Observed arrival · 2026-09-11
BBQ After Dark: Fiction With a Fire to Tend
A serialized barbecue column that pairs invented characters and midnight drama with real temperatures, timings, and pit-tested technique.
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The homepage divides the project between a serialized narrative and a reader mailbag, with technique embedded in both. Listed material includes a midnight-ribs chapter, an overnight-brisket chapter, and a guide to St. Louis ribs at 250 degrees. The narrator claims twenty-two years on the competition circuit and frames the site around long cooks, including a brisket that may run twelve to sixteen hours. The people are explicitly fictional, while the cooking parameters are presented as reproducible.
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