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A real community, a place to learn, make friends, and have fun, for newbies and pros alike. Your hotline to expertise, with none of the flame wars common on Facebook and other forums.
Plus, you get freebies that sell for $76.87 and we block all 3rd party ads from members, all for only $34.95/year! Membership has its privileges!
With our no-risk 30 day free trial you can post questions, join conversations, and we block ads for you. And we don’t ask for your credit card. Your privacy is guaranteed. We NEVER EVER track you or share your info with anybody. But you aren’t eligible for monthly drawings with prizes worth up to $3,000, you get only one of the six $3.99 eBooks, and we won’t ship your $9.95 Award Winning Food Safety Temperature Guide until you pay. Click here to read our Privacy Promise.
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Click to use a coupon/password for a special offer for a free 90 day trial found only on the cover of the hardbound version of the book “Meathead: The Science Of Great Barbecue And Grilling” and with the Fireboard Spark thermometer. You can post questions, join conversations, and we block ads for you. And we don’t ask for your credit card. Your privacy is guaranteed. We NEVER EVER track you or share your info with anybody. But you aren’t eligible for monthly drawings with prizes worth up to $3,000, you get only one of the six $3.99 eBooks, and we won’t ship your $9.95 Award Winning Food Safety Temperature Guide until you pay. Click here to read our Privacy Promise.
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Click to pay and join now, risk free! You’ll get full privileges, you can post questions, join conversations, and we block ads for you, you will be eligible for our monthly drawings with prizes worth up to $3,000, you will get all six of the $3.99 ebooks for free, and you will get the $9.95 Award Winning Temperature Guide free. Plus: you can cancel and get your money back anytime in the first 30 days!
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Why not give the gift of membership to your uncle who always burns the chicken?
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Enjoy the exclusive benefits below
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- Free award winning $9.95 Food Temperature Guide Magnet with 80+ benchmark temps
- 6 free ebooks that sell for $3.99 each, a total value of $23.94
- We block all third party ads from members
- Free sneak preview of Meathead’s new book in progress
- Free digital copy of Barbecue News magazine every month, a $15 value
- Free digital copy of Tailgater magazine, a $27.97 value
- Exclusive recipes, recipes, recipes
- 3 monthly Sweepstakes winners with prizes worth up to $3,000
- Discounts on products we love
- Exclusive audio and video content
- Cartoons
- Great discussions and debates and knowledgeable moderators and no flamewars allowed
- 3 informative monthly email newsletters
- Meat-Ups
- Members can buy cool embroidered Pitmaster Club bowling shirts, inexpensive T-shirts, patches, and decals
- Membership certificate
- Support for Operation BBQ Relief
- Support for Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
- Easy autorenewal
“The kids ask Mom ‘Can Daddy cook tonite?'” bighunk
No Ads
Members don’t see ads from third parties on any part of the website. Without them the site runs faster! So no more bogus diet ads and mortgage come-ons! And members don’t see ads for the Pitmaster Club either.
“The guys in the firehouse won’t let anybody else cook.” firebuilderfirefighter
Comprehensive Giant Food Temperature Safety Magnet that sells on Amazon for $9.95
We send new paid members our 8.5″ x 11″ Comprehensive Food Temperature Safety Magnet with more than 80 temperature benchmarks for meats, sugar, oil, sous vide, and more. It sells for $9.95 on Amazon.com.
“My family and I lost our home and vehicles in the floods. Several members reached out to me. The fact that people have been so thoughtful is very emotional for me. This club is something special, and I honestly don’t even know how to thank everyone.” Anonymous member in Baton Rouge
Free ebooks
So far we’ve published 6 ebooks and, although they are sold on Amazon, Apple, Google, and Nook for $3.99, you’ll be able to download them free.
“The fee is minimal and helps this site carry on the good fight. The thing that drew me to the site was the professionalism, experience, and genuine caring of its members which is unlike any other. As I read through the questions asked, and the responses from members, there is never anything smartass said and nobody is putting anybody down. The members truly care about helping others learn.” Travis
Free sneak preview of Meathead’s book in progress
Members get exclusive excerpts and recipes from Meathead’s forthcoming book, “The Meathead Method, Barbecue Science Meets Culinary Art.”
“I love this place. I asked members what to do with Top Round and in 30 minutes I had a great bunch of answers. I love AmazingRibs.com enough to shell out every year!” Eric Cowperthwaite
Free Barbecue News magazine every month
Members get the digital version of “Barbecue News” monthly. The print version sells for $25/year and digital version is $15/year. Founded in 1989, Barbecue News is the only magazine devoted to barbecue and it features columns from BBQ Hall of Famers Ardie Davis, Paul Kirk, and our own Meathead, recipes, news from BBQ associations, a calendar of events, a restaurant guide, book reviews, and ruminations by other experts. The digital version is especially cool because it is interactive. Many articles and ads are clickable linking you to more info.
