The pellets are placed in a hopper, usually on the side, and they’re fed to a burn pot by an auger, and a combustion fan ...

Murilo Mello may have sold only a few of his handmade smokers thus far, but his devotees rank among the top talent in Texas barbecue. Mello cut and welded those smokers by himself in three weeks, and ...

One of the most important inflection points in Texas barbecue occurred in 1974 when a company in Mesquite, J&R Manufacturing, began producing the Oyler barbecue pit. This cooking appliance combined an ...

David Klose is America’s bell cow of extreme barbecue rigs. The founder of BBQ Pits by Klose in Houston, Texas has custom-built many of the world’s biggest, most beautiful and most ambitious smokers.

When the rest of the country looks at Missouri and reflects on its barbecue notoriety, they might turn to the western part of the state. But St. Louis is a barbecue city through and through – from our ...

Even when a pit room is air-conditioned, it’s never really cool. That’s the nature of the game when it comes to making Texas barbecue. When you have a constantly burning fire, using a mechanical ...

Springboro, OH, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ric and Carla Wren, franchisees of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Springboro, OH, have transformed their location into a vibrant family business and ...

Last March, Coop’s West Texas BBQ in Lemon Grove almost closed its doors, but owner Bradrick Cooper came up with a new business plan to survive post-pandemic. Just over 14 years ago, Cooper, better ...