NTX BBQ Blog

Ribs on a PK Grill. Photo: PK Grills. BBQ gear changes constantly. Every season brings new controllers, new apps, new materials and new features. And then there's PK. Since 1952, the basic idea behind the Portable Kitchen hasn't changed much: a thick cast-aluminum capsule, charcoal, and a simple set of vents that lets you grill hot and fast or smoke low and slow on the same cooker. That design was born in Tyler, Texas, and it has outlasted a lot of grills that were supposed to replace it. We car …

Walk up to any serious barbecue setup and you'll rarely find just one knife. There's a narrow blade for trimming, a bigger blade for chopping and carving, something heavy for bone, and usually a small knife that never leaves the cook's side. Each one does a job the others do poorly. The Moe Cason knife collection from Route 83 is built around that idea, with one twist: every knife has an oversized handle made for cooks with big hands. Below you'll find who Moe Cason is, why he designed these kni …