“What I have already learned is worth that cost.” Adam Payne
Free Tailgater magazine
Members also get a digital subscription to “Tailgater: Your Parking Lot and Backyard BBQ Entertainment Guide.” They feature great food & drink recipes, entertainment ideas, and cool gear and products to make your next tailgate, or backyard BBQ the best ever. Tailgater in print sells for $27.97. The digital version is is interactive with many of the articles and ads clickable linking you to more info.
“I am loving the Pitmaster Club. The Doc Blonder videos rock! Collecting superb recipes. I belong to two other private clubs, but The Pitmaster Club brings me the most fun of all!” John Markus, Producer, BBQ Pitmasters TV Show
Exclusive recipes, recipes, recipes!
Our professional recipe developers set aside some of their most creative tested recipes just for members. In addition, members post their favorite recipes in the Pitmaster Club forum and there are some pretty creative, tasty meals.
“Moments after I asked my first question, a professional chef answered me. IMPRESSIVE!” richinlbrg
Inspiration!
Our section “Show Us What You Are Cooking” is foodporn at its best. We go there for inspiration and ideas, tips on technique, and to marvel at the photographic skills of fellow members.
“After unpleasant experiences in a group on Facebook, I was struck by what a great community we have here. Everyone treats everybody with respect and is welcoming of newbies.” Buck Flicks
3 Monthly Sweepstakes winners with prizes worth up to $3,000
Paid members in the US are entered into 12 monthly drawings per year with first prizes worth up to $3,000, second prizes worth up to $600, and third prizes worth up to $300 including free smokers, grills, and more, shipping included! Click here for the complete list of prizes and the complete rules of the sweepstakes and click here to see previous winners. Your odds are about 1 in 450 in a year. Alas, if you live outside the US you are not eligible for this benefit. That’s because every country has different laws governing sweepstakes, compliance with them all is impossible, and many manufacturers can’t ship grills and smokers across national boundaries because of the cost and customs regulations.
Here’s Jim Doyle, one of the winners with his $1,500 Slow ‘N’ Sear Kamado and more.
“What you learn in one hour on here is worth more than the fee.” ontheranch
Audio Video
Members get access to numerous audio and video interviews and Wagyu quality conversation. Here’s the panel on Pellet Cookers.
We share Jeff “The Cowboy Cook” Tracy’s radio interviews with pitmasters and chefs frequently.
The PitCast with Greg Rempe of the BBQ Central Show has hundreds of fascinating interviews with BBQ celebrities and Pitmaster Club members.
One on one interviews with BBQ Hall of Famers and other experts. Play the seven minute excerpt from Meathead’s discussion with Dr. Blonder on salt, below.
“If someone doesn’t have the answer, people do research & find the answer!” FireMan
Cartoons!
Enjoy the humor of cartoonist Jerry King weekly as he pokes fun at our wacky lifestyle.
“I have been on forums for years for different topics. There always seems to be a bit of unneeded drama and people just trying to stir things up. That doesn’t occur here.” clb239
Great discussions and debates and knowledgeable moderators to help you
Moderators and members share tips, opinions on cookers, restaurants, tools, butchers, techniques, and more, all respectfully without flame wars, politics, race, religion.
“It is a supportive and nurturing environment. I am an infinitely better cook and and more knowledgeable than I was a year ago, because of this site and I am grateful.” pjlstrat
Three monthly newsletters
Every month we send members an exclusive email newsletter, “Hot From The Pit”, with recipes from members and highlights of discussions from The Pitmaster Club. The food porn is amazing. Members also get “Smoke Signals”, our monthly email newsletter with news of new articles and recipes on the free portion of the website. We also send “DigestThis.news,” a curated round-up of all the food news from around the world from farm to fork.
“I used to work as a chef and have learned more here than I ever did in restaurants.” Captain Super Awesome
Meat-Ups!
In February 2017, we held our First International Meat-Up in the Bahamas with more than 50 members of the Pitmaster Club. Check out the video:
In addition, members organize local Meat-Ups in BBQ joints and their own backyards around the world all year long. Her’s the gang gathering in Texas for a run to Snow’s and other top rated pitstops.
“The staff and members are the gold standard of how social media should be.” Rod
Discounts on products we love
Manufacturers recognize our members as important opinion leaders in the barbecue and grilling world and often make products available to them at special prices such as the amazing Tappecue thermometer system with wireless probes (below). In addition, we are your champions. Because we are the world’s largest BBQ and grilling membership association, and because our robust product review program is well respected for its integrity and honesty, we know many of the execs in the biz. If you get poor or sluggish response from their customer service, let us know and we will see if we can light a fire under their butts.
“I’ve learned more about BBQ in the last 5 months than I had in my life. The Pitmaster Club is a wealth of information.” Panteracfh3
Members can buy this cool embroidered Pitmaster Club shirt
This beautifully embroidered shirt is the same one I wear in public and on TV. It’s wash and wear and doesn’t need ironing, but it is a soft cottonlike feel. Choice of four colors and both men’s and women’s.
