Just mere months after Jeff Gibbs assumed ownership of Smoker’s BBQ Pit, his business went up in flames. After acquiring the beloved barbeque restaurant in March of 2023, Gibbs was faced with an ...

“I haven’t actually told anyone about this,” Aaron Franklin said on the KCRW Good Food podcast, “but I really want to start making little backyard pits.” He was speaking to Evan Kleiman and the late ...

I stood next to a steel smoker outside a small barbecue joint several years back while watching a pitmaster retrieve the meats I’d just ordered. He opened a door on a smoking cabinet to fetch the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first column in a series in which Reid provides advice on becoming a proficient backyard pitmaster. The column will focus on products, ingredients and services specific to ...

Editor's note: This is the second column in a series in which Reid provides advice to would-be barbecue entrepreneurs on "how to build the perfect barbecue joint." The first column addressed service ...

Aaron Franklin, master barbecue pitmaster and owner of Franklin Barbecue, has designed and released his own smoker. The pit is an offset smoker (the firebox, where the fuel burns, is attached to the ...

Clarence Pierson, whose outstanding smoked pork is featured in this week’s Cafe review, pulls a brisket out of his bank safe-shaped pit. Pierson & Company’s smoker was built by one of Houston’s most ...

For good BBQ you need a good BBQ pit. Learn the secrets. Aaron takes a deep-dive into the realm of BBQ pits, as personal as they are functional. Explore different types of smokers from those at the ...

While growing up, Bryan High School junior Darrel Mosley said his family cooked and ate plenty of barbecue. But competition-style barbecue is a whole other thing. “What I’m normally used to is you ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A Heartland BBQ Pit manufacturer are putting their smokers to use and sending nearly a dozen of them to help feed hurricane victim. Ole Hickory Pits in Cape Girardeau ...

This story begins and ends with Podnah's. Last month, we gathered The Oregonian's first-ever Barbecue Council at Podnah's Pit for a triple-order of the Pitboss, the restaurant's ...

Smoker's BBQ Pit, the popular west Ocean City restaurant, has closed indefinitely after a fire was caused by a lightning strike. The barbeque restaurant, located at 9711 Stephen Decatur Highway, was ...