Editor's note: This is the second column in a series in which Reid provides advice to would-be barbecue entrepreneurs on "how to build the perfect barbecue joint." The first column addressed service ...

“I haven’t actually told anyone about this,” Aaron Franklin said on the KCRW Good Food podcast, “but I really want to start making little backyard pits.” He was speaking to Evan Kleiman and the late ...

The best smokers help you achieve the sweet and savory flavor combinations that make smoked meat so tasty. Whether pulled ...

Coaxing heat and smoke to flow over a piece of meat for the purpose of cooking and flavoring it is the fundamental puzzle of Texas barbecue. This “indirect heat” method of cooking uses three linearly ...

It's no secret that Houston is home to some of the best barbecue joints around. But unless you're a truly serious backyard chef or part of a team of barbecue nomads that travels the country to compete ...