Tailgating BBQ Time for The Low & Slow Barbecue Show!

BBQ Tailgating master Marcus Miller with his pride & joy pull behind tailgating smoker - LOADED with pork shoulders.

Finally, the cool temperatures greet us on the Carolina mornings of fall. The days are getting shorter as the calendar ticks toward the tenth month. The fall weekend schedule is filling up. And if you’re a fan and follower of North America’s favorite football pastime, it is time to dust off your favorite tailgate chili recipe. […]

Smoked Jalapeno Poppers for Tailgate Party Time

Smoked jalapeno poppers with Neese's sausage.

When football season dawns across the United States, tailgate parties fill the schedule from Thursday through Monday night. Gameday menus can be as diverse as the gridiron teams and college colors we support. One sure-fire staple for every get together is the smoked jalapeno poppers.

BBQ Food Truck Big Byrd’s Smokehouse Shares Brisket Secrets

Food truck brisket trimmed, rubbed and cooked.

Every day a wave of food trucks rolls out across the blacktops of the Carolinas. They bring a variety of flavors to festivals, breweries, construction sites, and busy street corners. Convenient to find, affordable for food, and easy to eat right on the street, these food trucks serve everything from tacos and crab rolls to […]

Fourth of July Ribs – in England!

The Low & Slow Barbecue Show from the 2024 Carolina BBQ Festival

For the Fourth of July Holiday week, host Chigger Willard welcomes a low-and-slow barbecue expert living in Britain, Jim Ernst. He shares his tried-and-true recipe – complete with British ingredient accommodations (Iberian pork!) – for his Fourth of July ribs. After all, Independence Day and low and slow barbecue are intertwined, a pair of uniquely […]

Fourth of July Ribs for a British Barbecue

Fourth of July ribs made with Iberian pork

For the Fourth of July Holiday week, host Chigger Willard welcomes a low-and-slow barbecue expert living in Britain, Jim Ernst. He shares his tried-and-true recipe for his Fourth of July ribs – complete with British ingredient accommodations (Iberian pork!).

Charity BBQ Crew Gene Scronce and Jody Dixon

The Low & Slow Barbecue Show from the 2024 Carolina BBQ Festival

If you’ve ever sat down with a plate of pulled pork and a group of people, you know that a barbecue get-together can be the launching point for other good things. In fact, in the Carolinas barbecue is widely recognized as a foundation for fund-raisers. On this episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show, […]

The BBQ Fundraiser: Smoking Meat and Helping Others

If you’ve ever sat down with a plate of pulled pork and a group of people, you know a barbecue get-together can be the launching point for good things. In fact, when it comes to a community BBQ fundraiser, food is the foundation of doing good.

Backyard Barbecue Expert Shares His Secrets

Backyard barbecue staple: the Boston Butt

When the last signs of winter finally fade, and the weather starts warming, the world is filled with new sights, sounds, and smells. The faint scent of chimneys is replaced by something sweeter wafting across the neighborhood. It’s backyard barbecue.  

Backyard Barbecue Expert Jeff Osborne

The Low & Slow Barbecue Show from the 2024 Carolina BBQ Festival

Have you ever wondered what’s smoking in the neighborhood that smells so good? Meet the Expert of the Backyard Barbecue, Jeff Osborne. He shares his can’t-miss recipe for preparing North Carolina smoked pork shoulder. Don’t miss his spice mix ratio for barbecue rub and directions for making his favorite Eastern Carolina sauce. Listen for BBQ […]