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Some great pitmasters may guard their secrets, but there are plenty of you out there who are willing to share, and we pitmaster wannabes thank you for that. Blogger joshbousel at Meatwave, a devotee of "The Legend," three-time Grand World Champion Mike Mills, cooks up some smokin' good ribs with a tropical touch, and provides readers with a how-to, complete with the recipe for the rub he dubs Magic Dust. The twist here is to smoke, then braise, then smoke again. The result? "The pineapple, honey, and garlic flavors, along with the extreme tenderness [of the meat], produced one superbly succulent rib," he says.

Check out pitmaster Mike Mills' Apple City Ribs, in the cookbook "Peace, Love and Barbecue", or take your pick from the recipe selection at Kitchen Daily. Or share your own secrets to your best ribs recipes in the Comments section here. And finally, here's a shout out to Big W's Roadside Bar-B-Q, in Wingdale, N.Y., where I've never taken a bite of a rib or a brisket that wasn't smoked to perfection.

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Peace, Love and Barbecue is about the people, the stories and the recipes behind some of the world's greatest barbecue, coming from World Champion barbecuer Mike Mills. In addition to supervising the pits at several nationally-known restaurants, Mills is the only person ever to win the title of Grand World Champion at Memphis in May, which is quite possibly the biggest barbecue event on the competition circuit.

The book, in addition to serving up some mouthwateringly good barbecue, is laugh-out-loud funny. There are lots of photos and accounts of bbq-related travels, including competitions and stopping in at local joints along the way, which makes the book a great read for roadfoodies, those interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look at bbq and aspiring pit masters alike.

Want some recipes? Check out the From-Scratch Baked Beans and Apple City Barbecue Grand World Champion Ribs, or Big Bob Gibson's Hickory-Smoked Chicken and Sarge's Smoked Portobello Mushrooms. And we're not going to forget dessert. Here's one last recipe for Blue Smoke Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler.

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