Hey Brian, not Blues Hog at all. Bonedaddy, nope, no toothpicks used on these either. I made my own sauce on these, just trying to brighten up my color with the flavor profile hitting right, going to mess around with different sweeteners on the next batch. This one is my Knob Creek whisky sauce. I will bring some to the Skewered Apple if'n you want to swing by for a taste.
As for trimming, I try to get as close to comp trim when I practice, as I can. However these could have been trimmed down a bit more. I left the knuckles on and shaved off the rounded ends of them, took out the vein and most of the fat pockets. Skins were removed and scraped down fairly well.