How Offset Smokers Became the De Facto Cooking Instrument of Texas Pitmasters
Barbecue has come a long way from being cooked in a hole in the ground. But how did steel offsets, less than 40 years old, come to define the state’s style?
BBQ
August 5, 2022
How Offset Smokers Became the De Facto Cooking Instrument of Texas Pitmasters
Barbecue has come a long way from being cooked in a hole in the ground. But how did steel offsets, less than 40 years old, come to define the state’s style?
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 3, 2022
Forget Pretty Brisket. This West Texas Joint Is Sticking to Its Direct-Heat Method.
Most pitmasters cook brisket on offset smokers, but Big Boy’s Bar-B-Que in Sweetwater practices the dwindling art of cooking over coals.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 29, 2022
After Nearly Closing, This El Paso Barbecue Joint Opens Two Restaurants in One Week
At one location, you'll find Desert Oak Barbecue's classic menu. At the other, it's breakfast, coffee, burritos, and burgers using trimmings.
BBQ
July 28, 2022
Three Generations Have Kept Underwood’s Cafeteria Serving Barbecue for 76 Years
The rich history of the Brownwood restaurant includes expansions, bankruptcy, a catchy jingle, and a towering cowboy statue that still stands.
BBQ
July 20, 2022
Head All the Way North on I-35 for Texas-Style Barbecue in Minnesota
It may seem surprising, but this Midwestern state is excelling at brisket, ribs, and more, all inspired by Texas’s most famous joints.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 15, 2022
After Serving the Oil Fields, This Barbecue Joint Starts Anew in the Hill Country
Up in Smoke BBQ closed its Midland location after the 2020 bust, but it has resurfaced three hours east, in Early, with a new meat market.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 12, 2022
A Revamped Menu and Kitchen Breathe New Life Into This Abilene Joint
With more space and help, the Stearnses have developed a new brisket recipe and house-made sausages to take Jay’s BBQ Shack to the next level.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 6, 2022
A Rare Under-the-Radar Austin Joint Serves Lamb Alongside Brisket
B. Cooper Barbecue is still relatively unknown after two-plus years in business, but it’s serving dishes worth discovering, including Mangalitsa pork ribs.
Libations
July 1, 2022
Martin House Brewing Is At It Again With a Barbecue Sauce–Flavored Beer
The Fort Worth–based company has come out with another unusual, savory beer, this time in collaboration with Weatherford’s T&D Barbecue.
Best Thing In Texas
June 27, 2022
An Indiana Man Put a (Smoke) Ring on It at Franklin Barbecue
A road trip from the Midwest to Austin culminated in Matt McKinney on bended knee in the pit room of the most famous joint in Texas.