MASTER YOUR SMOKER.
COOK BETTER BBQ.
Practical BBQ for the Real Backyard Pitmaster
Hi, I’m Mr. B. I help backyard cooks master fire management, smoker setup, and dependable BBQ techniques without the ego, expensive gear, or competition gimmicks.
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Follow the pork cook, build the tray evenly, and finish the rolls close to serving.
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Kettle, offset, or kamado — start with the cooker you own.
Kettle Grill Setup
Two-zone fires, vent starting points, and dependable charcoal control.
Set up your kettle →
Offset Smoker Setup
Firebox management, clean smoke, and steady chamber temperatures.
Run your offset →
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Lump charcoal, heat deflectors, and the vent moves that control the cook.
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Good BBQ brings good people. That's the whole idea.
I've been cooking backyard BBQ since 1996 — on kettles, offsets, kamados, pellet grills, and whatever else ended up on the patio. Backyard BBQ-R is where I teach what works on real equipment, in a real backyard, for the people you're feeding.
- Fire management and smoker setup you can repeat every cook
- Food-safe temperatures and honest doneness checks
- No ego, no gimmicks, no gear you don't need
This Week's Free Guide
Every week, Backyard BBQ-R creates a practical free guide to help real backyard pitmasters improve their next cook.
Pulled Pork Sliders: Build the Tray
Smoke the pork, spread it evenly, and finish the rolls close to serving.
Featured Premium BBQ Guide
Go deeper with a polished Backyard BBQ-R premium guide built for backyard pitmasters who want more detail, better prep, and cleaner execution.
The Pulled Pork Slider Service Playbook — Certified Pitmaster Series, Volume 16
Cook the shoulder with control, hold it safely, and bring a finished tray to the table when guests are ready. This 23-page guide includes three printable Pit Tools pages.
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