David Klose is America’s bell cow of extreme barbecue rigs. The founder of BBQ Pits by Klose in Houston, Texas has custom-built many of the world’s biggest, most beautiful and most ambitious smokers.

It's no secret that Houston is home to some of the best barbecue joints around. But unless you're a truly serious backyard chef or part of a team of barbecue nomads that travels the country to compete ...

Clarence Pierson, whose outstanding smoked pork is featured in this week’s Cafe review, pulls a brisket out of his bank safe-shaped pit. Pierson & Company’s smoker was built by one of Houston’s most ...

Barbecue and other smoked foods are making their way into fine dining faster than I can spit out liquid smoke. Often smoke is used as just another layer of seasoning, or maybe the barbecue is ...

Charlie McMurrey makes his living off America's unending quest to infuse meat cooked on a gas grill with the distinct, woodsy flavors of slow-burning charcoal. On his Web site, McMurrey sells ...

Smokenator: Pimp your grill into a smoker with this half-moon-shaped stainless-steel accessory that releases smoke from the wood chunks you put in it; $70. smokenator.com. Weber Smokey Mountain: This ...