Smokers
BBQ
March 3, 2020
Franklin Barbecue Pits Begins Building Its Backyard Smokers
Aaron Franklin’s new Austin welding shop says it will get the first batch to customers by Memorial Day.
BBQ
October 25, 2019
Your Filthy Barbecue Pit Is Not “Seasoned”
Pitmasters should stop using the term to justify cooking in dirty smokers.
Business
August 1, 2019
The K-Rigg Pressure Smoker Cooks a Ten-Pound Brisket in Two Hours
Kyle Riggen of Leander, allergic to wood smoke and boredom, is trying to invent a faster way to barbecue.
Business
July 25, 2019
Bill Karau’s Quest for the Perfect Barbecue Smoke
Dirty smoke can ruin meat. The designer of KBQ smokers says he’s invented an easier way to ensure cleaner, sweeter smoke.
BBQ
April 10, 2019
Enterprising High School Welders Are Building Custom Barbecue Smokers
Several BBQ joints will soon get their first Bison Smokers from the students at Forney High's metal shop.
BBQ
November 20, 2013
Interview: J&R Manufacturing
Owners: H.E. Finley and Mike HigginsCompany: J&R Manufacturing, since 1974Mike Higgins, a chemical engineer, and H. E Finley, a mechanical engineer, joined forces and families nearly forty years ago to start J&R Manufacturing. H. E. had just married Mike’s sister, and Mike had just started with the