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Meat Church’s Matt Pittman Brisket & Chicken Tips

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Matt Pittman, "the best hair in barbecue", is one killer Pitmaster. In addition to his countless competition trophies, he’s gained a legion of hungry followers on social media. Matt has also created an empire: Meat Church BBQ. Meat Church is widely known for their popular line of standout bbq rubs. There’s more to his business than rubs, though — they offer authentic Central Texas barbecue catering and consistently sold-out shop classes, where the masses craving BBQ knowledge can glean from Matt’s BBQ philosophy.


Matt Pittman of Meat Church Preaching the BBQ Gospel at Traeger HQ

Matt Pittman, "the best hair in barbecue", is one killer Pitmaster. In addition to his countless competition trophies, he’s gained a legion of hungry followers on social media. Matt has also created an empire: Meat Church BBQ. Meat Church is widely known for their popular line of standout bbq rubs. There’s more to his business than rubs, though — they offer authentic Central Texas barbecue catering and consistently sold-out shop classes, where the masses craving BBQ knowledge can glean from Matt’s BBQ philosophy.

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The duo’s second Facebook Live focused on chicken halves. Matt showcased how to trim a whole chicken, including removing the backbone, or spatchcocking the bird. Additionally, he showed how he seasons under and over the skin, and how important razor sharp knives are to make quick work of trimming chicken. Watch the full video below and become a poultry pro.

Check out our Shop Class Page for more BBQ education and to see our new tour dates for 2017. We’re teaching the world BBQ, one city at a time.

Follow us on social media so you never miss another event and keep up on Traeger news.

You can always catch more tips and tricks from the pros on our Instagram, plus get #meatsweats from all the BBQ goodness.

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The duo’s second Facebook Live focused on chicken halves. Matt showcased how to trim a whole chicken, including removing the backbone, or spatchcocking the bird. Additionally, he showed how he seasons under and over the skin, and how important razor sharp knives are to make quick work of trimming chicken. Watch the full video below and become a poultry pro.

Check out our shop class page for more BBQ education and to see our new tour dates for 2017. We’re teaching the world BBQ, one city at a time.

Follow us on social media so you never miss another event and keep up on Traeger news.

You can always catch more tips and tricks from the pros on our Traeger GrillsInstagram, plus get #meatsweats from all the BBQ goodness.

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