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 ...

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 ...