Stop by here to read The Pitmaster Club Forum's "User Manual"- our collection of FAQs & How-Tos. If you wonder how to do something in our forum, it's probably in here! Members cannot create new topics here or comment in most FAQ & Tutorial posts, but you can ask questions in the Ask For Help With The Pitmaster Club, Your Membership, Etc. topic.

Here's where we'll post all general announcements.

Each month on or near the 7th-10th we'll announce the THREE winners of our "Great Giveaway" Monthly Sweepstakes right here! Also inside are the archives of past years' winners and the link to the current prizes.

Tell us about yourself, your cooking skills or lack thereof, your current cooking gear or lack thereof, and meet other Pitmaster Club Members! This is a great second stop, the first stop being the "User Manual: Help!, FAQs, and Tutorials" channel to learn your way around our forum and how to create new topics.

Please post your suggestions to improve the Pitmaster Club Forum experience here. If you have a question on how to get around here, please visit the "User Manual: Help!, FAQs, and Tutorials" channel (at the very top of this Channels Page here), and if you have a question about your personal or membership details, please visit your My Membership page.

Here's the moderators, administrators, and other ancillary staff brief bios.

Here we'll keep the links to the merchants who will print and sell Pitmaster Club-themed shirts and other gear.

Here's where to post special manufacturer deals from around the industry- thermometers, grills, smokers, meat suppliers, apparel, cookware, you get the idea. Members can post deals here on cooking gear & accessories too! Please use the "For Sale, Trade, Wanted" channel to post used gear for sale.

Here's where we'll post special deals Paul Sidoriak and other staff works out with manufacturers specifically for Pitmaster Club members! Members cannot create new topics here but can comment on existing topics. If you find a good deal on cooking gear or accessories, please post it in the "Special Deals For Anyone" channel.

Excerpts from Meathead's next book, (release date tentatively April 2022)! Members cannot create new topics here but can comment on existing topics.

"Deep Dive Guides" are in-depth flipbooks on topics such as ribs, sous-vide-que, chicken and more to come. $3.99 on Amazon.com, free for members here!

The only barbecue magazine with news from all over the world and includes columns by Meathead, Ardie Davis, Paul Kirk, news, book reviews, regional associations, Steak Cookoff info, more.

Digital issues of Tailgater Magazine, free for members.

BBQ-themed cartoons from artist Jerry King exclusively for our Pitmaster Club. All cartoons are (c) AmazingRibs.com. Members cannot create new topics here but can comment on existing topics.

Archives of our members-only newsletter, "HOT From The Pit!". See all current issues plus back issues from the past few years.

Click me to see the full list of my sub-channels! Please use this channel to post only actual recipes, preferably with a list of ingredients and instructions and a picture. We have a template inside, you can copy & paste it to make your recipe easier to post. For any non-recipe general food or technique discussion please see the Technique And Everything Else Food main channel below.

Here is where you can show off your masterpieces! We will update the current active topic seasonally. Please note this channel is not for posting recipes or for general technique or food discussion.

Click me to see the full list of my sub-channels! This channel is for discussion of food, cooking, & technique that doesn't involve an actual recipe; wrapping meat, brining, frying, baking tips, etc. Use the proper sub-channel that fits your topic best. If you'd like to simply show off pictures of your cooks, please see the "Show Us What You're Cooking!" channel above, which we update seasonally. For actual recipes, please use the Recipes Only channel above.

Whisk(e)y, Scotch, Gin, Tequila, etc.

Coffee, soda "pop", smoothies, etc.

Cabinet-style smokers like Humphrey's and Backwoods, and Gravity-Feed cabinet smokers like Myron Mixon.

This channel is for discussion of specific charcoal grills only; for smokers please see the Charcoal Smokers channel; for charcoal types or charcoal sales please see the "Fuels And Fire Discussion" category above.

For discussion of ceramic or metal round insulated oven-like kamado grills & smokers, such as Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, Akorn, and Primo.

For all round, barrel/drum and bullet cookers like Pit Barrel Cooker, Weber Smokey Mountain, Napoleon Apollo, Gateway, or homemade drum smokers plus.

For discussion of gas grills (not smokers). Inside you'll find channels for many popular brands such as Weber, Blaze, Napoleon, Char-Broil, etc, and a multiple or miscellaneous gas grill channel.

For discussion of gas smokers or hog roasters (not grills). Inside you'll find channels for many popular brands such as Camp Chef, Masterbuilt, Meadow Creek, Char-Broil, etc; and multiple or miscellaneous gas smoker talk.

For discussion of wood-burning smokers, often referred to as stickburners, offsets, or pipe smokers; or other wood burners like the Karubecue (KBQ) or The Good One. Inside you'll find channels for brands such as Oklahoma Joe, Jambo, Lang, Yoder, Horizon, Lone Star Grillz, etc; and a multiple or miscellaneous wood-burning smoker channel.

