Burnt Legend: The Story of Burnt Ends

[@caseywilson8045]

What an amazing representation of exactly what makes KC so special. Not just the food, but the people carry the spirit of the Heartland and it shows in almost every second of this documentary. Well done! …..and now I’m hungry.

[@kckgirl78]

As a native of the KANSAS side of the viaduct, I grew up eating GATES AND SONS BBQ. Besides making the best food, they make their own sauce AND pickles. On every visit home, GATES is my first stop before I see my family and the last stop on the way back to KCI. I always bring back REAL BBQ to my friends in Texas!

[@SNDTEK1]

Good to see the real KC Bar BQ being showcased finally.......Gates, Bryants, Slaps, LC's.............those are the true , real BBQ joints......

[@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay]

Bryant's is mud dirt disgusting, sorry not sorry. Gates and Quicks far better.

[@TrowaPX]

Appreciate your kind words. -slaps lead slicer

[@chriskibler7998]

Arthur Bryant is not even on my list of bbq joints here. Slaps is my favorite

[@steelebuttram9406]

I've had all gates, Bryant's, joes, jack stack, and a couple others not really worth mentioning. Joes is probably my favorite so far. I've driven by LC's a bunch but haven't stopped. After seeing the video I'm gonna have to try it. Ik Bryant's is the grandaddy of the burnt ends but I wasn't a huge fan honestly. I've heard nothing but amazing about slaps, just havebt had the chance to stop by and when I do the lions wrapped around the building

[@pla4825]

I agree the fat is very important when making bbq its keeps the meat tender and add flavor

[@victorazevedo1425]

Keep writing!it is a thy! You com to CANADA i

[@micheletalley6156]

I now live in Florida but KC is home and I have been dying for some burnt ends and pickles. So disappointed no good BBQ here in Florida. I so miss the food and jazz of KC.

[@scottward2710]

I think Jim n' Nicks is starting to expand down there. Pretty decent BBQ for a chain.

[@tyty0612]

Or learn too do it yourself? Its not impossible

[@richardstevens5383]

I lived in KC. They do have the best burnt ends. Would get an order to go every Friday after work!!!

[@danielmoorefield5371]

loved this video....thanks KCPT

[@AGiantSloar]

"It's not about the sauce, it's about the meat." Hell yeah! However, KC also happens to have the best sauce.

[@KansasCityPBS]

Doesn't he get you FIRED UP! (pun intended) But seriously, KC is the truth when it comes to BBQ and that includes the sauce. Thanks for watching!

[@SOLDOZER]

Sauce is for prisoners.

[@timothyhays1817]

Thomas G I've had both. Sorry KC wins! Plus KC Bbq is more then pulled pork.

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

Good meat shouldn't be ruined by bullshit.

[@srcran]

@Thomas I'm from Texas, lived in NC (20yrs) while I was in the military. The first time I had that vinegar sauce on pulled pork... I thought it was disgusting. I gotta admit, it grew on me. I still normally smoke brisket, but I'll throw together some applecider vinegar and red pepper flakes w/ some pulled pork here n there! If my brisket doesn't come out perfect, I usually make a KC style sauce and add 25% ac vinegar... fixes my broken brisket up just fine =D. When the brisket turns out good, all u need is salt and pepper.

[@pparks72]

Joes Kansas City BBQ is my favorite for Burnt Ends and Brisket...

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

Good food and music will always bring people together.

[@davidloganguest9662]

I haven't lived in Missouri for 12 years. I have tried to explain KC/Missouri style BBQ to my wife (we live in GA now). Its all just smoked pork (no sauce, just some vinegar with seasoning) here as far as BBQ goes. Went on vacation to Tennessee and a restaurant had KC Style Burnt Ends and she tried some. Now she understands why I don't consider our local style to be BBQ. So ready to visit KC, Sedalia, Springfield and Branson again to hit up the old places that I loved.

[@KansasCityPBS]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching, David!

[@KarlH1980]

Lived in Atlanta for 3 years. Never had any BBQ there that was anything close to good. ... And I looked. The man food in Atlanta is wings. They definitely know how to do wings in Atlanta.

