Welcome to The BBQ Brethren. An Online community dedicated to the art of Low and slow. Look here first to see who we are and how we do things.

*ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking.

*OnTopic* Forum to educate us on safe food handling. Not specifically for Catering or competition but overall health and keeping our families safe too.

*On Topic Only* Discussion regarding all aspects of Competition BBQ. Experiences competing or visiting, questions, getting started, Equipment, announcements of events, Results, Reviews, Planning, etc. Questions here will be responded to with competition BBQ in mind.

General Discussion. Heres where we just B.S. and hang out. General topics and conversation. Use the Jokes forum if the sole purpose of the post is "Ha-Ha". *Warning* R Rated, Colorful, downright crude language at times. Please show discretion when posting photos. NO nudity, seductive photos, or vulgarity permitted and no Copywritten material.

The serious side of the Site. A place to sit around the fire, sip our beers slowly and have adult conversation on our life events and things of a personal nature..... without indulging in humor and nonsense....even if we are covered with soot. (Use the News & politics forum for current events and news articles).

Introducing... The Brethren.. Put your Bios here, a mug shot, a picture of your toys..Tell us who u are. Threads will lock down after 7-10 days to avoid post pumps on old introductions. Please avoid responding after thread is over a week old. DO NOT PITCH ANY PRODUCTS IN THIS FORUM, OR TRY TO VEIL A PITCH AS AN INTRODUCTION. IF YOUR SELLING IT, DON'T MENTION IT.

Bash Notes, Information on up and coming, Bash Bites.. etc..

A placed for our general membership to post personal items for sale(or trade) items. The ventures forums are for tenured members to promote their commercial products with their own forums.(Subscription based).

The travel logs of our members. Q- joints, restaurants, entertainment, reviews while we travel around the 50 states. Also, Post here for a shout out to members to meet up with while on the road.

The Brethrens version "Secret Santa". Join the trading post and you join a circle of members who send BBQ related gifts to each other monthly. To signup, leave a post, and send private message to the moderator with your shipping information

Gotta have a place to put these!! Rated G, PG, R. Not for the easily offended, but please do NOT post anything that can be considered porn or nudity in any form.

Use this for comments, and ideas for our website. Wishlists, requests, whatever. Also, if needed testing, avatars, graphics.. The techies will check in here for general computer type help also. *On Topic*.. No trashing.

Any Site or group related General Information you want passed on to our members. Site admins and moderators will also post group related topics here.

We want to be around to see our kids grow up, and attend the next years bash. Here is a place to share success and failures and hopefully gather encouragement from the rest of us.

This is a brand new forum create specifically as the home to the most ridiculous QTALK thread in our 8 year history.

Brethren Online Gaming. For the Online Gamers! XBOX, Playstation, Wii.. any and all. Schedule sessions, set up teams. Heres a central location to get organized.

*On Topic* forum where homebrewers, vintners, beer lovers & enthusiasts can meet to discuss the art of making our favorite fermented adult beverages. We can discuss getting started, beginning to advanced brewing techniques, equipment, & share recipes. Whether you are interested in beer, wine or mead this is where to come to tip a pint…Prost!