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Sauced smoked ribs with sides and Grill Masters Club BBQ sauces and rubs

How to Smoke Ribs Like You've Been Doing It for 10 Years

Ten years of rib lessons in one guide: cuts, trimming, layered rubs, offset vs kamado vs pellet setups, 3-2-1 vs...

Picture of finished grilled BBQ nachos in a cast iron pan with featured products behind it

Honey BBQ Loaded Tailgate Nachos

Smoky honey BBQ chicken thighs seasoned with Kosmos Q Honey BBQ Wing Dust, layered with bacon, sharp cheddar and Monterey...

Margherita pizza on the Outset 18 inch cast iron pizza stone

How to Use a Pizza Stone on the Grill (Gas, Charcoal, Traeger & Big Green Egg)

How to use a pizza stone on the grill: preheat, temps and launch tips for gas, charcoal, Traeger and Big...

Pizza baking on the Outset 18 inch cast iron pizza pan on a gas grill

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza on the Grill: Pan Pizza and Thin Crust

How to make cast iron skillet pizza on the grill: crispy pan pizza in a deep skillet or thin crust...

Sliced smoked brisket with a dark pepper bark on a cutting board

Dalmatian Rub 101: The Salt and Pepper Rub Pitmasters Swear By

Dalmatian rub is just coarse salt and coarse black pepper, usually mixed 50/50 by volume. Use coarse kosher salt and...

Lane's BBQ seasoning and sauce next to a rubbed spatchcock chicken on a grill

Lane's vs The Spice Guy: Building a Pitmaster Spice Pantry

Lane's BBQ and The Spice Guy are the two craft spice brands in our Pitmaster Pantry. We carry Lane's for...

Racks of pork ribs with an even coat of rub on a smoker

Competition Rib Rub for 3-2-1 Ribs

A competition rib rub balances sweet, savory and heat so it builds a glossy, mahogany bark on 3-2-1 ribs. Mix...

Al pastor pork and pineapple skewers on a wood board

Homemade Al Pastor Rub (Copycat Taqueria Seasoning)

To make a homemade al pastor rub, mix ancho or guajillo chile powder, sweet paprika, ground cumin, chipotle chili powder,...

Grill Masters Club 10 oz stainless steel dry rub shaker beside a Grill Masters Club box on a grill

How to Fill and Use a Seasoning Shaker for Dry Rubs

To fill a seasoning shaker for dry rubs, mix your rub in a bowl first, break up any clumps, and...

Racks of smoked, sauce-glazed pork ribs on a smoker grate with the title 3-2-1 Ribs vs No-Wrap Ribs

3-2-1 Ribs vs No-Wrap Ribs: Pick Your Method, Nail the Bite

3-2-1 ribs (3 hours smoke, 2 wrapped, 1 sauced at 225°F) are tender, forgiving and softer-barked. No-wrap ribs at 250...

A chef’s knife shaving thin, crispy, red-edged slices of al pastor pork off a vertical trompo stack sitting in a cast iron skillet on a grill grate

Al Pastor on the Grill: The Backyard Trompo Method

Make al pastor on the grill with a DIY trompo: slice and marinate pork shoulder, stack it on a skewer...

Three street tacos side by side in a neat row on a dark weathered wood table, each on doubled small corn tortillas

Al Pastor vs. Carnitas vs. Carne Asada: The Big Three Taco Meats, Explained

Al pastor and carnitas are both pork shoulder, but al pastor is chile-marinated and spit-roasted while carnitas is slow-cooked in...