Smoking 4TH of July Ribs and Finding Local BBQ

Smoking 4TH of July Ribs and Finding Local BBQ

How do you make the best smoked pork spareribs? Low & Slow Barbecue Show host Chigger Willard reveals his 4th of July ribs [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/fourth-of-july-ribs-for-british-barbecue/] process, from the prep and the rubs to the smoking method and the results. Find out what went right during the 3-hour cook, and what could have gone better for the Independence Day meat smoking. Listen to this episode sponsored by Visit Old 96 District [https://visitold96sc.com/] and you’ll learn what kind of weight Yelp and Google’s barbecue rankers should get in your barbecue road trip plans. Don’t miss the latest details and advice for enjoying South Carolina Festival of Discovery [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/south-carolina-festival-of-discovery-2026/] in Uptown Greenwood July 9-11. Be sure to join Chigger at the festival for the People’s Choice awards, hot dog eating contest and dozens of live blues music concerts. Catch up on the latest local Carolina barbecue news from businesses leaving the scene while others join the smoky fray. The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/] 2026 season is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters], which invites you to celebrate local barbecue summer 2026 today when you visit a locally owned barbecue business. Find a list of local pitmasters here [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters]! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/] website here!

Judging Barbecue at S.C. Festival of Discovery

Competition barbecue judge Catherine Gaither explains what happens at the scoring tables during South Carolina’s Festival of Discovery’s Kansas City Barbecue Society [https://www.kcbs.us/]-sanctioned event. Find out what judging barbecue entails, from the certification to the tasting, and learn what keeps Catherine coming back. Don’t miss this judge’s barbecue backstory that’s steeped in South Carolina barbecue tradition. Listen to this podcast in the Carolina BBQ Festival’s local barbecue summer, and you’ll learn what to expect when you attend South Carolina’s Festival of Discovery [https://www.uptowngreenwood.com/events/sc_festival_of_discovery/index.php] in Uptown Greenwood, July 9-11. Join us as we discover uptown Greenwood’s jewel in the Old 96 District [https://visitold96sc.com/] crown. The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/] 2026 season is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters], which invites you to celebrate local barbecue summer 2026 today when you visit a locally owned barbecue business. Find a list of local pitmasters here [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters]! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/] website here!

South Carolina Festival of Discovery 2026

South Carolina Festival of Discovery [https://www.uptowngreenwood.com/events/sc_festival_of_discovery/index.php] marks its 25th year July 9-11 in uptown Greenwood. Bringing barbecue and the blues together, Festival of Discovery delivers a $2.8 million local economic impact as 50,000 people and nearly 100 competitors seek cash prizes, great music, and championship food bites. Find out what’s new in the 2026 Festival of Discovery schedule and learn about local businesses making this year’s event possible. Don’t miss our bite into the hot dog-eating contest (and the strict competition qualifications). Listen to this episode sponsored by the Old 96 District [https://visitold96sc.com/] for our conversation with Festival of Discovery organizer Gibson Hall, who reveals the perennial favorites for the people’s choice barbecue award. The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/] 2026 season is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters], which invites you to celebrate local barbecue summer 2026 today when you visit a locally owned barbecue business. Find a list of local pitmasters here [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters]! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show [https://share.google/vwqmQSw6QrVwufce9]website here!

Local Barbecue Summer: Festival Lineups, Archibald’s BBQ and Cranford Brothers

Local Barbecue Summer 2026 kicks off with stops at Archibald’s BBQ [https://archibaldbbq.com/] and Cranford Brothers Barbecue [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/cranford-brothers-barbecue-chef-ben-sullivan/]. Hot off the press: Pinehurst Barbecue Festival’s 2026 lineup [https://www.pinehurstbarbecuefestival.com/pitmaster-invitational] of local pitmasters bringing barbecue and business to the North Carolina Sandhills. And in Uptown Greenwood, the 25th annual South Carolina Festival of Discovery combines blues and barbecue for a celebration of culture, food, people and history. Learn about the 64-year history of Archibald’s BBQ in Northport, AL, and the experience during a visit at the Alabama Barbecue institution. Listen and you’ll also find out about Cranford Brothers Barbecue’s new event space [https://www.instagram.com/p/DZNsnNdhNqp/] and a crazy idea Chigger is trying to cook up for college football season. Alabama ribs vs Eastern Carolina whole hog. Bama vs. ECU. September 5. Who wants to party? This episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival, which invites you to celebrate barbecue summer 2026 today when you visit a locally owned barbecue business. Find a list of local pitmasters here [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters]! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show website here!  [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://lowslowbbqshow.com/&ved=2ahUKEwin2PX_n_uUAxXx48kDHQqFKsUQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw04fjJJonsO0JnV0AeytRCm]

Barbecue with Dad: Early Embers to The Crazy Pig

Chigger Willard reflects on barbecue with dad and the barbecue chicken beginnings [https://lowslowbbqshow.com/blog/barbecue-chicken-beginnings-of-the-low-slow-barbecue-show/] that his father sparked by passing along passions for live-fire cooking, food, vegetable gardening and so much more. Chigger offers a short recap of their last meal together from The Crazy Pig in Davidson [https://thecrazypigbbq.com/]. Find out about the food, the local business ownership, and the construction challenges preventing patrons from visiting downtown Davidson businesses like The Crazy Pig. Don’t miss Chigger’s tribute to the life of his father, Albert Willard, 84 [https://www.bass-smithfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Albert-Edward-Willard-Jr?obId=48523960&source=SmsSh], who dedicated himself to serving his God, providing for his family, and achieving a positive impact in the world around him. This episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival which invites you to celebrate barbecue summer 2026 today when you visit a locally owned barbecue business. Find a list of local pitmasters here [https://carolinabbqfest.org/the-pitmasters]! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show website here!  [https://lowslowbbqshow.com]