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Preserving Heritage

Barbecue is a unique part of our shared American heritage and Hard Times BBQ is dedicated to preserving this heritage. Unfortunately, genuine wood-fired barbecue is becoming a lost art. Gas, electric and pellet smokers offer barbecue shortcuts—quick fixes and attractive convenience for many people looking to cook barbecue.
Crafting Flavor

Crafting Flavor

Our barbecue craft has been honed by a lifetime of experience both cooking barbecue and enjoying it across the United States. Our barbecue knowledge has been handed down generations. Tips and tricks have been gleaned from BBQ road-trip odysseys across the country’ premier barbecue destinations. Our skills are a result of our combined experience as well as conversations with some of Americas’ most famous pit masters during BBQ road-trip “vacations” taken over the years.