[@ramencurry6672]

So after you explained it your wife she probably gave you some good lovin baby

[@crisworkizer]

That was a well done vid. I learned a lot, History and great ways to make burnt ends.Thanks to all for putting this out there.

[@HistoricWrath]

I love a lot of different places’ burnt ends. But I had Q39’s last weekend and I think I saw God. They were truly unbelievable. Sooooo good.

[@NYCfrankie]

I'm a professional poker player from Brooklyn who is lucky enough to travel around the 🇺🇸 and the 🌎 and burnt ends really are something special to BBQ in KC but KC is really special to bbq definitely a top 3 city for bbq in 🇺🇸 imo

[@gotrescuedauto3584]

THIS WAS AWESOME

[@troygreen9321]

Thank God for these men and women that keep BBQ alive

[@911elijah]

May not have 140 BBQ restaurants in all of Texas? Texas probably has 1,400 or more BBQ restaurants.

[@TheShaunedney]

i wish we had just one decent place in england

[@ACunit85]

2,300ish actually . Most ignorant comment from the guy on the video I have heard in a while.

[@sminstudios]

1,400 per county on average. He was just enjoying trolling us, look at that *pause* after he says it

[@jlopez47]

We even have great bbq in our Mexican neighborhoods here in South Texas. That's an inaccurate statistic, and is just KC propaganda.

[@PongGod]

Surely he was just joking about that 140 in Texas comment. No way he could be that ignorant.

[@badhomeboy9876]

I'm getting emotional watching this. So much burnt ends, so little time.

[@EelcoZomer]

Enjoyed watching! thanks

[@stevehaare3343]

Thanks for this and now it really just comes down to 5 words for me 8 hour Road Trip ahead.

[@brandonelliott5345]

Best burnt ends in KC LC’S Best beef sandwich Bryant’s Best sauce gates extra hot Best ribs and overall best is joes bbq imo Big T’s is no joke as well

[@BrockSampsonNA]

Ok. Now, this man knows his bbq👏🏾👏🏾

[@davidmuhammad8960]

You know your stuff young man, don't forget about Laura's on 75th & Prospect

[@christophersleight19]

I was born in Kansas. Lived in Virginia, Missouri, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado......... I have good memories with each. In 1974 I went to the Kansas City Art Institute (U of S & G or University of Sodom and Gomorrah) I quit school after 3 semesters. Went to work for an Artist who was struggling to start a Structural Steel Business. On Fridays we would take our "drops" or scrap to the scrap yard. Take whatever cash there was and go to Bryant's BBQ. I enjoy people's love of where they come from, things they hold in high regard. I also enjoy the playful banter of comparative pride in locals. But, this is something that gets ugly quick. This is the kind of behavior that ruins College Sports. I don't know if KC BBQ is the best, but I have some wonderful memories of ice cold Beer, heaping piles of Brisket on Wonder Bread. I got to meet Mr. Bryant, very gentle man. I have been to Texas, large in so many ways. I haven't lived there yet........ Greetings from Colorado Springs Colorado.

[@lgsteelo2142]

"Succulent buttery goodness". Well said

[@stevenrey56]

Great show!

[@pla4825]

I luv burnt ends juice flavorful and burnt 😉 I luv when Texas, St Louis, Kansas City and Memphis compete with who makes the best bbq

[@marcusharris8016]

P La compete for second place...NC is the best...whole hog-total domination!!

[@fpbbq]

@@marcusharris8016 nc bbq is trash. vinegar over powers anything good about it.

[@usp211816]

I can see where this came from. I once worked as a carver at a restaurant, I took the cutting board scraps and tossed them into mash potatoes with peas and corn for lunch. no point in wasting perfectly good meat. unfortunately, I'm in Florida and you have to hunt down a roadside smoker to get decent BBQ here.

[@skyblueo]

There is a KC style BBQ place in Long Island City, Queens called John Brown's Smokehouse. So burnt ends have made a splash in NYC.

[@user-od4op6ng9y]

Well made video. Thanks KCPT!

[@angelavila9452]

Here in Texas we believe that bbq sauce is covering up for something you did wrong during the smoking process. [Dry] The sauce is just to compliment the meat.

