Resources

Please visit 17bbq.com/resources to find links for many of these products. In some cases, you’ll be able to learn where products are sold near you, and in others, you’ll be able to order an item to be shipped to you.

Seasonings And Spices

Barry Farm

For molasses powder

Wapakoneta, Ohio

barryfarm.com and amazon.com

Gochujang

A savory, spicy fermented Korean condiment

Available at international grocery stores, Target, or yummybazaar.com

Himalayan pink crystal salt

Large-crystal salt for holding oysters

Available at thespicelab.com and amazon.com

Townsend Spice & Supply

For cooking spices and ingredients to make rubs, sausage, and more, plus 18-mesh pepper and pickling spice

townsendspice.com

870-368-3688

Cornmeal, Grits, And Flour

Anson Mills

Columbia, South Carolina

ansonmills.com

803-467-4122

Geechie Boy Grits

Edisto Island, South Carolina

geechieboymill.com

843-631-0077

Hagood Mills Grits

Charleston, South Carolina

foodforthesouthernsoul.com

800-538-0003

King Arthur Flour

Available at select grocery stores (check website for a store near you) and at kingarthurflour.com and amazon.com

White Lily Flour

Available at select grocery stores (check the website for a store near you) and at whitelily.com and amazon.com

Specialty Ingredients

Lavington Farms Cane Syrup

Charleston, South Carolina

foodforthesouthernsoul.com

800-538-0003

Poirier’s Cane Syrup

Youngsville, Louisiana

realcanesyrup.com

Steen’s 100% Pure Cane Syrup

Abbeville, Louisana

steensyrup.com, cajungrocer.com, and amazon.com

800-725-1654

Gel food coloring

In every color, for coloring cakes and cupcakes

Available at Wilton.com and amazon.com

Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon

Nashville, Tennessee

peglegporker.com

615-829-6023

Rancho Gordo Beans

Dried beans for baked beans

Napa, California

ranchogordo.com

800-599-8323

Sanding and sparkling sugars

In every color, for edging cocktail glasses and decorating desserts

Available at Wilton.com. CK Products sugar available at amazon.com

Virginia Diner Peanuts

Wakefield, Virginia

virginiadiner.com

800-642-6887

Pure Cane Sugar Sodas

Blenheim Ginger Ale

Varieties of spicy, pure cane sugar ginger ale

Hamer, South Carolina

blenheimgingerale.com

800-270-9344

Cannonborough Beverage Co.

North Charleston, South Carolina

cannonbevco.com

843-270-5072

Cheerwine

Soda with a hint of wild cherry

Salisbury, North Carolina

cheerwine.com

704-637-5881

Excel Bottling

Breese, Illinois

excelbottling.com

618-526-7159

Fitz’s Root Beer Bottling Co.

Saint Louis, Missouri

fitzsrootbeer.com

314-726-9555

Cookware And Serveware

Boos Cutting Boards

Effingham, Illinois

johnboos.com

888-431-2667

Butterpat Cast-Iron Pans

Available at cowboycauldron.com

Cake stands

Fishs Eddy

New York, New York

fishseddy.com

862-772-3971

Cambro

Square 16-, 18-, or 22-quart polycarbonate food containers for brining

Available at webstaurantstore.com

Food-grade plastic buckets in 3.5- or 5-gallon sizes for brining briskets and pork bellies

By Living Whole Foods, available at amazon.com

Food-safe 5-gallon bucket liners for marinating

Available at amazon.com

Galvanized metal trays

Contact your local HVAC company or

Voss Heating and Air Conditioning

Murphysboro, Illinois

vossheating.com

618-565-0586

Igloo Coolers

Katy, Texas

igloocoolers.com

866-509-3503

Lodge Cast-Iron Pans and Cookware

South Pittsburg, Tennessee

lodgemfg.com

Pepper mills

Choose an adjustable-grind model to grind fresh pepper

Available at williamssonoma.com and amazon.com

R. Murphy Knives

Fine carbon-steel knives

Ayer, Massachusetts

rmurphyknives.com

888-772-3481

The Legend series available at 17bbq.com

Smithey Ironware Co.

