If you want to earn the full assortment of pitmaster merit badges, you have to meet a few benchmarks. Mastering the art of a traditional low-and-slow Texas brisket is a must. Tackling the massive ...

1. Clear an area of level ground of any combustible leaves or sticks. Lay out a two-layer base of blocks as shown. Build a fire inside the pit. After the coals have burned down, divide them into ...

A hog and a hardware store are all you need to summon your inner pit master this summer. Get ready to pig out. A hog and a hardware store are all you need to summon your inner pit master this summer.

Phoenix -- A man in his late 30s was roasting a pig at a family gathering Wednesday night when he somehow fell into the cylindrical pit. It happened on East Kristal Way in North Phoenix. Despite the ...

Last year’s inaugural pig roast at Williamsburg’s 3rd Ward was a heady affair involving a 197-lb. pig from Mario and Son’s Italian meats, a makeshift roasting pit crafted of cinder blocks, seven ...

In 1972, the late James Beard–that celebrated chef and cookbook author, whose foundation bestows the coveted annual awards for culinary excellence–declared about the pig roast: “…They provide one of ...