A neighborhood, not a directory
There is an important difference between a webring and a plain directory. A directory is a static list; a ring is a route. Every member site connects to its neighbors, so browsing the Ring feels less like reading a phone book and more like strolling a street where each house points you to the next. That neighborly design is deliberate — it rewards curiosity and gives every member, big or small, a fair chance to be discovered.
Who is in the ring
Over the years the membership has spanned the whole world of barbecue:
- Backyard cooks sharing hard-won recipes, rubs, and cook diaries.
- Competition teams chronicling their runs on the contest circuit.
- Pit builders documenting ambitious smoker and pit projects.
- Regional specialists devoted to a particular style — from Carolina whole hog to Texas brisket to Caribbean lechon.
- Makers and growers of smoking woods, sauces, rubs, and gear.
What unites them is not polish but passion. Some member sites are professionally designed; others are lovingly homemade. All of them earned their place by being a real, useful, or joyful contribution to barbecue online.
How to explore
The best way to meet the neighborhood is simply to travel the ring. Use the Next, Previous, and Random navigation to move from site to site — hit Random a few times and let serendipity introduce you around. You will find far more than any single search could surface, because the connections were made by people, not algorithms.
Add your site
The joining page records how genuine barbecue sites became members and were linked into the loop. The Ring guide explains the community model and the sections that grew from it.