These are the Best BBQ Pitmasters of the South. As a brit I'm seriously impressed!

[@bigc8018]

As Lyle Lovett observed years ago and said, "Never have Mexican food East of the Mississippi river and North of Dallas." I think the same is applicable with BBQ.

[@JasonMoir]

North Carolinian here, and I've been to both Skyline and Cook's. Both places are fantastic!

[@doobiedave9686]

@@JasonMoir I've been to Skyline and it was amazing

[@atvruler]

From Durham yall need to check out The pitt in Raleigh Bobby flay tried to challenge them and lost on that show

[@doobiedave9686]

@@atvruler I've been to The Pit and Clyde Cooper's in Raleigh and both are fantastic. You can't go wrong with any NC bbq.

[@atvruler]

Sopose to be the best in the country!!

[@doobiedave9686]

@@atvruler I know I've never had any bad NC bbq 😄 In my book, it is the best. ✌️

[@doobiedave9686]

I live in the Raleigh NC area and I've eaten at Sam Jones BBQ and Mitchell's BBQ from this video and they are both incredible.

[@tjmctube]

I'm in nearby Cary and I agree.

[@brent8133]

From Alabama, I love all of the Southern BBQ no matter where its from. Its all different but all made with so much love and care, and its all so good! We have Dreamland BBQ, but I love the way Memphis, the Carolinas, and Texas do it as well. Just, yum. Good people and good times.

[@OliviaFinley-p7w]

Makes your mouth water just seeing this fabulous food! It must be so hard to work there without gaining weight lol

[@jeffhampton2767]

Really 😂😂😂

[@donnabert]

My favorite bbq thing EVER was watching Millie here eat creamed corn at Terry Black's, the look on her face, and her elbowing James and smiling. I'll never forget it !!!

[@davidhardy5656]

Beesleys BBQ sounds good. With the help of your Moms, a Southern Style BBQ Restaurant in Jersey could be successful. Sending ❤ to Y'all from Texas.

[@BettieMarieTruan]

We have a truck landing in our small "city". Its really a town. There is a BBQ truck at the landing every Friday and Saturday. I really like their pork BBQ. Truck food use to be bad, but they are serving great food now. I prefer pork BBQ.

[@marythaxton7464]

Native North Carolina girl here! Vinegar-based in the east & tomato-based in the west. Always pig. Normally chopped whole hog. An outdoor event with the smoker & all the sides is called a Pig Pickin' because everyone serves themselves, usually by hand, "pickin'" parts of the hog. My favorite part? Sliced tenderloin, baby, with extra vinegar sauce!!! My favorite brand is George's.

[@johnanderson1245]

Barbecue originated in the Caribbean where natives would smoke their meat under banana leaves. The French later used more advanced smokers called “buccans” and the pit masters were called “buccaniere” which was later anglicized to “buccaneer” a name given pirates since that was the way they prepared their food.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Beef BBQ takes a long time, Millie. There are ways to cheat on that. But pork & turkey take about a third the time. Sausage is about a tenth the time. So if you, James, or Vicki decide to try to smoke beef, we need to have a talk. It takes commitment. Pork takes commitment in 'spritzing or mopping' often. Still much easier though. Whole hog is difficult & time consuming also. But you would need a huge pit or hole in the ground for that. I might start with something a little easier like Chili. But people are just as passionate about.

[@TomCharles-kx4qg]

I'm live in South Carolina and Rodney Scott is the king of pitmasters 😊

[@Mkproduction2]

I Love Scotts BBQ, but my favorite is Sweatmans in Holly Hill.

[@TomCharles-kx4qg]

@Mkproduction2 I lived in Carnes Crossroads for years

[@suefranklin8177]

Preparing food for others is imo the most loving thing a human can do.. xo

[@leonardhenderson6723]

South carolina here we start early and it takes 12 to 16 hours to make good bbq

[@timmccurry9213]

Big Bob Gibson has awesome BBQ meats and the best sides!

[@DreemCatching]

As an American I’m impressed too! I relate though about the whole pig. That’s so nice they give free meals. They all seem so nice.

[@leonardhenderson6723]

Pork is king of the BBQ in South carolina along with bbq hash and rice 😊

[@matthill5426]

Pulled pork with a mustard-based bbq sauce on a buttered bun is the Belle of the Ball, baby! That, with some spicy baked beans, and some mac & cheese, and some country-style green beans on the side will feed your soul! I'm from Kentucky here, we like a slice of cornbread and a cup of burgoo with ours, but different strokes for different folks, ya'know?

