Backyard BBQ

• recipe

  All-American Potato Salad with Eggs and Sweet Pickles

  For the best potato salad, use low-starch potatoes, boil them in their skins, and drizzle vinegar both on the potatoes and in the dressing.

• recipe

  Barbecued Baby Back Ribs For Charcoal Grill

  Ribs barbecued at home can be flavorless and dry. We wanted lots of smoky flavor and moist meat.

• equipment

  Working with Wood Chips

  Adding wood chips to your grill imparts a deep, smoky flavor to your food as it cooks. In the test kitchen, we use wood in two different forms: chips and chunks.

• taste test

  Supermarket Barbecue Sauces

  The sweeter the better—as long as molasses is in the mix.