12:04 PM: Quote from: ACW3 on September 15, 2013, 01:13:03 PM
Tee and Hub,
Sound like a road trip to you?

Art
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Come on down guys...I will take care of you. Just let me know when.
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: sliding_billy on September 15, 2013, 06:25:44 PM: Welcome back.
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: drholly on September 15, 2013, 09:32:12 PM: Welcome back, Ron. That sounds like a great job - a lot of work, but I bet it's perfect for you. Congratulations!
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 09:47:16 PM: DRHolly as a friend told me "The man who loves his job will never call it work" and I will have to say I love cooking.
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: drholly on September 15, 2013, 09:51:46 PM: Quote from: Ron D on September 15, 2013, 09:47:16 PM
DRHolly as a friend told me "The man who loves his job will never call it work" and I will have to say I love cooking.

Well said!
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: Wing Commander on September 16, 2013, 03:20:23 AM: If I ever get managed my planned road trip through the Carolinas I got a further station now. You got one more "like" on FB.

Wish you much luck in that job, Ron!
Title: Re: Hello Gang
Post by: Hub on September 16, 2013, 07:08:09 AM: Quote from: ACW3 on September 15, 2013, 01:13:03 PM
Tee and Hub,
Sound like a road trip to you?

Art

I'm game!

Hub