Wayne Mueller spends around $15,000 a month on brisket — roughly half of his food costs. Any hike in prices adds up quickly. ...

The steel offset smoker is ubiquitous in Texas barbecue. Its torpedolike cooking chamber, with a tall smokestack on one end and a low-riding firebox on the other, is the symbol of Texas-style barbecue ...

Michael Johnson Jr. makes his living by harnessing fire. He welds barbecue pits for his company, Cen-Tex Smokers, with his father, Mike, in their shop outside the Central Texas town of Luling. It’s ...

Summer is just around the corner — do you have your beach tents and umbrellas on the ready yet? — which means you’ve probably got all kinds of smoking and grilling plans on tap. Home-smoking meals at ...

An acclaimed Texas fine-dining chef who has in recent years embraced a pop-up barbecue lifestyle is sounding the alarm after his trusty pit smoker was apparently stolen. After a few days of providing ...

Either way, chances are you're likely eager to learn what could be the best pellet grill or smoker for your own needs. We spoke to some barbecue experts about whether there's a clear advantage in the ...