[@underdog_f1eld267]

Love BBQ from the southern US

[@book1957]

I don't hear any place that uses mesquite. Some of the best was done in south Texas by local farmers. Used big pits made out of steal. Have had mostly brisket and had lamb once. Sadly is not done any more there.

[@marythaxton7464]

The wood used is usually what's nearby & what complements the meat. Beef is more robust & can handle mesquite. Pork is a "lighter" meat so some wood smokes overpower the pork.

[@WayneCoke]

Mesquite is pretty good but it really burns hot so I used to soak mine and use it for the last hour or so.

[@benbird2962]

Most Southern BBQ locations are open around the clock they have two or three shifts of people

[@Mkproduction2]

MILLIEVISION! Sweatmans BBQ in Holly Hill SC... THE BEST whole hog Carolina Mustard Sauce BBQ and Hash in America hands down. Anthony Bourdain did TWO shows that featured Sweatmans. They raise and butcher their own hogs on property. The restaurant is a 1800s Farm House surrounded by Huge Pecan Trees. Rick Charleston SC

[@marythaxton7464]

I've been there! Love 'em!

[@bettybranton8280]

Franklin's is amazing.... just a bit of an event waiting in line. Their brisket is the absolute best and the sides are top notch. When in Austin you can also schedule a pick up order (have to do it way in advance and there is minimum weight limit of meat per order, so quite expensive) but you get to go right in and pick it up with no wait. For those in the US, I believe you can order whole briskets on Goldbelly. Totally worth it! Terry Blacks is right up there too with the best BBQ in Austin! Don't forget about LA Barbeque!

[@shaunoday3646]

I live in Tennessee and could eat pork BBQ daily. The sides i get are usually potato salad and beans with it. I sometimes get coleslaw if it has mayo since i can't handle vinegar slaw

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Shorty's BBQ here in Miami....favorite is a PULLED PORK sandwich, 1lb of crinkle cut french fries, corn on the cob, cole slaw, and BBQ baked beans, and to drink 100% Southern Sweet Tea....followed by a couple scoops of old fashioned banana pudding ( made with vanilla wafers) and .......damn that is good eatin'....I'm nearly 65 and been eatin' there all my days !!!

[@briantalley8415]

Get. Yourselves. A. Smoker. Be the people you wish were in Jersey! :) I have a smoker. Everyone I know has (at least) one. It isn't difficult to learn to use and once you do, you'll be hooked. Besides, that's more material for your channel. :) A small smoker like I'm talking about are vertical grills. They're not like the ones you see in these videos, but they do get the job done.

[@atvruler]

City barbecue aint bad for a chain restaurant i dunno where all of them are but they definitely around Raleigh Durham NC

[@marythaxton7464]

City BBQ is sorta hit or miss for me - their beef selection is good - but Smithfield's BBQ is pretty consistent. Their fried chicken & hush puppies are daBomb!!!

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

Minnesota does have slow cooked smoked fish and meats you just have to ask the right people. And I’ve be been eating wild meat cooked and smoked from the age of 2 years old. I love old fashion cooking . I start at around 3 or 4am and get the wood coals going then roughly around two hours later the flames are not there and the coals are heated perfectly. Then it’s just the waiting game once the meats on the cast-iron grill. A love hickory but oak is the most common tree here in Minnesota next to pine and I tried cooking meat with pine wood and nope, not good. But that’s called learning

[@jabbott6748]

I'm a pitmaster trying to work out a move to the UK currently. The biggest issue I'm running into is meat. The UK doesn't cut it the same and it's not the same quality. While we can make fine BBQ with what you have over there we can't make great BBQ with it.

[@ArmyEric1-21]

Hey Millie, Mr H from Mr H and friends bought a Franklin's smoker awhile back that he uses to try to recreate American BBQ on.