[@johnstrickland3933]

U have a point. But that not always the case. Sometimes the sauce makes the dish

[@blech71]

Burnt ends in real authentic KC baked beans. That’s my memory and I will always want it from Snead’s BBQ

[@noahbfromthe9136]

Went to sneads last night

[@brokenrecord3523]

When I decided to make my own bacon, I started with a few feeder hogs. Guess I have to buy a cow now. That all looks so delicious!

[@MrPresident1878]

19:47 FACTS! Burnt Ends come from the dang point of the brisket. You can't just cube up any cut of meat and call it a burnt end.

[@gordonclay832]

I'm visiting Hood River, Oregon and Mount Hood BBQ has Burnt Ends on the menu. Guess what's going to be on my plate tonight if they have any left.

[@carlbenninghausen]

Its this moment when you for the first time bite into something so delicious, you want it again and again and again! I had this piece of meat 2 weeks ago and sadly i dont know how to do it myself...

[@henryphilips6563]

Maaan the pride in this video 😂😂… love it!!!

[@chloe7seven22]

Terry Pratchet did say the burnt, gooey bits should be a food group.

[@louiswilkins7461]

Very much so

[@randycorreia349]

I appreciate the history lesson on burnt ends.

[@noNO-qd2hk]

Kansas City is reaaaally into itself here. It's the end of the Brisket, we get it, it's not the light bulb.

[@natehiggers42069]

might as well be

[@chriscastle374]

Well duh? It's a promotion put out by KCPT Kansas City Public Television. You wouldn't expect them to be talking about other cities and boosting them up.

[@madampolo]

You are right. Texas does not have burnt ends on their menu, but you can ask for it.

[@keithwebster7118]

We don't call it burnt ends.....we call it the fatty or moist side. Been this way for ever.

[@jtwarshak]

Texas Brisket is king.

[@BrockSampsonNA]

Said no one ever

[@PongGod]

@@BrockSampsonNA You mean says everyone who knows what they're talking about. The only difference is that in KC they turn the best part of the brisket (the point) into "burnt ends" whereas in Texas they slice it and serve it as "brisket".

[@srcran]

In Texas, they don't need sauce to make it good. Just salt and pepper. I always make a few burnt ends for the kids, they like the extra sweetness. The adults just want the brisket.

[@keithwebster7118]

You are right....brisket is king in Texas. Here in Texas we serve our brisket 2 ways...... lean or fatty (or moist) side. The fatty side being what they call burnt ends in KC. That one lady said "maybe Texas will one day discover burnt ends"..... that is a ridiculous quote by her. The reason that their burnt ends caught on was because their flat or lean side of the brisket sucked. it was dry and tough and no one wanted it so they all started asking for the other side that was usually black from being over cooked but since it was full of fat it stayed moist. Texas brisket rules!

[@sklise1]

never knew what burnt ends were until a couple years ago... Im from the land of tri-tips.

[@zorth42]

Steve Klise tri tips are so underrated

[@user-kf8qc7cx4n]

Before I retired my group took me out to my choice of lunch and I suggested a BBQ place near us (Walnut Creek, CA). I ordered burnt ends and when everyone got their meal they looked at me. I looked at my plate and grimaced a bit. They all asked why and I said that these typically come from brisket and said they appear to have been fried. I asked the waitress and she said yes they finish them in the fryer. I told here that’s not how it’s done and just ordered another cocktail. I ended sending it back and went with a smoked half chicken. At least it wasn’t dipped in a fryer.

[@drewm3996]

Damm what place I live in Lafayette 😭was it sauce’d

[@drewm3996]

It’s hard to find good bbq in the Bay Area

[@Linsky17]

You can order them and have them shipped to you. I have my New Years Burnt Ends coming from Jack Stack in KC, MO next week!

[@lastharvestPDR]

Got to love it they used captions when L C talks! Only in America!

[@sandra-jones]

Yeah.. that was not cool at all. I can't believe they did that!!!!! He was speaking English just like everyone else....

[@qaannat]

We love our whole hog in eastern nc, but when I think of brisket my hearts in Kansas, way too far from the ocean. But we take a note from y’all.

[@lakerchisme2581]

I love Burnt Ends.

[@JS-sm7em]

I wonder why Burnt ends are so underrated, it is the best part of the BBQ!

