Fire up the season.
Recipes, playlists & gear. Celebrating fifteen years at the fire.
Now cooking: Low and slow season is back. Smoked turkey, brisket, burnt ends, and game day eats all fall long.
Fall Recipes
Cool nights, long cooks, and a full table. Smoke weather is here.
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Crispy Smoked Spicy Wings with Hot Honey Glaze
Crispy smoke-kissed skin, a sticky hot honey glaze, and a burn that keeps you coming back. These are…
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Bourbon Bacon Jam
Bourbon Bacon Jam recipe: A unique blend of caramelized onions, bacon, and bourbon. Perfect as a gourmet spread…
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Our Favorite Mac and Cheese Recipe
This is by far our favorite Mac and Cheese Recipe! Prepare your taste buds for a mac and…
Playlists
The right soundtrack makes every cookout better.
The Best BBQ Party Playlists
Fire up the speakers. Every banger we play at the grill, curated by season.
Memorial Day 100 Playlist: BBQ Vibes
100 tracks to carry you from first light to last ember. The definitive Memorial Day cookout mix.
Gear We Love
Tested in our own backyard. Every product we actually use.
Meater Plus Smart Thermometer
100% wireless, dual sensors, and WiFi range. Our go-to for low-and-slow cooks.
GrillGrates
Our all-time favorite grill upgrade. Perfect sear marks, zero flare-ups.
Weber Performer Deluxe
The gold standard charcoal kettle. Touch-N-Go ignition, 363 sq in cooking area.
Grillaholics Smoker Box
Turn any gas grill into a smoker. Heavy-duty stainless, large capacity, hinged lid.
Hey, we’re Sean & SueAnn.
Backyard pitmasters, obsessed with fire, smoke, and good company.
We started BBQ Hawks because our friends kept asking the same question at every cookout: “Where did you get that?” Fifteen years of backyard experiments, competition cook-offs, and a lot of delicious mistakes later, here we are.
We share what we actually cook, the gear we actually use, and the playlists that keep the party going till the coals go cold.
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Behind-the-scenes cooks, smoke rings, and whatever’s on the grill this weekend.