{"id":15,"date":"2012-02-21T21:04:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T03:04:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:33:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5358 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dierbergs Head Shot 3\" width=\"249\" height=\"322\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3.jpg 612w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3-231x300.jpg 231w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 249px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 249\/322;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5358 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dierbergs Head Shot 3\" width=\"249\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3.jpg 612w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dierbergs-Head-Shot-3-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Welcome to Extraordinary BBQ! \u00a0My name is Kevin Haberberger and I&#8217;m going to provide you with the secrets and techniques you need to produce delicious, better than ordinary BBQ. I try to give enough detail for BBQ novices, including a BBQ Basics section, but still offer information that is useful for the backyard pitmasters. \u00a0For everyone in the middle &#8211; my goal is to take you to the next level &#8211; Extraordinary barbeque that will impress your toughest critics&#8230;yes, even your father-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>The inspiration for the site has been building for years. \u00a0I still remember the first time my dad let me light the paper in the charcoal chimney for the first time. \u00a0I was thrilled to \u201chelp\u201d him barbeque. \u00a0No matter what he was cooking, I just loved watching it all take shape. \u00a0I loved it enough to seek out as one of my first jobs the grill boy at Grant\u2019s Farm. \u00a0I worked the blazing hot summers of St. Louis behind a gigantic stainless steel grill cooking hundreds of bratwurst, burgers, chicken and dogs&#8230;.and loved every minute.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also always been an excellent student of other grillers. \u00a0I love watching and am never too shy to ask questions. \u00a0I watch what they do and how they do it &#8211; and if there\u2019s something I don\u2019t understand, I ask. I\u2019ve learned a LOT this way.<\/p>\n<p>After creating barbeque on my own for 15 years, there is very little I enjoy more than helping others increase their confidence at the grill, and produce a better final product.\u00a0 I\u2019ve dried out and burned hundreds of pounds of meat along the way (God bless my family for so often being my guinea pigs as I kept trying), but also learned valuable lessons and skills through experimentation that I want to\u00a0share with you.<\/p>\n<p>Along with a few of my family members, I am part of a competitive bbq team, SLABS a&#8217; Smokin<a title=\"Competitive BBQ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slabsasmokin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 To learn more about how I got into <a title=\"Competitive BBQ\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/about\/competitive-bbq\/\">competitive bbq, read on<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Extraordinary BBQ! \u00a0My name is Kevin Haberberger and I&#8217;m going to provide you with the secrets and techniques you need to produce delicious, better than ordinary BBQ. 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