You’re Buying The Wrong Beef—These 7 Cheap Beef Cuts Give You More Flavor For Less Money
Yes—you can eat better beef meals AND save money when you shop smart and cook smart with our recipes In July 2025, beef prices in the U.S. hit an all-time high: ground beef prices rose to $6.34 per pound, and steaks averaged $11.88 per pound. Cattle herds have been shrinking since 1951, and as demand […]
How Did “Barbeque” Get So Black?
NOTE: This essay has been excerpted with permission from Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue by Adrian Miller. This highly readable book is well-researched and the author has a funny bone. The essay here is but a small slice of a much bigger history of American barbecue laid out in the […]
Top 10 Truths About Food
Over the years, nutritionists, scientists and politicians have debated and flip-flopped on various food-related issues from GMOs to organic vegetables. Author and James Beard Award winner, Tamar Haspel has been researching and reporting on these issues for many years. Below, she dives into her top 10 truths about food, busting the myths with well-reasoned conclusions. This […]
Eight Tips For Better Cold Weather Backyard BBQ And Grilling
The weather outside might be frightful, but that doesn’t have to stop you from firing up the grill. Here are some quick tips for cold-weather backyard BBQ and grilling!
Want Americans To Eat More Vegetables? Farm Subsidies Won’t Help!
Americans need to eat more vegetables but the thought that more farms subsidies (and the corresponding price drops) just doesn’t hold water.
Popular Food Label Claims And Why They Can’t Always Be Trusted
There are laws regarding claims on food packaging but that doesn’t mean everything is what it seems. Here we break down many popular terms.
Is Carbon-Neutral Beef Possible Or A Pipe Dream?
Beef has a bad reputation among climate-change activists, but the key to more sustainable cattle farming lies in the soil beneath the hoofs.
Step Over, Scoville. Peppers Deserve A Better Heat Scale.
The Scoville scale for measuring heat in peppers was established in 1912 but times have changed and now an update is called for.
National “Meat Your Neighbors” Weekend Celebrates Food And Fellowship
In order to kick off this year’s peak BBQ season, the AmazingRibs.com team is encouraging everyone to bring their smoker or grill to the street and start cooking on the third weekend of May for a grassroots “Meat Your Neighbors” campaign.
A History of Memphis Barbecue
Most American barbecue styles are defined by state or region, like Texas-style or Eastern North Carolina-style. Memphis is one of two cities (Kansas City is the other) that enjoys a barbecue culture distinct enough to be considered a major style of its own. Pork shoulder and pork ribs are the signature barbecue cuts in Memphis, […]
Backroad Barbecue Beckons
Most RV kitchens are tiny. But with some planning and key pieces of equipment, you can turn our world class BBQ while traveling. Check out these key tips from our resident thermometer guru and avid RV traveler, Bill McGrath.
Meathead Makes The Barbecue Hall Of Fame!
On May 26, 2021, I was informed that I made the Barbecue Hall of Fame. Wow! This is quite an honor. The other two living inductees honored this year are Ollie Gates of Gates BBQ in Kansas City, and Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott’s BBQ in Charleston. “Legacy” (deceased) inductees this year include Arthur Bryant of Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City and Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss of Bridges Barbecue in Shelby NC. I am the second inductee from the Chicago area, the other being James Lemons, founder of Lem’s Bar-B-Que.
Hypocrisy By Epicurious
The cooking website Epicurious.com, is not publishing any new recipes using beef out of concern for sustainability. This is bullpoop. Find out why.
Walter Jetton: “The Barbecue King”
President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s love of barbecue was legendary but few people know about the man behind the cloud of smoke, Walter Jetton. A natural showman, he was usually dressed in a Stetson, apron, creased white shirt, and string tie, and he billed himself as the “Barbecue King”!
Adventures Of An American Barbecue Judge
If you’re a BBQ team interested in finding ways to better your scores, judging contests is a great way to see the other side of the turn-in table. I had the chance to judge four of the country’s most prestigious contests and here is a breakdown of my experiences testing some of the best and worst competition BBQ.