SHANE JACOBS
@MEATSTREETUSA
Hey all! I’m Big Shane— active Detective & Backyard BBQ Bro. My kids run the house, my wife runs the schedule, and my bulldog runs quality control on the meats. Meat Street USA is the only place I’m fully in charge.
Q: WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN LOVE WITH COOKING?
MY MOM HAD ME COOKING WHEN I WAS IN THIRD GRADE. SHE ALWAYS SAID TO ME “YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO COOK IN CASE YOU GET MARRIED ONE DAY AND YOUR WIFE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO.” I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS FUN BEING IN THE KITCHEN AT A YOUNG AGE AND WATCHING HOW THINGS WERE DONE.
Q: WHEN DID YOU HEAR ABOUT BLACKSTONE, AND WHEN DID YOU START COOKING ON ONE?
I HAD A FRIEND GET A BLACKSTONE, AND TOLD ME HOW GREAT IT WAS. HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE CAN DO BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER ON IT. HE KNEW I WAS INTO COOKING AND SAID IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE MUST. ONCE I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN 2020 IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PURCHASES I ACTUALLY MADE.
Q: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING, AND HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN IT?
I'M A DETECTIVE FOR THE NYPD. IT'S A VERY BUSY AND DEMANDING JOB. I HAD HOPES AND DREAMS OF GOING TO THE NFL IN COLLEGE, AND WHEN I MET MY WIFE AND SHE CAME OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE SAW MY TEST SCORE ON THE FRIDGE AND PUSHED ME TO GO FOR IT. I WAS AGAINST IT AT FIRST BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL FOR THAT AND ONLY WANTED TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER AS A BACKUP PLAN, BUT I ENDED UP GOING IN HEADFIRST AND WENT FOR IT.
Q: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT COOKING?
I HAVE VERY MUCH TRIED TO BALANCE LIFE. AS WE ALL KNOW LIFE CAN GET CRAZY. MOST OF THE TIME I'M WORKING, BUT IF I'M NOT COOKING AND I'M NOT WORKING, I'M SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY. I'M MARRIED AND HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS AND A SON ON THE WAY.