Members can also order men’s and women’s T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Aprons, Mugs, Caps, Tote Bags, Flasks, and more, all imprinted with the Pitmaster Club logo, in a variety of colors. Prices are very reasonable. There’s even a spiral bound journal where you can make notes on your cooks.
“I just spent the last couple hours watching your videos and they were amazing! I know I will be watching them again. Please keep up the great work and thank you again for a great fun and educational product.” Jeff Lockwood
Membership certificate
Frame and hang a certificate on your wall that proclaims you to be a Pitmaster!
And you can order some stickers:
And embroidered iron on patches.
“I have also been pleasantly surprised to have made a few good friends here.” Steve B
Support for Operation BBQ Relief
Every month we donate to Operation Barbecue Relief, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit disaster relief program that sends pitmasters into US disaster areas to feed the first responders and homeless. If there is a tornado or flood, OBR is there within hours. By joining you help support this amazing service. Click here to learn more about the remarkable work OBR does.
Support for Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
We also donate to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. This remarkable a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization develops and distributes high efficiency low or no-smoke cookstoves to the needy around the world. Many require much less fuel than old fashioned stoves that fill their huts, eyes, and lungs with soot. Below is a well insulated high efficiency unit that can burn wood, crop byproducts like corncobs, it can run on solar, and can even store enough energy to power a light or charge a cell phone. Reducing the amount of wood means less deforestation in dry areas and women spend less time alone collecting wood and are at less risk. Click here to read more about this remarkable organization.
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We can up your game! The Pitmaster Club is a real barbecue community, a place to learn, make friends, and have fun.
Click to use a coupon/password for a special offer for a free 90 day trial found only on the cover of the hardbound version of the book “Meathead: The Science Of Great Barbecue And Grilling” and with the Fireboard Spark thermometer. You can post questions, join conversations, and we block ads for you. And we don’t ask for your credit card. Your privacy is guaranteed. We NEVER EVER track you or share your info with anybody. But you aren’t eligible for monthly drawings with prizes worth up to $3,000, you get only one of the six $3.99 eBooks, and we won’t ship your $9.95 Award Winning Food Safety Temperature Guide until you pay. Click here to read our Privacy Promise.
Take A 90 Day Free Trial If You Have A Coupon
Click to pay and join now, risk free! You’ll get full privileges, you can post questions, join conversations, and we block ads for you, you will be eligible for our monthly drawings with prizes worth up to $3,000, you will get all six of the $3.99 ebooks for free, and you will get the $9.95 Award Winning Temperature Guide free. Plus: you can cancel and get your money back anytime in the first 30 days!
Become A Member For Only $34.95/Year With A 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Why not give the gift of membership to your uncle who always burns the chicken?
Give The Gift Of Membership
Ode to The Pitmaster Club
From TBoneJack, the unofficial Poet Laureate of The Pitmaster Club:
AmazingRibs is where you go,
To get the best advice,
You’ll find out how, to smoke a cow,
And it will turn out nice.
Smokers, gadgets, recipes,
Charcoal, gas, or wood?
The how, the why, and what to try,
When things arn’t going good.
Selection, prep, and cook techniques,
Marinades and such,
Rubs and brines and temps and times,
And how to use the Crutch.
Brisket secrets are revealed,
For moist and tender meat,
The point, the flat, the rendered fat,
The proper mix of heat.
I found out how to smoke spare ribs,
Great bark and taste and worth,
I want some more, I’ll have them for,
My last meal on this Earth.
Memphis Dust did suit them well,
I served them without sauce,
Not 3-2-1, not overdone,
No precious flavor loss.
Jambo, Lang, or Meadow Creek,
It’s hard to make the call,
Almost a crime, so little time,
I’d like to try them all.
I’m not ashamed, I’m not alone,
‘Cause many have this lot,
But I’ll admit, here in the Pit,
My wife said Not! Not! Not!
Weber, Brinkman, PBC,
No need for budget breach,
They cook great food, just ask me dude,
‘Cause I have one of each.
Obsessed I am, I know it’s true,
They call it MCS,
I saw the doc, he was in shock,
He too is in this mess.
Myron Mixon, Johnny Trigg,
Cool Smoke’s Tuffy Stone,
Harry Soo, Chris Lilly too,
And Moe who cooks alone.
They’re all good, I like them fine,
I’m sure they cook good Q,
They’ve earned the right, I see the light,
I’ll give them their fair due,
But I have learned, thru many cooks,
This web site is da bomb,
For what to do, browse over to,
AmazingRibs dot com.
Tired of seeing popup ads?
No need to throw a fit,
Don’t you know, just spend some dough,
And join us in the Pit.
And if you travel, don’t despair,
No further should you look,
The answer’s clear, put down your beer,
And order Meathead’s book.
Published On: 9/4/2019 Last Modified: 5/26/2022
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