The weather finally turns nice, BBQ's get uncovered, and backyard cooks rush to figure things out at the last minute.

Smoking meat in the backyard isn’t just cooking, as it’s a slow, deliberate process that turns simple ingredients into something worth bragging about. These 27 backyard smoker recipes deliver flavors ...

Beginners to smoking barbecue usually begin by experimenting with a kettle grill smoker. But once you’re ready to take the plunge with your own backyard smoker, that’s when the real fun begins! There ...

Backyard Banger has been bootstrapped to date and in 2026 is for the first time open for investments as it scales production ...

When Caleb and Matt Johnson opened Lockhart’s Mill Scale Metalworks, in 2018, customers had to spend the price of a small car to buy one of the company’s commercial offset smokers, sight unseen. Every ...

For many, the backyard barbecue is a summertime staple. But achieving fall-off-the-bone ribs and juicy, tender brisket requires more than just a bag of charcoal and an open flame. Enter the smoker, a ...

Editor’s note: This is the first column in a series in which Reid provides advice on becoming a proficient backyard pitmaster. The column will focus on products, ingredients and services specific to ...

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Two giant Texas-style beef plate ribs have been placed in the massive smoker in the backyard of Nick Garcia's house in North Hills. He pushes a button to set the temperature to 285 degrees, and soon ...