The Texas BBQ Success Story Too Strange to Be an Accident
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In this episode you’re going to meet Dayne and Ashley Nicole Weaver – the unlikely power couple behind the Texas BBQ Sensation Dayne’s Craft BBQ in Aledo, Texas. More than any other team I’ve met, I can honestly say Dayne’s wouldn’t exist without both of them – and that theirs is as much a love story as it is a business story and bbq story. And while they share their powerful story with us Dayne and his team teach me to make homemade balogna from scratch!
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Chapters in this video:
00:00 Texas BBQ’s Most Unlikely Power Couple
03:30 The importance of Beautiful BBQ Trays
06:31 Hitting Rock Bottom
10:02 How Dayne’s Trims Brisket
14:44 The Dayne and Ashley Origin Story
17:31 What I’m Making for Lunch – Cook Unity
19:21 How Dayne Got Into BBQ
21:33 Seasoning the Beef for Bologna
22:33 Dayne’s Underground BBQ – The Popup Phase
23:25 Grinding the Beef & Fat for Bologna
25:05 Dayne’s First 500 Gallon Smoker
26:35 Emulsifying and Binding the Bologna
28:39 Blood Sweat & Tears – Overcoming the Impossible
31:40 Casing the Bologna
33:23 Dayne’s First Food Trailer
34:42 Bologna Cook Stage 1: Cold Smoke
35:10 The Lola’s Food Truck Days and Challenges
39:13 Bologna Cook: Finishing the Cold Smoke
40:16 Reality Check – Sacrificing Everything for BBQ
42:34 Bologna Cook Stage 2: Hot Smoke
43:03 Hopes and Dreams Crushed and Crushed Again
47:13 Bologna Cook: Finishing the Hot Smoke
47:35 Aledo’s Calling – Finding a Home for Dayne’s Craft BBQ
49:12 Tasting #1 – Hot Smoked Bologna
50:41 Dayne Weaver – the Man, the Pitmaster, the Chef and the Legacy
53:22 What we Do Here is Important
54:39 Tasting #2 – Dayne’s Famous Bologna Melt
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This is the best story yet. To overcome so much and to turn all of that into such a great positive story is inspirational. Congratulations and this will be one of my stops when I take my Texas BBQ road trip.
Another beautiful episode. Many thanks Al. Hopefully passing through DFW in February so might even get there.
Great video and a great story. I never been to Dayne's BBQ but like Dayne said you eat with your eyes and his BBQ I can tell is the real deal. I am already thinking of making a trip to Aledo. The employees in the video seem just like the owners down to earth and passionate about what they do. I loved how this couple kept striving and pushing and flat out wouldn't quit. Dayne and Ashley continue to keep Christ at the forefront of your lives and I hope to visit your establishment soon.
Yall made me cry like 13 times ❤
best episode Ive watched yet. I thought the Valentina's episode had me tearing up a bit more than a man should, then I watched this episode and anyway…. great story. food looks amazing. cant wait to hit Aledo up. much love from Waco, Texas.
Great video with a beautiful story. Would really like to meet this crew some day. Keep this awesome videos coming. We love to see them. Thank you.
Dayne and Ashley are salt of the earth, exceptional people! Their BBQ is outstanding and their story is inspiring! Al you did an excellent job telling their story.
Love this video and really love Dayne and Ashley. Real people and the reality of God's provision.
Amazing Video. Loved the stories intertwined with the bologna instructions. Creating a connection with food but on a whole other level. Keep up the great work!
Another great story! Such a great family!
Really glad I made the trip to Dayne's while I was in Texas. The food is really good! Great video
What an amazing group of people and even more amazing stories.
I'd heard of Dayne from the Meat Church channel and he seemed like a genuinely good person.
This video confirms that and it's great to see that he's got Ashley at his side.
Two great people, the world needs more like them!
I mean at least he's honest about his past.
Great deal for 48
Great video ❤
Best bbq I’ve ever had and Dayne and Ashley are even better humans! Took a class with Dayne and talked with him afterwards and he told me the same thing he was told “ just do it man , don’t let anyone stop you “
I’m from California I was there about a year ago thats my best bbq food ever awesome place will go back if I go back to Fort Worth, Texas. Awesome place
Live right down the street from Dayne's, great BBQ! Great to hear the story, an American Dream earned with hard work and determination!
I don’t know how you get these owners to open up like this. I’d be too embarrassed to share all my faults and mistakes in this manner to the world.
You copied sc midlands mustard sauce..
