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AUSSIEQ BBQ
Whilst the barbecue game started all the way back in the 90’s, it wasn’t until 2017 the founder John Austin decided it was time to really up his food game after being inspired by the competition barbecue team Smokin Sappers. After stalking their Instagram page and chewing the fat with their team captain, he leveraged his existing passion for food and everything it encompasses and launched his own Instagram page Aussie_Q. Before we move on, people often wonder where the name AussieQ came from. It’s quite simple really. John’s nickname since the age of 10 has been Aussie and Q is short for barbecue.

From that point on he designed a logo and mapped out a plan to learn low and slow BBQ and network as much as possible. Then in 2018 he completed multiple catering jobs including a cook for 200 soldiers in South Australia that were supporting a local Aboriginal community. It was around this time that he started to amass a collection of kitchen knives to tame those cuts of meat and the supporting side dishes.

Whilst competing at the largest barbecue competition in the southern hemisphere (Australian Barbecue Wars), he discovered Japanese knives and making custom seasonings and rubs that will elevate different types of meat and vegetables. And there the AussieQ brand was realised.
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