It's always nice to be included in a story on outdoor cooking, even if they spell your name wrong and don't mention Smoke In Da Eye.  Either way, here's an excerpt from the Atlanta Journal Constitution article featuring yours truly!


Clint Caldwell, a New York state barbecue champion, says he is impressed with the Bubba Keg’s portability and performance , but worried about its long-term viability. “I’d like to see how it holds up to the elements,” Caldwell said. “What happens if you scratch the protective coating on the steel? I’d worry about rust.”

Bubba heats up in time for barbecue grill wars

By John Kessler

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Meet Bubba —- thick of gut, square of shoulder, with a stance like a tight end. He knows his way around a trailer hitch, and is always ready to pop a cold beer or two. He’s just the kind of good ol’ boy you’d expect to meet at your next backyard barbecue.

“Everyone’s got a little Bubba in him,” says Smyrna businessman Jim Scott, patting the ample belly of the Bubba Keg —- a powder-coated steel grill that looks precisely like a beer keg on wheels.

“It’s irreverent,” Scott explains. “You want to have some fun with it.”

Yet this Bubba has a serious side as well. Thanks to distribution deals with Atlanta-based Home Depot and other big-box retailers, Scott’s company hopes to blow open the market for such bulbous grill/smokers —- called “kamados” —- one long dominated by Tucker-based Big Green Egg.

This barbecue season, it’s Keg vs. Egg. May the best grill win....(for the complete story, click here)

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