Need to Buy Firewood for October Bonfire!!

[Gwyn]

Hi all,
We're going to Grayton the weekend of Oct 27th and will need to buy some firewood for our beach bonfire! Can someone please let me know the best and most reasonable place to purchase wood? I know that many people have bonfires, so there must be somewhere pretty close to get it. We're sure as heck not going to cart wood all the way from Memphis, TN down there in an overloaded car! THANKS!:clap:
Also, we're planning on catering barbecue Friday night from the Destin Commisary and I'm hoping that it's real Memphis barbecue. Hear that it's great. Anyone know?
THANKS AGAIN!
Gwyn:D

[Allifunn]

Don't know the answers to your questions...but I sure hope you have FUNN!!!!!! :lolabove: :lolabove:
A Bonfire on the beach is the best...the one's we have had are done by locals and they get their own wood :biggrin:

[Miss Kitty]

Get a permit! :wave: That sounds like a funn weekend!

[SGB]

Hi all,
Also, we're planning on catering barbecue Friday night from the Destin Commisary and I'm hoping that it's real Memphis barbecue. Hear that it's great. Anyone know?
THANKS AGAIN!
Gwyn:D

Was the Destin Commisary the place near Papa Johns and isn't it now a Mexican restaurant? No fear though if it doesn't exist any more, there is other good bar-b-que in the area. 98 Barbque and Jim N Nicks.

[seaside2]

See if you can find some old wood pallets used to ship stuff on. Great way to "recycle" these things. They are ususally dry and cheap too.

YES, GET A PERMIT!!!!!!!

Walter sold the Destin Commissary a few years ago, and I don't know if it retained the true Memphis style. Perhaps others do. The real deal is in who the pit man is.

[NoHall]

See if you can find some old wood pallets used to ship stuff on. Great way to "recycle" these things. They are ususally dry and cheap too.

YES, GET A PERMIT!!!!!!!

Walter sold the Destin Commissary a few years ago, and I don't know if it retained the true Memphis style. Perhaps others do. The real deal is in who the pit man is.

Take the nails out! OUCH!

[yippie]

Hi all,
We're going to Grayton the weekend of Oct 27th and will need to buy some firewood for our beach bonfire! Can someone please let me know the best and most reasonable place to purchase wood? I know that many people have bonfires, so there must be somewhere pretty close to get it. We're sure as heck not going to cart wood all the way from Memphis, TN down there in an overloaded car! THANKS!:clap:
Also, we're planning on catering barbecue Friday night from the Destin Commisary and I'm hoping that it's real Memphis barbecue. Hear that it's great. Anyone know?
THANKS AGAIN!
Gwyn:D

FYI - Destin Commisary has been closed for several years. So you would have to bring the BBQ with you.

I suggest you try Pig's Alley for BBQ Catering. Their BBQ is wonderfu..

As for wood. How about a bunch of pallets? They are darn hear IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of.

Some of the mini storage places can probably tell you where to get some, I know Airport Rd. Mini Storage in Destin has a bunch. Also, there is usually a classified ad offering free pallets in the NW Florida Daily News.

[kurt]

Do not use pallets! Almost all now are stapled together which means they will be left behind. Also, along with your permit you get a burn barrel which is a 55-gallon drum cut off which must contain your fire. Yes - many people build bigger fires but it is very difficult to clean up afterward.

Also, pallets are bulky and very dry. A pickup truck full will burn up in very little time.

Call Sam Wesley and he will get the permit, build the fire, tend it, and clean it up for around $300. 850-231-2043

[scooterbug44]

I thought it was around $100 for a permit that includes fire barrel and cleanup.

[kurt]

I thought it was around $100 for a permit that includes fire barrel and cleanup.

It's $50 cash only and they do not clean up but they pick up the barrell so if you burn everything in the barrell like you're supposed to the only cleanup you need to do is what you bring.

The fee Sam charges is for everything else I mentioned.

[seaside2]

WHOOPS!!

Forgot about the staples!!

SORRY.:blush:

[sunshine]

Hi all,
Also, we're planning on catering barbecue Friday night from the Destin Commisary and I'm hoping that it's real Memphis barbecue. Hear that it's great. Anyone know?
THANKS AGAIN!
Gwyn:D

As a former Memphian, I must advise you to enjoy vitamin Q at home, in Memphis. There are some passable joints here, but why, oh why would you get it here when you have dozens of fabulous choices in your back yard? :idontno:

[yippie]

WHOOPS!!

Forgot about the staples!!

SORRY.:blush:

I did too. Sorry. Pallets are impossible to get rid of.

[Lady D]

There is a Jim-N-Nicks here in Cordova I believe. I've heard they have very good food. I'm with Sunshine, you cannot beat Memphis barbecue. Corky's, the Rendevous, Showboats, Tops, Central BBQ! :drool:

[seaside2]

Ladyd,

Yea, and what about Cozy Corner and Neeley's and the Commissary and................................:lolabove: :lolabove:

[yippie]

There is a Jim-N-Nicks here in Cordova I believe. I've heard they have very good food. I'm with Sunshine, you cannot beat Memphis barbecue. Corky's, the Rendevous, Showboats, Tops, Central BBQ! :drool:

We have a Jim N Nicks here in Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin. I thought it was good. I like Pig's Alley better.