For all wood pellet grill/smoker talk. Inside you'll find channels for many popular brands such as Camp Chef, MAK, REC TEC, Green Mountain, Grilla, etc; and multiple or miscellaneous pellet cooker talk.

Use this for anything that spans multiple types of cookers, such as "Help me decide between a drum smoker and a log burner," or "Which is better, pellets or gas?" Please do not use this for specific cooker types or fuel types.

Not interested in starting a fire? Talk about electric smokers here, such as those from Masterbuilt, Bradley, Smoke Hollow, and Char-Broil.

Discussions of pizza ovens, all fuel types, built-in, portable table-top, or kettle conversion kits. Brands such as Ooni, IlFornino, Blackstone, Camp Chef, or KettlePizza.

Inspiration for your next DIY project or share your completed outdoor kitchens and patios.

For discussion of charcoal itself; types of charcoal, sales on charcoal, etc. For charcoal grills or smokers, please see the corresponding channel

For discussion of gas as a fuel; propane, natural gas, butane, etc. For gas smoker or grill discussion, please see proper gas grill/smoker channel.

For discussion of wood as a fuel: wood types, flavors, etc. For wood-burning smoker or grill discussion, please see proper grill/smoker channel.

For discussion of wood pellets as a fuel: types, flavors/species, brands, sales, etc. For pellet cooker discussion, please see proper pellet cooker channel.

Hay, corn cobs, etc; any other grill or smoker fuel source or using multiple fuel sources.

Do you use Weber Starter Cubes, or Tumbleweeds, newspaper, or a blow torch? Talk about your favorite fire-starters here!

Stop by here to talk about temperature controllers like the Party Q or Digi Q

Aftermarket grill grates, such as GrillGrate brand and others; as well as build type (cast iron, stainless steel, etc).

Come here to read and share info on your favorite kettle accessories.

All other accessories, add-ons, gadgets and cookware items that do not fit in the other sub-channels.

Here we'll post brand new recipes and gear reviews freshly published on the public side of AmazingRibs.com BEFORE it gets announced there! Members cannot create new topics here but can comment on existing topics.

Discuss cooking competition-style or practicing for a comp, or just sharing your pics and experiences.

Discuss what judges look for, scoring, judging classes, sharing your experiences if you're a BBQ judge, etc.

Discuss how to organize an event in your area or share your experiences if you're organized events before.

All other competition talk that doesn't fit into the Cooking, Judging, or Organizing channels (please use those channels if your topic fits there).

Starting May 2020, we will hold live Zoom "Virtual Happy Hour" webinars tentatively the 1st Thursday each month, at 7:30pm CT, via Zoom featuring AmazingRibs.com staff, Pitmaster Club members and pros on various topics. We'll post the recorded Happy Hour shows here! The sticky post will give you all the info you'll need to join us live or watch the recorded shows.

Jeff Tracy (JT) The Cowboy Cook brings a great passion and love for barbecuing to his Barbecue Nation listeners during his weekly 2-hour show and daily updates. Based at the flagship station, AM 860 The Answer in Portland, Oregon, Barbecue Nation is the only nationally syndicated radio show covering cooking styles and techniques along with the outdoor living lifestyle. The show includes regular segments with Meathead of AmazingRibs.com and others pros, as well as outdoor cooking news from the Kansas City BBQ Society and National Barbecue News.

The "PitCast" With Greg Rempe was our podcast of news, interviews with Meathead, moderators and Pitmaster Club members, and other BBQ news from the past. The PitCast ran from 2016 to April 2020, a total of 195 episodes.

This is where you'll find the Pitmaster Club Audio Interview & Video interviews, featuring some HUGE names in the BBQ and cooking world like Harry Soo, Myron Mixon, Chris Lilly, Ted Reader, Dr. Blonder, and Tuffy Stone, interviewed by Meathead and Clint Cantwell.

This is where we'll post info on our official AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club 'Meat-Ups'. Members cannot start topics here, but can comment on existing topics.

Check in here to see info on or to post a call-to-action for Pitmaster Club gatherings in your area.

Discussion about upcoming BBQ or cooking classes or experiences/pics from classes you've attended, near or far.

Talk about your favorite cookbooks, web articles, cooking sites, video recipes, and TV cooking shows.

If your restaurant has multiple locations or you're looking for recommendations spanning multiple areas, pleas use this channel, otherwise please select a single state's or country's channel below. If your country isn't listed, please use Other.

Sam's, Costco, Restaurant Depot, Kroger, Publix, HEB, and others.

This section is for the sale/trade or want ads of barbecue & cooking related items only.

Here we'll post news about the charities we (and you!) support, such as Operation BBQ Relief deployments, www.CleanCookStoves.org, and others.

Here's where we'll post 'In Memoriam' news & tributes to Pit Members whom we're aware of having passed away.

This is the place to talk about "everything else"...stuff that's OFF the topic of BBQ, food, cookers, cookbooks & videos, cookware, cooking tools, and any other food or technique talk. For instance- sports, jokes, pets, music, etc talk would go here. Most likely your topic fits somewhere else.