The May 2025 Issue of Barbecue News Magazine Is Now Live!

We’re excited to let you know that the May 2025 issue of Barbecue News Magazine is now available to read — absolutely free — in your NBBQA Member Portal!

Just log in at www.nbbqa.org, head to the Member Benefits Portal, and click on Barbecue News Magazine to start reading.

This month’s issue is full of must-read content celebrating National Barbecue Month with recipes, reviews, industry news, and highlights from the 2025 Sauces of Honor competition.

Here’s a taste of what’s inside:

🔥 Tastier With Time – A message from Publisher Kell Phelps

🍗 Smoked Chicken Salad – Fresh, flavorful and perfect for spring

🏆 2025 Sauces of Honor Top 10 – See who made the cut!

🏛️ World’s First BBQ Museum Opens – A new era for BBQ history

📚 Backyard BBQ with Fire and Spice Book Review

🔬 The Science of Sugar – A sweet deep dive by Meathead

🧂 The Art of Seasoning and Marinades – Flavor mastery from Smoke ’n Magic

🍖 Ultimate BBQ Showdown – Big action from the Minnesota BBQ Society

🍽️ Fat Boy Asian Salad, Recipe Wrangling, For the Love of BBQ & more!

We hope you enjoy the read and share your favorite articles with your BBQ friends!