[@Princess_karen]

I live in East Tennessee and don’t like the vinegar based bbq, my favorite is sweet bbq. Bbq is all about family, friends food and fun

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

There is terrific BBQ everywhere. All 50 states, even in your little towns.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Most states don't do BBQ 😂😂😂

[@mcmillanndu]

"Hot and fast" is a relative term. Ed Mitchell's "hot and fast" for whole hog starts at 500F (260C) but still finishes with smoking the pig overnight at around 250F/120C. "Hot and fast" ribs at the best joints in central Alabama (which means the best in the world, sorry Memphis!) still take about 2 1/2 hours, compared to Chris Lilly's "low and slow" at Big Bob Gibson's.

[@leonardhenderson6723]

The best bbq in our neck of the woods is Duke's BBQ . In the midlands of south carolina

[@bernardmayles6564]

I was in Austin a couple years ago and wanted to try Terry Black's and Franklin's but I'm not that patient that I'll wait hours in line. Franklin's they line up with lawn chairs early in morning like 4 or 5 hours before it opens.

[@lindacarroll6896]

I think the Jones one (whole pig) is one of the places Jolly went to on their last road trip.

[@johnbattle7518]

I often wonder if Brits can hear the evolved English northern accents in Americans from the south.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

Texas barbecue is best! Sausage, ribs, and brisket with all-you-can-eat banana pudding for dessert!!! And the beef/dinosaur ribs are fantastic.

[@shiverz37]

Rodney Scott is master of pitmasters.

[@williamfoley7387]

Jolly fond in uk BBQ

[@fred993a]

There is no wood in Jersey for BBQ!

[@markmartineau1015]

I’ve seen some of Franklins videos teaching how to BBQ and other bbq related items. Seems to be trying to spread the word.

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 please 🙏 don’t get sick you are needed ☝️great knowledge about food 🍱 is everything 🌎👋✌️

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

A “fast” BBQ would be c. four hours.

[@rg20322]

And it is just not the same.

[@nothing1080p]

If it's not grilled with charcoal it is not barbecue.😤👍🏿

[@michaelj3959]

You don't wish that you worked there. Because if you're anything like me, you would weigh 400 pounds in about a week. (I weigh 170 now) 🤣🤣

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

Why don't yall beg Mr H to make you some BBQ? Be a cool colab. He makes the meat. Ya'll manage the sides.

[@kimsmith3223]

You guys should get to know Mr. H on utube. He has a Franklin smoker. See if u can meet up & do a collaboration.

[@vincenthoang602]

Pls react to “day in the life of the #1 bbq in Texas” by Alvin Zhou. It shows how bbq is made throughout the week and how much effort it takes.

[@brent8133]

Just subscribed. Ive been watching your videos for what seems like forever. Oops. 😂 Fixed now.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yep glad I subbed a few months ago because all the other reaction channels are sketchy at the moment.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Thousands of people think they are the best 😂😂😂

[@DUEYZ4U]

👍👍

[@DP-jaja]

More Millie please 🙏….it’s a joy to be able to understand everything said 😂

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Triple upload she's working hard. 😅

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Maybe try not to disrespect her husband, your host.

[@DP-jaja]

@@JustMe-dc6ks it’s not disrespectful for just noting the that James sounds like he has rocks/marbles in his mouth….and what are you talking about “host” 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@thomasbryson2757]

Can't hear it.

[@bobbykaralfa]

bbq is everywhere in the states.texas bbq only means bbq cooked in texas its not a flavor

[@Jml416]

Actually, Texas BBQ is mostly beef, where as other places are mostly pork. Also, some areas depend on sauces, while others use rubs. Very rarely do you NEED sauce on Texas BBQ, although that's personal preference.

[@bobbykaralfa]

@@Jml416 nope bbq is a cooking method and beef is all over, it depends on what a person has beef is available all over; so is chicken etc..

[@Jml416]

@bobbykaralfa but it's not even close! I've had it all over the country and nowhere even touches it when it comes to beef BBQ in Texas, just like St. Louis/ Kansas City ribs are the best and pulled pork in the Carolinas. Just because you do it doesn't mean you do it right!

[@bobbykaralfa]

@@Jml416 then u aint been all over. got a restaurant near me that smokes melt in ur mouth brisket. no one state is better than the other

[@Jml416]

@bobbykaralfa whatever... I wasn't disagreeing with you because "technically," you are right, but generally, different places/states are known for their "specialty" in smoking/BBQ. So when Millie said "Texas BBQ," she wasn't wrong like you implied. It DOES taste different depending on the wood used, rub or sauce, meat used, etc..I'm done now, have a good day....