Love Corkeys. They were here for a while, then closed because they said they were spending all their energy in trying to keep the restaurant staffed. Said something to the effect.... There aren't enough hours in the day..... LOL.

Common problem here.

[scooterbug44]

Don't burn leftovers from construction either - lots of nasty chemicals can get released from burning treated wood.

[seaside2]

We have a Jim N Nicks here in Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin. I thought it was good. I like Pig's Alley better.

Love Corkeys. They were here for a while, then closed because they said they were spending all their energy in trying to keep the restaurant staffed. Said something to the effect.... There aren't enough hours in the day..... LOL.

Common problem here.

Corkey's tried franchising in many different locations, most of which are belly up. The key here is the pit man: Good pit man, $$$$$$$$$$$, bad pit man,:bang: :bang: NO $$$$.

simple as that, and yet not so simple.

[Lady D]

Ladyd,

Yea, and what about Cozy Corner and Neeley's and the Commissary and................................:lolabove: :lolabove:

Well, I haven't heard of Cozy Corner but have heard of Neelys and the Germantown Commissary. Haven't had either one though. And there is Reese's barbecue which used to be good many years ago but I don't know about now.

[TreeFrog]

Let's see :scratch:

Memphis:
-Rendezvous
-Interstate
-Neeley's
-Payne's
-Cozy Corner
-Germantown Commissary
-Central
-Bar-B-Q Shop
-Leonards
-Corky's
-Gridley's
-Pig-n-Whistle
-Tops

SoWal:
-Jim n Nicks
-Pigs Alley
-98 BBQ

My suggestions:
1-Bring your favorite Memphis Q with you. Less convenient, better Q.
2-Go to Jim n Nicks or Pigs Alley. More convenient, the best we've got here.
3-Bring beans from Gridley's. Don't eat SoWal BBQ beans.

[TreeFrog]

Well, I haven't heard of Cozy Corner but have heard of Neelys and the Germantown Commissary. Haven't had either one though. And there is Reese's barbecue which used to be good many years ago but I don't know about now.


Cozy Corner is on North Parkway, just east of Danny Thomas. Really good ribs. Also a whole Cornish hen - an unusual BBQ item that you've got to try. It's a popular lunch spot with folks who work downtown.

[Smiling JOe]

See if you can find some old wood pallets used to ship stuff on. Great way to "recycle" these things. They are ususally dry and cheap too.

YES, GET A PERMIT!!!!!!!


and a great way to get rusty nails stuck in your feet when walking down the beach. :bang:

I hear that Dave's BBQ in Freeport is very tasty. I haven't tried it yet.

Remember, you can Fed Ex some Memphis BBQ, if you don't mind putting money in the pocket one of the men who claim the beach as his private property and locks people up for trespassing if one stops to sit on the dry sand.

[beachmouse]

Even if you're staying on the west end of 30-A, it's going to be a hike, but I've heard many a claim that Kinfolks on Racetrack Rd. in Ft. Walton Beach has the best Q in the Panhandle.

[Smiling JOe]

Even if you're staying on the west end of 30-A, it's going to be a hike, but I've heard many a claim that Kinfolks on Racetrack Rd. in Ft. Walton Beach has the best Q in the Panhandle.Never been, but I have been to Memphis and tasted some great Q on many occasions. I think it is silly to live in Memphis and go to FL and buy BBQ. About as silly as it would be for me to try to cook Chinese food for a guest coming from China.

[seaside2]

Cozy Corner is on North Parkway, just east of Danny Thomas. Really good ribs. Also a whole Cornish hen - an unusual BBQ item that you've got to try. It's a popular lunch spot with folks who work downtown.


and there is a sign out there today proclaiming thier 30th year in business.
If you are into really HOT sauses, get them to into the back and bring out one of their private stock sauses.:yikes:

[seaside2]

[quote=Smiling JOe;292573]and a great way to get rusty nails stuck in your feet when walking down the beach. :bang:

Sorry about my pallet statement. I had really had assumed that they would burn in a barrel, clean up, etc. I agree: no nails in anybody's feet. Mia culppa

[Smiling JOe]

[quote=Smiling JOe;292573]and a great way to get rusty nails stuck in your feet when walking down the beach. :bang:

Sorry about my pallet statement. I had really had assumed that they would burn in a barrel, clean up, etc. I agree: no nails in anybody's feet. Mia culppaI understand. Most people tend to take the path of least resistance and don't bother with removing the nails or staples, so I just hate giving them any ideas, and as Kurt mentioned, the wood from which they make pallets is not dense enough to burn any length of time.

[TreeFrog]

Never been, but I have been to Memphis and tasted some great Q on many occasions. I think it is silly to live in Memphis and go to FL and buy BBQ. About as silly as it would be for me to try to cook Chinese food for a guest coming from China.

The same reason I don't order the grilled grouper at Bosco's in Memphis. :biggrin: