BBQ Pitmasters Who Won’t Touch a Gas Burner
We spent a week with pitmasters who still burn post oak and talk to their smokers like old friends. Here’s what makes their bark so legendary.
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Read the full storyWe spent a week with pitmasters who still burn post oak and talk to their smokers like old friends. Here’s what makes their bark so legendary.
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