Here is a photo of my recent competition brisket practice cook. There is no sauce applied in the photo. Doesn't it look delicious? ...

This is a photo of a recent chicken practice cook. In a real KCBS competition, cooks are required to turn in 6 pieces of chicken. Becaus...

An 18 Gallon Metal Trash Can Makes Dealing with Leftover Coals and Ash Safer and Easier How do you deal with the leftover ash from lump ...

I have been working on a checklist to make sure I have everything I need while competing at the BBQ Jamboree coming up on May 5, 2012 in Fre...

This is a photo of some spare ribs I cooked during one of my competition practice cooks. Here is pretty much how I barbecued them. 1....

Here are the results of a practice cook I did today of a pork butt. It wasn't my best effort but it turned out fair to middlin'. ...

Update - There will be a TV show (or a series of shows) made of the World Food Championships event! So, if you can't make it out to Las ...

Georgia Barbecued Pig, The Morning Times, July 13, 1896  The Morning Times newspaper from July 13, 1896 describes how they used to barbe...

Beef Brisket Barbecued Old Virginia Style Untrimmed beef brisket, nowadays usually referred to as a full packer brisket, is made of a...

Smoke Signals Spring 2012 Issue Check out the article I wrote about my central Texas barbecue tour entitled Central Texas Barbecue Pilgr...

Barbecue Pitmasters season 3 is premiering on the Destination America channel on Memorial Day, 2012. The Destination America channel is ...

Pork Butt & Beef Brisket I prefer keeping my grill as clean as possible during a cook rather than having to do a lot of cleanup afte...

Grilled Brussels Sprouts So, you don't like Brussels sprouts? I know of several people who never liked them either until they tried ...

Thermometer Probe at Grate Level Do know what the temperature is inside your grill or smoker where your meat is cooking? If you are not ...