Some Great BBQ Websites, Forums, And Broadcasts

Guide to the best barbecue websites and best barbecue forums, message boards, discussion groups, and mailing lists.
Four Sweepstakes Prizes Every Month Totaling Over $2,200 In Value!

Here are the great prizes Pitmasters Club members win in a monthly drawing. Each month we draw 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
Understanding Stainless Steel

Here is what you need to know about stainless steel when buying a grill or smoker, including terms like austenitic, ferritic, 304 steel, and 430 steel. Find out why thickness matters, what is heavy gauge, and how to interpret gauge numbers. Find info on powder coated and enameled steel and how to clean stainless steel.
2014-01-23 An Open Letter To Brian Palmer Of Slate: You Got It Very Wrong

Brian Palmer’s article in Slate on research about grilling and cancer is wrong on many counts.
About Our Medals, Awards, Product Reviews, And Ratings

The AmazingRibs.com Best Value Medal Winners are highly recommended products that we have tested personally or that have been tested by our reliable sources.
2008-07-22

So the City of Chicago has demanded that the actors in hit musical Jersey Boys stop smoking on stage.
2016-10-11 Trends In Cooking

Trends In Cooking And Food
Barbecue Gear: Funny Aprons, Shirts, Mugs, and More

Cool barbecue gear including aprons, hats, shirts, sweatshirts, other apparel for men, women, kids and pets.
Starting A Catering Business

Everybody tells you your food is so good you ought to start a catering business. Should you? What is involved?
2009-03-25 My Ride In The Wienermobile

Meathead’s ride in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile with pictures.
2009-03-24 Thirty years after Three Mile Island, a lesson for today’s economists

Three Mile Island should have taught us about Too Big To Fail.
Porkin’ Across America

The humor magazine/website, The Onion, has done it again. They’ve nailed a spoof of the travel food show with an eight part series called “Porkin’ Across America.”
2009-10-20 Who Killed Gourmet Magazine?

The cause of death of Gourmet magazine was complex. It died from many wounds.
2008-11-23 An Open Letter to Charities

An open letter to charities: Don’t waste my donation on soliciting me for more.
2008-05-16 Robert Mondavi, The Art Lover

A reminisce and fond farewell to Robert Mondavi.