Smoking Hot Summer: Pitmaster Favorites

Beef

• Kowalski's Certified Humane USDA Choice and Prime Beef is naturally raised by Creekstone Farms. Our selections include the best, most beloved cuts for smoking. You'll find beef brisket and tri-tips along with chuck shoulders for making pulled barbequed beef and burnt ends.
   
• If it's steak you want, we have many different options. Our 40-Day Wet-Aged USDA Prime Beef is tough to beat. During the aging period, the meat undergoes a change that results in an extraordinarily enriched flavor and exquisite added tenderness. Choose from top sirloin steaks, New York strip or boneless rib-eye steaks. We'll also be offering USDA Prime tomahawk rib-steaks this summer as well as filet mignon.
   
• Our Certified Akaushi Beef is simply the best in its class, whether on the grill or any other way you make it. Every buttery, savory bite tastes better than the last! These cattle are some of the rarest and most sought-after beef cattle in the country. We offer a wide variety of steak cuts, including top sirloin, New York strip, boneless rib-eye, filet mignon, flank steak and many more. If it's a burger you crave, our expert meat staff also grinds Akaushi beef in-store, which will make the most mouthwatering burgers you've ever had!
   
• The tougher bite and minerally flavor profile typically associated with grass-fed beef is now a thing of the past with Kowalski's Certified Organic 100% Grass-Fed Beef from Spring Lake Ranch. Most people who try our grass-fed beef have a hard time believing these cattle were never fed grain. Several customers have commented that the flavor of this beef reminds them of how beef tasted when they were kids. Our USDA Certified Organic beef program means no added growth hormones or antibiotics have ever been administered to the animals, and no harmful fertilizers have been applied to the soil.

Pork

Our pork shoulders and St. Louis style spare ribs are trimmed to competition specs. We also offer pork loin baby back ribs, whole pork shoulders and pork belly. All our Naturally Raised Pork comes from Premium Iowa Pork and is raised locally on family farms. The Duroc breed's genetics ensures consistent flavor and tenderness every time.

Chicken

Spatchcocked chicken (chicken that's had the backbone removed and flattened) is a great way to prepare a whole chicken for grilling or smoking. Our skilled butchers are happy to make one for you using any of our Naturally Raised chickens from Gerber's Amish Farm or Miller's Organic Farm.

Seasonings, Rubs and Sauces

With the boom of the backyard smoking phenomenon, people are seeking best-in-class seasonings and rub blends. Kowalski's has partnered with several producers that are hot on the scene in the world of competitive smoking. Brands like Hardcore Carnivore, Kosmos Q, Meat Church BBQ, Blues Hog, Killer Hogs Barbecue and Eat Barbecue offer unique flavor profiles and proprietary blends. Also look for new local BBQ sauces from Lucky 19 Sauce Co. and Puck's. Many of these labels appear in the cabinets of very our skilled butchers, and they would love to recommend their favorites to you!