I used to eat a lot of Bologna sandwiches as a kid with a fried egg but need to pack the old 5th wheel up and head to Texas to try one of these bologna sandwiches. Making a business run is so much hard work that the average person has no clue what owners go through to make it work. So many families are destroyed by the work it takes to make a business profitable. So nice to hear about a couple who stayed together and made it work along with a family. As an aside, been working on creating a hot mustard sauce for my sandwiches and nuggets.
Great video Al.
The half eaten candy bars lol😂😂
Excited for this one!
Excellent content. I loved the whole story that you were able to put together with the BBQ. Dayne's is fantastic! We definitely put it on our calendar to go there, like they said.
Man usually I don't care about the story of the people.. I'm just here for the food, the recipes.. but these two are a beautiful couple with a great team and it's an excellent story to see how they have all achieved what they have
Great video!
Wonder how it compares to Nadines in Pittsburgh. I was impressed at that joint. Gotta try Danes!
Shout Alex Cobb, I hate talking in front of people. Keep doing it brother
I’ve eaten at Danes and his jalapeño cheddar sausage recipe he did on meat church is my go to! Great people! He is always pushing weird twists in bbq! We need this.
The great bbq,
The unique bologna, A story of love and family and The great God who provides it all. Thank you
Seriously, I have no idea how you do it! Time and again you just raise your own bar (bq). 😂 An absolutely incredible story of hardship, resilience, and belief in eachother. It showcases how commitment, love, and God can see you through amything life throws at you. You bring out the story behind the story in a way that is truly unmatched anywhere else. And great food as well. I am not a fan of bologna, mine does not have a first or last name as I do not eat it, but I would make an exception here. Thank you so much! God bless them, and you as well for what you do!
Best story yet Al. My wife and I visited Dayne's a few years ago at their old spot. Dayne's BBQ was the best we had while in TX. I believe all bbq restaurants can have off days, but the quality wasn't even close when compared to other spots we ate at to include two other spots on the Top 50 list. I signed up for a brisket class at Dayne's and it was canceled due to bad weather + covid. I was flying in from Philly to take the class. Dayne personally took time out of his time to talk to me for over 2 hours on the phone about everything BBQ. Such a humble dude and a wealth of BBQ knowledge that he was willing to share. I nerd out on everything BBQ, so it was a great experience for me to learn from him. I wish Dayne and his family nothing but the best and we'll definitely be back. Great work Al!
Daynes BBQ is the best. Love his stuff. We also make his Jalepeno cheddar sausage at home. It's amazing🎉
I’m loving these bbq documentaries. The food is one thing, looks great, of course. But it’s the people who make it who truly matter. Well done 😊
Ive watched a lot of your work on this channel "I Got SCHOOLED " and this is the best one I have to say . Thank you Dayne & Ashley for sharing the work and sacrifice !
Not many things more powerful than a wife who actually believes in you.
Great video 🙏😀
I've always enjoyed eating at Dayne's. What a powerful story of Perseverance . Going to have to try that Bologna Melt next time. The human interest stories behind the amazing BBQ is why I subscribe to this channel.
Man what a story i wanna try his food
Another banging classic Al 🍻
Great video Al. Really enjoyed watching Dayne’s story. I’ve eaten at Dayne’s several times and that bologna is really good. The OG burger is also very good as are all the other proteins. I haven’t tried any of the breakfast items yet but I’m sure they are very good as well
Another great video and great story!!
I’ve eaten at Dayne’s a few times and it never disappoints. My personal favorites are the OG Burger and the Bologna Melt but everything they serve is great. A few years ago Dayne was on the Meat Church YouTube channel showing how to make his Bacon Brisket. I followed Dayne’s instructions and it’s now one of my favorite things to smoke.
I’ve been sitting on these thoughts for a few days now. This has to be your best yet Al (and team)
The opening shots of Mia and crew creating beautiful trays of clearly quality food, and how the different components come together including that incredible looking baloney (which I’ve never had before, of any quality)
Then the backstory of a couple – indeed a power couple. Many people could learn a thing or three from this. This is not just your normal rise to a great location to enjoy yummy food, it’s a love story of trust, of faith, of belief in each other, of going that extra mile more than just once and showing your life partner I believe in you, often and from the heart.
The fact that the food looks gorgeous is an added bonus to an incredible true tale that continues to write new chapters
I thought I trusted my wife with things in running what we built to be a pretty successful business (and recently sold so she could finally attempt to retire), but these two are next level. Thank you Al and team. And of course thanks to Dayne, Ashley, Alex, Mia and everyone else there