My Grandfather raised and butchered his own Black Angus beef. I wish I would have got his gound beef recipe from him before he passed away as it is the BEST ground beef I've ever had. I have never in my life tasted ground beef with the flavor my Grandfather's ground beef had. Whether it was pan-fried, grilled, or eaten tar-tar, there was a very unique flavor to it. There are times when I think about my Grandmother cooking burgers and my mouth will start watering...lol I'm sure a lot of it was due to how the cattle were raised, but I'm also sure there was magic in the mixture of cuts he used.

If this ever gets to you Franklin, you inspired me with your BBQ vids a decade ago to do barbecue where the only thing people knew was the gas grill. When the vids stopped I was sad, but I kept going, made my own smoker and never looked back. Thank you and PBS for bringing it all back!

I watch these episodes religiously, please never stop makin them.

@Alex-ye1br

7 ай бұрын

These are being re-uploaded on KZread, so you can find them all on other channels since they were aired in 2015!

Aaron Franklin is a national treasure

@Dirty_Bird

7 ай бұрын

He must be protected

@joeb1den114

6 ай бұрын

He’s a tnuc

@melvingibson4525

6 ай бұрын

@@Dirty_Bird traditional barbecue is very important to our culture as Americans

@melvingibson4525

6 ай бұрын

@@TotalMobilizationOfLifeForce lies

@233DDR

6 ай бұрын

I’ve met him several times. What you see is just who he is - just authentically himself.

Never clicked on a video so fast.

@christopher8576

7 ай бұрын

😂 same here

@bradcollier3040

7 ай бұрын

Right?

@yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahya

7 ай бұрын

I clicked your mom’s OF faster

@yezryezr

6 ай бұрын

Same

@Canyster

13 күн бұрын

Baited 🤣

Thank you PBS for your specials with Aaron. He's funny and great at delivering what you need to do to be successful. 👍

I will take all the tips from one of the best Texas BBQ Chef/owners in the State where BBQ is born!

I learn so much from Sir Franklin each time I see one of his videos, no matter how short or how general his information is. Thank you, sir, for your information and your wisdom!

I smoked a pair of dino ribs on my birthday. 8 hours, 2 hour rest, beautiful bark and you could eat them with a spoon. My favorite BBQ.

I’m a vegetarian who cooks for my family of omnivores, and I found all of this fascinating. I would have happily listened and watched Leslie cut beef all day long. She was so enthusiastic and engaging, and I learned a lot from her.

Beef Dino ribs are BY FAR the best piece of meat to smoke IF you do it right. This is so awesome!

@mtownpyro7198

7 ай бұрын

shhhhhhhh!!! don't tell everybody.. keep letting waste all their time with brisket LOL

@kr4yzi32k

6 ай бұрын

HEB has 5lbs of it right now for about 75$

@ZmannR2

6 ай бұрын

@@kr4yzi32kya they’re crazy overpriced tho or I would do it all the time.

@elchanclascocina

6 ай бұрын

Are they also the best meat to eat though?😅. No, that was a rethorical question, I fully agree ribs are way better than brisket!! They are indeed expensive though, I would get the 5lbs for about 120usd in Panama 😭

@SafeEffective-ls2pl

3 ай бұрын

I get them for $7.99 at Winco.

My mother is from Taylor, so I've eaten at Muellers many times. The back of the t-shirt says The Gospel according to Louie, 9 parts pepper to one part salt. Sounds like too much pepper, but their bark is like no other. I always get brisket and a beef rib, just for the bark.

I had a religious experience with Texas Q last year. That said, why isn’t other spices incorporated? It could be even better, just garlic powder alone would elevate it. Possibilities seem endless.

I swear I could watch this guy discuss the recipe for ice cubes and be fascinated and entertained.

@waynemasters8673

6 ай бұрын

Unhhh, what

@texastsredbarncookn2667

2 ай бұрын

LOL hilarious but I know what you mean

Thanks for all of the BBQ knowledge that you share with us, Aaron. My family and friends also send their appreciation as my cooking is so much better for it. You rock!!! 👍😁

18:18 Imagine being a butcher and aaron franklin walks in to quiz you about ribs 🤣

"For us, black pepper is a fifth food group". That should be on a T-shirt.

The KING of BBQ

It's been a long time since I've seen a grocery store with a proper butcher.

