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From fighting crime to making BBQ sauce

January 11, 2015 / 01:59

This episode covers Steve Moin's journey from law enforcement to barbecue sauce entrepreneur, his passion for farming, and the evolution of his sauce business.

Steve Moin, a state Bureau of Investigation agent, shares how he started making barbecue sauce in college with a pressure cooker. His friends loved it, leading to a growing interest.

After marrying Cheryl, they began cooking sauce in their basement, which gained popularity among friends. One friend even drank it straight from the jar.

As Steve approached retirement, he and Cheryl decided to turn their hobby into a business, building their operation piece by piece on their farm.

The name of their barbecue sauce was inspired by a conversation with Cheryl's father about naming his daughter after a mule, which sparked a unique idea.

TLDR

Steve Moin transitions from crime-solving to barbecue sauce making with his wife, inspired by their farming life and friends' enthusiasm.

Episode

1:59
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farming is Steve moin's passion solving crimes as an agent at the state Bureau of Investigation is his career he has
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yet another sideline along with his wife Cheryl making barbecue sauce this is a jacketed Kettle with a mixer arm that
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goes down into the kettle to to mix the sauce these days the operation looks pretty highte with all the shiny
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equipment in a shed on their Farm but he started out years ago in college in the
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dorm I bought a old pressure cooker with a bad seal so I got a deal on it at a discount store and I'd go down there a
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little kitchen in the lobby down there and would just tinker and play it was an immediate hit among his friends oh they
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loved it they I mean it's the main thing is that people would dip chips in it after he and Cheryl got married they
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cooked it up in their basement and it got even more popular we had one friend of ours has wife said my husband just
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drinks the stuff we like well we're glad he likes it what does he put on no literally he comes home opens the jar
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and takes a swig out of the jar it's like well that's that's odd but we're we're glad to hear it with both of them
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working the barbecue sauce business was just a hobby but as Steve's retirement from law enforcement approached they
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decided to create this little Factory we've just kind of built it uh word of mouth and piece by piece but uh it's
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it's nice to have a little time to devote to to it now so we're we're trying but farming is always Central to
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Steve's World and one day he was chatting with his father-in-law also a farmer who had wanted to name his
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daughter after his favorite animal on the farm an old mule no way said Cheryl's mother but it did Inspire one
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thing the name of Steve modlins barbecue sauce

Episode Highlights

  • An Unexpected Sauce Lover
    One friend drinks the barbecue sauce straight from the jar, surprising Steve and Cheryl.
    “My husband just drinks the stuff!”
    @ 00m 59s
    January 11, 2015
  • From Hobby to Business
    What started as a hobby in their basement turned into a thriving barbecue sauce business.
    “We've just kind of built it, word of mouth and piece by piece.”
    @ 01m 25s
    January 11, 2015
  • Naming Inspiration
    Cheryl's father-in-law wanted to name his daughter after a mule, leading to a unique barbecue sauce name.
    “No way, said Cheryl's mother, but it did inspire the name of the sauce.”
    @ 01m 47s
    January 11, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • It's odd, but we're glad to hear it.
    From fighting crime to making BBQ sauce
  • Farming is always central to Steve's world.
    From fighting crime to making BBQ sauce

Key Moments

  • Barbecue Passion00:13
  • College Beginnings00:33
  • Hobby to Factory01:20
  • Naming the Sauce01:50