Very informative video. Thank you. The old adage of 'you live, you learn'.
@okcharleys
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, and thanks for watching! Always learning!
@narbekalantarians6269
Жыл бұрын
Great, helpful video. There's no substitute for experience, and every event is a learning experience. Here's to continued success.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much man! You are right-we are learning every day, even since this video was posted. Probably needs a Part 2. Appreciate it!
@UrbanFisherman
3 ай бұрын
Great info 👍🏽
@okcharleys
3 ай бұрын
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
@tobywhitney4798
Жыл бұрын
Great advice for someone starting out. I’m trying to get my bbq trailer built, so I’m sure I’ll be dealing with issues once I get started. Thanks for the video.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome. Thank you for watching and hope some of it comes in handy! Best of luck with your trailer and your business!
@swinebovinebarbecue
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this overview. Excited to see what’s ahead for y’all.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Drew! Appreciate it!
@sybrwookie
Жыл бұрын
Just came out and tried your stuff at the Haddonfield Farmer's Market today, great stuff! Thanks for posting these videos, we'll definitely be back!
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Hey thank you so much!! Really appreciate you coming out and glad you liked it!
@WilsonsBBQ
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Enjoyed listening to your experience
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! Been a big fan of your content- appreciate you watching!
@Paragon_Reason
Жыл бұрын
I like ✌️"Having a commissary" ✌️ but making it at home. Makes life so much easier
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
To a point yes. But honestly we quickly reached a volume that would not be feasible in a standard residential kitchen. And even just the pass through dishwasher saves literal hours.
@joelvasquez6892
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips
@okcharleys
7 ай бұрын
Of course - thanks for watching!
@Qatar87
Жыл бұрын
Valuable information. Thank you
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you found it helpful!
@matsm8711
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the Video. It was very helpful. I'm planning on jumping in to this bbq world head first, very soon so I'll be applying your tips. I on building my Social media and branding before I do a pop up.
@okcharleys
3 ай бұрын
Hey sorry I missed this comment! Best of luck to you on this crazy ride! Feel free to ask me anything if you think I can help.
@adonischan2343
Жыл бұрын
Great advice! We just did our 2nd pop up last sat! The first one we did the week before that, we were all over the place. We are now working on our 3rd August 5th.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it- thanks for watching! The first one is never going to be 100% smooth- early failures are the best kind of failures. Best of luck with your business!
@Bustedstrings73
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. My wife and i started a bbq business part time. You hit many points that are helpful. We've done three small events (200 plates). Selling out is the goal! We're working on getting our labor and events costs under control. Please keep this kind of content going! Many thanks
@okcharleys
11 ай бұрын
So glad to hear it was helpful! Appreciate you watching- best of luck with your business! Scaling to different stages always comes with new challenges… if you ever think of something I missed in a video and want to share it in the comments for us and others, would appreciate it!
@DoctorKing05
7 ай бұрын
I appreciate this candid video. I’m considering catering on occasion and this is valuable info. If you haven’t checked out Knox Ave BBQ, check him out. He discusses some of the same challenges. Either way, I think you will do well, just stick with it!!
@okcharleys
7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! I have, actually - I know Joe! He's been a huge help to us also. Best of luck with the catering!
@_thisisdavid
Жыл бұрын
Just did a 4th of July pop up and tasked my business partner with making sure all of our containers and utensils were good to go. No laddle for the sauce, had to use ice cream scoops. Ran out of sauce cups and had to use small containers. And on top of that crazy rainstorm came and we got soaked as we were setting up.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Man. Yeah, the good news is these are the kind of mistakes we only make once haha. It’s so hard to rely on memory-even the memories of several people-that I’m finding you really just need concrete systems and exhaustive checklists. When we get down to the wire, the simplest things to remember wind up forgotten. We’re still working on our process too and will probably make many many more mistakes along the way. You guys will nail the next one!
@_thisisdavid
Жыл бұрын
@@okcharleys working on different systems now. We nailed down our small events. But this was the first one where there were like 10,000 people at the event. And we have a lot of those in our area between two nearby cities. We love to party here in central Florida
@CaptinMcFizzy
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the insightful video! Knowing what you know now, which size pit do you recommend?
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Tough to give a blanket answer on that, because we’ve been really fortunate with our spot and how well our marketing has done for us. We are managing on the 250, but if I did it over I’d have gone straight to a 500. We’re bumping up against our cook capacity a bit now as we start to scale.
@okcharleys
Жыл бұрын
I should add that people do a lot of business on smaller pits than we have. But space to cook everything in comfy temp zones is preferable of course- comes down to cost and space
@srbushidomaster
10 ай бұрын
Great set of videos my guy. Do you just bring a generator to those farmers markets/pop up? Like how do you keep everything warm. I know you got a warming cabinet.
@okcharleys
10 ай бұрын
Thank you man, appreciate it! We have a generator that we’ve used, yeah- but we are fortunate that the farmers market we do has outdoor power we are able to use. We run a warming cabinet, steam tables and a small fridge (sometimes we go without the fridge.)
@srbushidomaster
10 ай бұрын
You're welcome keep up the great work, I love the direction you're taking with your videos. Wow yea it's awesome they have outdoor power but thanks. I do bbq myself but haven't done a farmers market or anything, just sold from out of my house so thanks for the information!
@Bigcbbq
9 ай бұрын
What kind of scale are you using?
@okcharleys
7 ай бұрын
Sorry just catching up with this - we tried a few smaller ones from your standard walmart/target etc., but ultimately landed on one like this because it helped us measure larger recipes as well - on Amazon search Bromech Price Computing Scale 66lb. We don't use the price computing function, but like having the larger more accurate scale
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