Cast-iron pans

Charleston, South Carolina

smitheyironware.com

843-619-0082

Spice mills

Multiple models available at williamssonoma.com and amazon.com

Victorinox

Fibrox pro brisket knife

Monroe, Connecticut

victorinox.com

800-442-2706

Weck Jars

Glass canning jars from Germany

Crystal Lake, Illinois

weckjars.com

800-345-7381

Also available at amazon.com

Yeti Coolers

Austin, Texas

yeti.com

512-394-9384

Sausage Making And Meat Grinding

Sugar Cure

For brining pastrami

17th Street Barbecue

17bbq.com

618-684-8902

Casings for sausage making

sausagemaker.com and townsendspice.com

LEM Products

Meat grinders and sausage stuffers

West Chester, Ohio

lemproducts.com

877-336-5895

Also available at townsendspice.com

Barbecue Gear, Tools, And Gadgets

12-inch barbecue string mop

Available at webstaurantstore.com

Gloves

Charguard Coated Heat-Resistant Gloves

String-knit gloves (to wear under nitrile or latex gloves)

Available at Uline.com

Grill Grates

Ridged aluminum grates that fit on any grill

Atlanta, Georgia

grillgrate.com

877-380-2527

Heavy-duty trigger spray bottles

A variety available at amazon.com

Hurom HT Slow Juicer

slowjuicer.com

800-253-2140

Also available at amazon.com

Kingsford Charcoal

kingsford.com and available at amazon.com

Looftlighter

For lighting fires

looftlighter.com and available at amazon.com

Meat saw

18- or 22-inch butcher hand meat saw

Available at webstaurant.com and amazon.com

Oversized spatulas

A variety available at amazon.com

Pink butcher paper

Oren International

Pensacola, Florida

oreninternational.com

850-433-9080

Also available at amazon.com

Plastic squeeze bottles

For storing and dispensing sauces

Available at webstaurantstore.com and amazon.com

Porkinator

Tool that attaches to a drill to quickly shred pork

porkinator.com

209-232-5408

R. Murphy Knives

Fine carbon-steel knives

Ayer, Massachusetts

rmurphyknives.com

The Legend series available at 17bbq.com

Royal Oak Charcoal

royal-oak.com and available at amazon.com

Thermoworks

Instant-read digital thermometer and Smoke kit

thermoworks.com

800-393-6434

Victorinox

Fibrox Pro brisket knife

Monroe, Connecticut

victorinox.com

800-442-2706

Pits And Grills

Austin Smoke Works

Custom fabricated steel offset wood-fired smokers from $7,500

Austin, Texas

austinsmokeworks.com

Backwoods Smoker

The Whole Hog model from $9,930

Shreveport, Louisiana

backwoods-smoker.com

318-220-0380

BQ Grills

Charcoal/wood-fired pig cookers, from $2,500 to $4,400

Elm City, North Carolina

bqgrills.com

252-236-4464

Cowboy Cauldron

From $1,695 to $2,995

cowboycauldron.com

801-918-4490

Ole Hickory Pits

Ole Hickory Ace MM from $5,900

Ole Hickory CTO-DW from $9,500

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

olehickorypits.com

800-223-9667

Peg Leg Porker

Whole hog cookers from $5,000 to $12,000

Nashville, Tennessee

peglegporker.com

615-829-6023

Pit Barrel Cooker Co.

From $299

pitbarrelcooker.com

502-228-1222

PK Grills

From $370

Little Rock, Arkansas

pkgrills.com

866-269-8020

Primo Kamado

A variety of sizes and accessories from $845 to $2,300

Tucker, Georgia

primogrill.com

770-492-3920

Red Box Smoker

From $397

Southaven, Mississippi

ssomd.com

901-831-1451

Weber Summit Charcoal Grill

From $1,250

weber.com

800-446-1071

Organizations

National Barbecue Associaton

nbbqa.org

Southern Foodways Alliance

southernfoodways.org

Get The Look

Dickie’s

Work shirts

dickies.com

Levi’s 517

Denim jeans

levis.com

Lucchese

Amy’s custom and off-the-rack boots

lucchese.com

Red Wing

Mike’s work boots

redwing.com

Silkworm Ink

Embroidery, silkscreening, and customization of our uniforms

Murphysboro, Illinois

silkwormink.com

618-687-4077

Meat

Big Muddy Hogs

Premium heritage-breed Red Wattle pork

Hurst, Illinois

bigmuddyhogs.com

618-922-8724

Compart Family Farms

Premium heritage-breed Duroc pork

compartduroc.com

877-441-2627

Heritage Farms Cheshire Pork

Premium heritage-breed Cheshire pork

Seven Springs, North Carolina

heritagecheshire.com

888-983-2494

Holy City Hogs

Heritage-breed hogs

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

holycityhogs.com

843-754-0812

Newman Farm

Premium heritage-breed Berkshire pork

Myrtle, Missouri

newmanfarm.com

417-938-4391

Wichita Packing Company

High-quality pork ribs

Chicago, Illinois

wichitapacking.com

312-421-0606

Certified Angus Beef

certifiedangusbeef.com

330-345-233

Snake River Farms

American Kobe (Wagyu) beef

snakeriverfarms.com

877-736-0193

Island Creek Oyster Company

Oysters from the coast of Massachusetts

Duxbury, Massachusetts

islandcreekoysters.com

781-934-2028