[@vladimirvaynkhadler8726]

I love a pink succulent interior

[@lonniebooker9138]

Jack Stacks and Gates pretty good! Arthur Bryants taste like cold cuts,I was disappointed!

[@armcandee3781]

Lonnie Booker I prefer LCs, Kansas City Joes or Big Ts the best

[@lonniebooker9138]

armcandee 37 coolbeans i will try it

[@fpbbq]

try tipping the cooks.

[@lonniebooker9138]

@@fpbbq GREAT IDEA. Then I'd be out of more money for a bad product. The new American Way!

[@fpbbq]

@@lonniebooker9138 it's all good man. I haven't been there in over ten years. So no idea if it's still good.

[@smokefan8086]

Did this guy say "KC" figured out how to not waste brisket by smoking it!? (2:58) Apparently he doesn't know about this lil ole place called Texas...

[@dewaltgrainger2923]

What’s the name of the song at 23.50.....

[@troutbum6252]

Intro setting listed as Missouri but the owner of Joe’s (Kansas original) is speaking

[@pmfolly1]

trying to decide on the size yoder to buy what size is yours please?

[@nikvape1503]

Just an FYI. A few of these guys ship their BBQ anywhere in the US. Why do I know this? Because my stomach made me start google searching.

[@richardbambenek2601]

I live in Kansas City but I have to say if you want really good brisket head south to Texas. KC is a pork rib town and that's our forte.

[@wandaarganbright4056]

I'm 60 and we've been eating burnt ends in Texas before I was born. So I'm calling BS on that!

[@johnpaullaxa5486]

So you are eating burnt ends even before you are born? Wow...

[@LilliLamour]

Agreed.

[@j.mcclinton3161]

@@johnpaullaxa5486 You totally missed the context Wanda Arganbright is conveying. Now everyone know you struggled in your English courses in grade school...and it's ok. We all struggle in something. However, I'll try to help you understand the point she made. Who knows, maybe you understand it by now. She stated her age. Then she included herself apart of a geographical location with other Texans, and she is stating she, and other Texans have been eating burnt ends currently and prior to her earthly existence.

[@johnpaullaxa5486]

@@j.mcclinton3161 maybe she want to say the people of Texas has been eating burnt end even before she war born? It's not coz your native word is english doesn't mean you're rigth

[@encryptedwolf7623]

No lie, watching this made me a little homesick...

[@vcr53wus]

Yeah and ive never lived in kansas

[@martintorres-rl3it]

Great video. I agree Arthur Bryants is overrated. Maybe if they would've left their sauce out it would have been better. My father n law who's lived there over 60 years claims the original ownership was much better. I was just recently there and tried Brobecks and Plowboys. Looking forward to Q39 and LC's on my next visit.

[@davidmuhammad8960]

Im born and raised in KC, now lives in NC Gates is the best by far

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

Go to Joe's they have the best brisket in Kansas City

[@marvinholland4108]

South Carolina do burnt too. We eat it with light bread.

[@devonsalome5476]

They need to bash TX BBQ, because quite frankly, they can't compete.. Brisket is as much a part of Texas, as the Alamo.

[@daryelljeffries7861]

They didn't knock Texas BBQ, this video is about the burnt ends. Every region has awesome BBQ!

[@daryelljeffries7861]

Famous Dave's BBQ, sells very small chunks of meat and they call them burnt ends. They have no idea what burnt ends truly are. I don't know what Dave is famous for but it's not BBQ. They have no clue how to make good BBQ! By the way there sauce is horrible too!!!!!!! Eat at any local BBQ and you'll be happy.

[@LilliLamour]

Devon Salome Absolutely. They have nothing on Texas BBQ and it shows because they has to mention us.

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

@@LilliLamour Texans can't get out of their own way. Disgusting. No matter where you go, a shame to all the other states. "Texas this, Texas that." Grow up! Open your eyes for Christs sake. There's more to life than your trailer park!

[@devonsalome5476]

@JD123483 when you have to mask the flavor of your brisket with your 16 herbs and spices, is it really bbq then?! We let the meat speak for itself

[@newthesis9480]

All bbq is about the meat. But what makes KC special, is the sauce.

