BBQ Junkie · Since 2005

BBQ Recipes & Smoking Techniques

Real backyard smoke from Southern California, where the season never ends. I’m Luis Ramirez, publishing since 2005, cooking low and slow a lot longer. Brisket, ribs, sauces, sides. I cook everything myself and write up what actually works.

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What is BBQ Junkie?

BBQ Junkie is one person: me, Luis Ramirez. I started this site in 2005 to answer a question: is there such a thing as California BBQ? Twenty-one years later the question's still open and the pit's still lit. The recipes are mine, the reviews are mine, and the gear I recommend is gear I actually use.

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