OUTSTANDING ❗️ Thank you so much for your time and effort this is just great info . I'll be preparing some for Thanksgiving wish me luck 😅 !!!

Thank you, for teaching me things that I didn’t know. In my mind, this is what makes you as great as you are because you have a passion to learn and understand everything that is involved with your true gift! Way to go! Thank You!

Such an unassuming character, becoming a BBQ genius

You learn something new every day ❤

Excellent video. I have about 8 pounds of beef ribs waiting for this video in the freezer. Never made them before so gathering information. Thank you!!!

pbs in Portland would NEVER air this. Im amazed this was a PBS show

Love it and finally someone explained the difference between regular- and kosher salt! I normally use Argentinian BBQ salt (sal parrillera) which is also more coarse.

Love Beef Ribs! There was a place in the stockyards back in the 90s that had all you can eat beef ribs.... I so miss that. Gone but not forgotten....

@jimmyfumbanks6081

6 ай бұрын

Is there a better cut of anything . I like a carelmalized Kraft hickory smoked sauce on them and pork chops .

@scottlaz

5 ай бұрын

Riskys

@SafeEffective-ls2pl

3 ай бұрын

@jimmyfumbanks6081 Kraft is the worst BBQ sauce in the world. Stop ruining good BBQ

My parents and grand parents and great grand parents would butcher cows to eat no fancy school to teach them how to butcher a cow or hog it was a necessity to survive I’m glad I was taught by them for free how to butcher an animal to eat

Perfect timing, I making some of these tomorrow!

Ohhhh, look at all that goodness. I love, love, love Texas BBQ. Thank the old gods and the new for these folk keeping this alive.

Dude this series is awesome. So looking forward to going to his restaurant next year

This was awesome!

Og talking shop to the real og. Mouth watering conversation

This guy really looks like Stevo..Great looking ribs i will be trying today

I got my new stick burner in last month.....and beef ribs are the NEXT item to try!! I thank God that I'm not a vegan..... ;)

German influence and dedication to work for perfection...

I always giggle when meat cutters wear a hard hat. I especially giggled that students were wearing them. Love your videos on smoking! Thanks

In some ways this feels like a (now) classic, 80's & 90's PBS food/cooking show. How much of that was intentional, I wonder? Anyway, I dig it.

Fred Fontaine is one heck of a French-Canadian name.

I've never smoked beef ribs but I'm definitely going to soon.

I love to do that cut. Salt and pepper is all you need. Local butcher gives me good deal on them.

Good to watch something like this and relax. The world is gone, so nuts and i forgot about it for a few minutes

Great video 🇺🇸

I think I couldn't stop petting that cow 😂

Great video, thank you! The comment about the marrow, though..... lol.

Great video

Awesome… born and raised in Collinsville Illinois also.. home of the giant ketchup bottle.

I just bought some beef ribs today!!

The moment I saw Aaron Franklin I had to watch. He and miss tootsie are my mentors in bbq

Just got back from Austin and had my first beef rib. This is wild timing.

@mikestavlund3052

7 ай бұрын

I was there in June. Was shocked to hear they had beef ribs on a Friday, absolutely mind-blowingly delicious. Aaron is the nicest guy who also happens to be a savage master of his craft.

@waynemasters8673

6 ай бұрын

You own an old Austin car?

@waynemasters8673

6 ай бұрын

​@@mikestavlund3052 What

That's it, next time I'm at Academy I will be picking up and Old Country pit!

I remember watching a butcher at my local market, break down a side of beef. Most people are meat cutters ,not butchers. Being a butcher is a lost art.

I am amazed how he didn't even trim them. Thing with BBQ is that everyone does it exactly how they like it

Good video. I would have liked to see the whole cow cutting up portion. I was really getting into that - pretty cool.

@williambrown7325

2 ай бұрын

Check out the Bearded Butchers. They have several videos on processing cow, bison, pig, sheep, you name it!

Awesome!

Rich always makes me think: Dwight Shrute's cool cousin from Texas

Been using this technique for my beef ribs for a few years now. Outstanding every single time.

@chatitobbq4613

6 ай бұрын

What size of pepper you use and what ratio of kosher salt to pepper ty.

What model is that offset?

I find that smoked short ribs are incredibly rich and could use something to cut that richness a bit. Do you think the vinegar-based hot sauce helps in that regard at all?