[@avoidingtrees560]

When a lady start talking about BBK I know , she is exceptional

[@allieandbo]

The very best bite in BBQ

[@greycloud3474]

for a juicy burger u gotta chargrill buns too cuz otherwise they'll go soggy

[@richardyoung871]

I remember years ago that when I went to a supermarket I would look for prime backribs and I would ask the butcher and if he said yes,then I would get it free,and I kept doing it, until the manager found out, and the next time, they were selling a and a was a huge hit with the customers, CHEFS SECRET

[@imari2305]

Now I'm wishing for some bbq :-(

[@rnmdrum]

why is the black dude the only one getting subtitles???

[@evanparker]

his interview is kind of quiet, and soft spoken. and has a TON of like unfortunate background noise.

[@chrislouis9143]

Because he’s old

[@RolandDeschain1]

As an Australian I've seen my people subtitled on US TV shows for decades, despite the fact that we are speaking perfect English. Don't get too offended by it.

[@evanparker]

@@RolandDeschain1 that's because of all that YEAH NAH stuff you guys spin :) And maybe also dingos. Always got to blame dingos.

[@jayanthony7777]

@@RolandDeschain1 You live in Australia that's why. The black guy is American, actually more American than anyone else in the video.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

I.ll be there this weekend for the first time where do I go to get the best burnt ends please don't suggest the tourist spots where they don't give u anything but expect u to pay a high price somebody please reply

[@scott729]

chewing and swallowing burnt ends (mine) as I watch this, lol..... Amazing

[@waynusp1664]

13;55 Did that guy really need subtitles?

[@BrockSampsonNA]

Right

[@GNXperimental]

Nope

[@sandra-jones]

Shameful!

[@marvinmobley6294]

Captions for LC cmon man I understood him fine

[@robertridley9279]

Yeah the only black man they gave any time to in the documentary and they act like he's not speaking English.

[@rainyday469]

What's the temp when it's done?

[@hatfisc]

rainyday 205

[@jeremylichtenberg6472]

Actually you can pull them from 195 to 205, but the real key is rest. Like 2 to 4 hours of rest in butcher paper or towels, in a cooler or container, to get all those juices together and let it chill. Don't open it. Let it sit out about 5 minutes off the smoker before you wrap it back up though, so it lets off enough heat to stop cooking. Trust me. This is the key. I have made so many mistakes trying to cut this too early, and you lose the juice and many times it just shreds into nothing. Rest. Rest. Rest.

[@Divine_R]

So he’s saying that brisket burnt ends originated in Kansas City? I see them everywhere else..?

[@tuffkiwi8480]

Cool story

[@normsantos1274]

i sense an analogy with burnt ends and jazz...

[@user-cv3gd2wr5q]

Why were there subtitles when the black guy spoke?

[@Rascal77s]

Captions for the black guy speaking English. Nice.

[@markstohrer242]

Who cannot love burnt ends 🇿🇦

[@Ty_N_KC]

Can we edit her out?

[@dellwright4829]

Any one mouth watering watching this?

[@sargentt6003]

Beef ends are good,pork belly ends are INTENSE!

[@samorenpalmer]

This is amazing I’m in awe (20 years in a kitchen now I’m a stand up comic)

[@tysonmayberry1208]

yap,yap,yap wheres the cooking,yap,brag,pat myself on the back, we love us

[@robsoldier664]

Burnt Ends are like - Chabuddy G Peanut Dust - Cheers from UK !!

[@yonimiller]

Nice show, but they keep saying "Burnt Ends" over & over, as if they are the first place in the world to come up with the idea of using scraps to make something delicious.

[@pitmasterD]

yonimiller I agree 100%. They talk like they've reinvented the wheel.

[@yama5182]

Modern BBQ was Slave food...all the tough-non prime meat wasn’t just thrown away...all the stuff they didn’t feel was “good enough/ below them“ was given to the slaves. The PIT MASTERS WERE THE SLAVES. The BEST BBQ came from the Plantation parties...all the important people were invited...it became a showcase.

