Lloyds Barbecue Company Review
Lloyds Barbecue products are part of the line of Austin, MN based Hormel Foods. I can’t say whether they started it organically or acquired it, just haven’t found that info. The product is made and distributed out of a modern facility across the Missississippi River from the Minneapolis St Paul airport.
They produce three different types of shredded meat in sauce – pork, beef, and chicken; and six different styles of a full slab of ribs in two different sauces, original and “Kansas City, Style.”
The product line can be found in the refrigerated section of your grocery, usually near the deli or alongside other “heat and eat” products, for both of these products are fully-cooked, and need only heating, with instructions included for your choice of heat source, microwave, stovetop, or grill.
I tried the shredded pork and the original ribs and found really no fault with either one, despite not being the world’s biggest barbecue fan.
The ribs come fully sauced, some people would probably prefer that the sauce was included but set aside so they could apply as desired. The pulled pork is also sauced, and very finely shredded, more so than you would find in most barbecue restaurants, I suspect, or how you would prepare it at home. The taste is fine. Again, probably pre-sauced is not the best idea.
The ribs required an hour in the oven, wrapped in foil. The pork I did in a saucepan on the stovetop, which is really overkill, you could just pop the entire container in the microwave and it would be just fine.
The ribs were served with a side of Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns, per the diner’s request. I piled the pork atop an “Everything Ciabatta” roll from Trader Joe’s, topped with Wal-Mart original coleslaw. Martin’s Potato Rolls would have been a better choice than the ciabatta.
Lloyds Barbecue Company Review
Lloyds Barbecue Company Review