@bobby_greene

2 ай бұрын

Cranberry sauce

Beef ribs are the king of BBQ

Aaron Franklin should be put on American currency

Noticed you left the silver skin on. Is that better than trimming it off? Would have thought it would leave the top too chewy to bite through.

God bless TX! 🍖

At the 9:56 mark, tell me I didn't see what I thought I saw. Knife skills?

Everyone says Beef Ribs, but there is a big difference in taste and texture between beef plate ribs and beef back ribs. I personally love beef back ribs. They are off of the ribeye. There is less meat on them and the ribs are smaller, but I prefer the taste and texture. When someone says beef ribs, I always wonder...which kind of beef rib are they taking about?

So Aaron doesn't remove the thick silver skin on top of the ribs before cooking?

Some of us would know what to do with quarters.. great episode, layin down the k-nowledge. 🤔

The beef ribs at my nearest supermarket are awful. They have very little meat. I only buy them a couple of times each year for my dogs when they are on sale. I would love to be able to purchase to the beef ribs I saw in this video.

Can the soundtrack for BBQ with Franklin be added to Spotify??

So how tall is Franklin? Because, it looks like he is standing next to a Dolf Lundgren bbq'r... and that's all I got to say about that.

I didn't know Steve-O's brother was a pitmaster?

Great video! Thanks!

He almost knocked down that lady over beef here 17:51 😂

That thumbnail is simply so clickable and likeable. I liked it before I even watched it

Plate short ribs is THE beef ribs

Does the school have a store for the public to buy meat from the classes, im a mutton lover!

Beef is at the top of the list of foods with the highest carbon footprint to produce. Dark chocolate surprised me at number two.

@adamburling9551

2 ай бұрын

Haha. Vegans love dark chocolate ( well it's vegan friendly ) but complain about beef.

Those hard hats are hilarious.

@markconner5569

6 ай бұрын

You’re seeing bits and pieces of the Texas A&M BBQ Summer Camp. This is for enthusiasts, not students.

Wait. Are these old episodes?? Did Aaron do more with PBS?!

This takes farm to table phrase. To a whole new level.

What happened to all the shanks and stuff like that it became the ground beef and stew meat.

This is the best all around smoker, griller, and pizza oven EVER I can hang a turkey in it to The offset smoke will still stay on the patio for HOGS, DEER AND LARGE COOKS. All those WEBBERS, KETTLES , Propane stoves, ect 👉👉 ARE NOW JUNK > Only the king of them will stay out! > the TRASH CAN SMOKER 👌👌and my offset smoker > TO REGANG ROOM ON MY PATIO 😎😎 I can make JERKY ON IT TO👍👍 or hang a rack of ribs on it 👀 YUM

Can i learn to be a USDA beef inspector at texas A&M and how long is the course?? 😊

What size of pepper is that.

Whoop!

We only have one local butcher that sells the plate ribs, and it's a 45 minute drive, so I always end up spending way too much $$ there to justify the trip :-]

Mister Doctor Franklin, Is it a myth or true science about most cows lay on their right side so getting up with their left leg makes that side stronger thus a better brisket? I've had a few Modelos so may have gotten that mixed up, but you know what I mean. BBQ guy in Houston

@devinthomas4866

6 ай бұрын

Thats funny my man!

you guys really say *spritz* ? sounds funny when you use german words i would love to come over to get some of those rips

🤘🏼

Does PBS still have BBQ University

So Louie Mueller holds their beef ribs in a hot water bath? Twice it showed them unwrapping cooked ribs.

@markconner5569

6 ай бұрын

Sure enough looked like some Sous Vide Action.

I wonder if Aaron knows that the worst BBQ in Texas is like the best BBQ in the American Southwest. Sad but it is the reality of all Southwestern states.🤔

I tried to share this with my friend in Japan, but it said it's not available. Any reason why? PBS Eons and PBS Space Time work for him iirc, and education knows no borders. Plus this is supposed to be public broadcasting. Which should also know no borders. -_-

No wrap ❤

Beef ribs are the true 👑 of Texas BBQ not brisket I personally also really enjoy beef back ribs not just the dino ribs

What store has a meat dept like that?? Im in florida, not texas!! Thats a meat dept!!

That poor white towel

Where is your Franklin pit

Also give homage to all African Americans that invited it ✌🏽🫶🏾

Spritz with grape juice. Trust me

@philippeboulay9260

21 күн бұрын

No