[@Mark-bn5by]

Ya im italian and i get it get over it

[@yama5182]

Mark ...As IF “being “ Italian has ANYTHING to do with being African-American...🤣🤣 this is a historic view. Has NOTHING to do with your bigoted view of the my comment...🙄😏 You get over it!! 😂👌

[@ultrashortbus]

Pretty cool. Where can I find this reference material? Thanks.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Facts Black folks come up with something then white folks profit off of it

[@markplauche8695]

At 18 I saw my first brisket in the meat case it was 7 bucks the butcher said they go on sale next week kid you dont have to pay that much if you just wait besides its a crappy cut anyway lol Man how times have changed.

[@DaBlockEASTSIDE]

Brisket/ beef bacon/Burnt ends 🤤

[@evelynthai4776]

It’s like eating crumbs left from my favorite chips

[@GizmoKaka1]

Everything is better in Texas!!!!

[@anthonytaylor7928]

I kinda figured a black man started it all and everyone else profited off of it

[@robertridley9279]

What's weird is we invented barbecue but all you ever see on TV is white people cooking barbecue

[@PastorDaddy777]

LOL!!! "There may not be 140 BBQ restaurants in all of Texas." There are over 2200 BBQ restaurants in Texas. More than any other State! Kiss my grits KC!!!

[@mariephillips791]

I'd love to try TX bbq someday and see how it stacks up--any recommendations?

[@PastorDaddy777]

@@mariephillips791 Depends on where in Texas you're going but here's a few. Franklin's, Salt Lick, anything in Lockhart,TX. The best that I've had is Salt Lick but TBH I haven't been to Franklin's. The best in my area, down South, for me is Mumford's in Victoria, TX. Lockhart is the capital for BBQ in Texas. Stay away from the chains like Rudy's. There is one that has a few locations that's the real deal though and that's Hard 8. Hope that helps.

[@srcran]

People wait in line at for 6hrs+, EVERY DAY, for Aaron Franklin's BBQ in Austin, Texas. He only uses salt and pepper. What you KC people covering up w/ all that sauce? hahaha

[@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay]

KC is the best, you Texans don't know jack squat about BBQ. FACT.

[@srcran]

@@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay That's just silly, everyone knows this. Bless your heart.

[@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay]

@@srcran You are ABSOLUTELY correct, "everyone knows this", that KCK is the best. Thank you for your honesty.

[@srcran]

@@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay I mean c'mon... all u did was take a Texas Brisket and cut into cubs and put bbq sauce on it.

[@afterdarkgaymingTaraJay]

@@srcran Ha, and you were doin so well before. See we perfected something, yall then steal it and claim it's yours. But, up here the BBQ is the best.

[@sethvicious]

brisket burnt ends, foie gras and uni. The 3 most delicious foods in the world.

[@Mark-bn5by]

Love the intro very Quinton terrantino .. Mark .. pit master buerky bbq boonvile mo

[@mickeymccauley5276]

Good bbq is about the meat sauce is for people that can't cook bbq

[@AnAngryMuppet89]

love how they cut to the black people when they were talking about stuff being thrown away back in the day.

[@IslenoGutierrez]

AnAngryMuppet89 I don’t love how race obsessed you are. Nobody cares.

[@IslenoGutierrez]

_ Don’t worry what I am, just don’t be a race obsessed idiot

[@teddysalad8227]

There’s been burnt ends as long as people smoked briskets. And only a fool would throw them away.

[@Brandon78B]

You can thank Texas for BBQ'd Brisket KC...

[@drewm3996]

0:10 odd rant that’s probably exaggerated

[@sliberda4772]

Based on my experience I would recommend Jack Stacks, most consistent in quality but also perhaps most expensive. Try the Lamb ribs and Burnt ends. Arthur Bryant's Try beef brisket & pork combo with fries cooked in lard. Original sauce is unique but not for everyone. Gate's for beef brisket and fries. Perhaps the best sauce. Classic or Hot. Big T's for Burnt ends. Slap Bro's for Burnt ends. KC Joe's Can't recommend brisket, dry and metallic after taste. Seasoned fries and smokey sauce are good. LC's Burnt Ends big disappointment. Once it was too fatty, another time too dry and chewy. Go to Big T's down the street. I don't have any recommendations for pork ribs. Nothing in my memory stands out. I would like to try what Q39 has to offer someday. I would also like to try authentic Texas style bbq beef brisket. 🐂