We Won Three 1st Place NBBQA Awards!
AmazingRibs.com Won Best Website, Best Cookbook, and Best Photography Awards of Excellence from the National Barbecue & Grilling Association The 2026 National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA) Awards of Excellence ceremony was held in Nashville, TN, on March 26, 2026, as part of the organization’s 3-day annual conference. NBBQA celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and this year’s conference […]
Erica Blaire, Champion Pitmaster and Certified Sommelier
Erica Blaire, known as “Blue Smoke Blaire,” is an attorney who went from courtroom to farm and barbecue pit. Along the way, she picked up a psychology degree from Wright State University, a law degree from Rutgers, a Level-2 Sommelier certificate, and a membership in American Mensa. She has lived in and cooked in Hawaii, […]
12 Genius BBQ and Grilling Hacks to Save You Time and Money
BBQ cooks are some of the most inventive cooks around. Live fire, hot coals, grill grates, heavy hunks of raw and cooked meat…they can all present some serious challenges. Here are our favorite outdoor cooking hacks to save both time and money while also creating delicious BBQ!
Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary with 20 Days Of Amazing Giveaways
Over the past 20 years, we’ve profiled countless BBQ brands and their products. To help celebrate our 20th anniversary, some brands have offered up incredible prizes for our “20 Days Of Amazing Giveaways” sweepstakes. Enter below for your chance to win! Starting Monday, July 7, 2025, you can enter for a chance to win one […]
Sheila Ann Anderzunas, Moderator
Sheila Ann Anderzunas is one of the moderators of AmazingRibs.com’s Pitmaster Club. Originally from Chicago, Sheila Ann now calls Long Beach, CA home. She previously lived in the Dallas suburbs for four years and graduated from North Mesquite High School. She even learned to drive on a ’69 Chevelle with a three-on-the-tree! Sheila Ann’s career […]
BBQ Gear Guide: The Best Smokers And Grills To Buy Today
Despite the uncertainty, one thing hasn’t changed – the joy and comfort that BBQ and grilling brings. It starts with the right smoker or grill so we’ve compiled an elite list of top rated AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal winners, all of which can be delivered to your door so you can continue to stay safe at home.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Jack Arnold
“Meat” Chef Jack Arnold, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. Jack is an official BBQ international host/instructor for Big Green Egg and the 2022 BBQ Event Host for the Four Seasons.
Meet The BBQ Stars: David Bouska
“Meat” David Bouska, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. David is a 2x World BBQ Champion with his Butcher BBQ competition team and the genius behind various Butcher BBQ rubs, injections, and marinades.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Chef Ariane Daguin
“Meat” Ariane Daguin, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. Ariane is the founder, owner and CEO of D’Artagnan, the renowned gourmet food purveyor.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Chef Dean Fearing
“Meat” Chef Dean Fearing, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. The culinary mastermind behind Fearing’s Restaurant and author of The Texas Food Bible, Chef Fearing is known as a “Father of Southwestern Cuisine” and has spent his life cooking for people who love good food.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Chef Tim Grandinetti
“Meat” Chef Tim Grandinetti, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in AmazingRibs.com’s BBQ Stars. Chef Grandinetti is a fourth-generation culinarian who has been tending to the earth, nourishing souls, and cooking professionally since 1998 and is the award-winning Chef of Spring House Restaurant, Kitchen and Bar in Winston-Salem, NC.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Kent Rollins
“Meat” Kent Rollins, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in AmazingRibs.com’s BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. He’s a cookbook author; chuckwagon cooking teacher; and social media and television personality.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Harry Soo
“Meat” Harry Soo, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in AmazingRibs.com’s BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. Harry is the grill master of his one-man team, Slap Yo Daddy BBQ; has won over 30 Grand Championships; and is a worldwide BBQ personality.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Ken Phillips & Brett Gallaway
“Meat” Ken Phillips and Brett Gallaway, two of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in AmazingRibs.com’s BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. Ken and Brett are the founders of the Steak Cookoff Association (“SCA”), the leading sanctioning body for steak cooking contests.
Meet The BBQ Stars: Tuffy Stone
“Meat” Tuffy Stone, one of the 12 pitmasters and chefs featured in AmazingRibs.com’s BBQ Stars, a premium collection of step-by-step video tutorials and recipes. Tuffy is many things: a World Record-breaking champion pitmaster, a former Marine, a classically-trained chef, a businessman, a BBQ Hall Of Fame Inductee, and an occasional reality television star.