How Slab Barbecue Makes Smoked Brisket Burgers - Smoke Point

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Burt Bakman at Slab Barbecue believes that LA’s barbecue scene is at its infancy, which is why he’s taken it upon his restaurant to catch the city up to the likes of Texas with dishes like brisket, half-pound brisket burgers, spare ribs, smoked Australian wagyu steak, and more.
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@spacebuns34 2 года назад

i love this channel because they actually put the spotlight on the chefs and the food instead of focusing more on the channel representative's 'reaction'

@MrSupersahib 2 года назад

yeah you're right! i care way more about the story of a restaurant/owner than some influencer's opinion on some food

@natewhite6755 2 года назад

Ehhhhh, don’t give eater too much credit. Their actual journalism is laughably bad. Wish they held their website’s articles to the same standards as their RU-vid channel.

@Iamjohn-o3c 2 года назад

Well said

@benjaminhayward5921 2 года назад

F***ing aye, man. Nothing makes me stop watching faster than watching some idiot I neither know nor car about stuffing their dumb face and making stupid noises.

@mastercheif878 11 месяцев назад

Ironically that was their method before, but then from all the hate they got, they stopped with the hosts. Nick Solares, Serina, and the blond chick are a few in mind that got the most hate.

@BDero32 2 года назад

“I don’t see why LA can’t have a big bbq culture” 1 minute later “We are only able to have a tiny smoker because that is all the municipality allows”

@youraveragecrustycontrolle2400 2 года назад

i dont know why that municipality doesnt allow them to have a bigger smoker. Like surley they got more problems to deal with.

@skulll640 2 года назад

We also made the first BBQ of the year😍 IT was delicious!! ru-vid.com42NBjA9ABJc?feature=share

@billyredmon103 2 года назад

I was literally about to type the same exact thing. It's hilarious how people in their state cannot understand why things are better in Texas.

@iam3ight33n 2 года назад

The dude is serving fries with a Wagyu steak... If that's the type of culinary inspiration out in LA there's not much hope.

@savvysearch 2 года назад

@@billyredmon103 They only think Texas does better is abortion laws and energy grids that don’t work in the winter.

@corgeousgeorge 2 года назад

THANK YOU!!! Chef is so correct when he pointed out that "fall off the bone" is not something to brag about. It's true, all the fall off the bone ribs always have the texture of pudding and the flavor is from the sauce and not the meat. Overcooked. But if it has a little bit of a bite to it, THAT's when you get all the juices and fat mixed with the meat and it's so pleasing to the palette! This guy knows what's good!

@joshualaird5303 2 года назад

Well I guess its a matter of opinion... I prefer them falling off but each their own.

@fernandosantiago1679 2 года назад

@@joshualaird5303 preference, but doesn’t mean it isn’t over cooked. Jus like regular steaks you can get well done beef jerky or a nice medium rare.

@maxthompson3739 Год назад

i’m from texas and am really into bbq. one thing we don’t do is use a lot of sauce because our mentality is that if you need sauce, it tastes bad. but man that food looks good and the sauce will bring an entirely different flavor profile that i actually really want to try. if i ever go to cali, i’m definitely gonna see if i can pick some bbq up from this place

@amalgamate860 2 года назад

I love Slabs burgers! I like how he said California can become its own bbq destination. As good as Slabs is the only places I've ever had Texas bbq is in Texas. Till then the only real TX bbq fixes I get is when visiting fam in Texas a few times a year. But California bbq is California bbq and there's nothing wrong with that.

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

There happens to be a joint in California that serves first class central Texas style BBQ. I hate to mention the name in a thread that is dedicated to Slabs. It is located in south Orange County on Camino Capistrano. Check their hours before you plunge into the long drive. It will be worth the drive though. If you try it, I'd be curious to get your reaction.

@fbksfrank4 2 года назад

lol 😂, anything California puts its stamp on usually involves avocado.

@rangered_64 2 года назад

This guy started in his backyard. Now look at him, running his own restaurant, love to see it.

@skulll640 2 года назад

We also made the first BBQ of the year😍 IT was delicious!! ru-vid.com42NBjA9ABJc?feature=share

@Bonzulac Год назад

He started in your mom's backyard

@mikedavison1466 Год назад

@@Bonzulac He started in your mom's bedroom.

@yeahman1756 Год назад

your meat cutter/trimmer/food preppers and dish boy is always the hardest workers.. always appreciate and acknowledge those before anyone. They are the one that keeps your place running...picking up after everyone shiet.. I always show appreciations to those when I tip.. It ain't the bartender or waitress..

@thewolfethatcould8878 2 года назад

Way too hungry to watch this now! Looks really great guys! Great show, you have a way with your crew and restaurant and it shows. Well done. :)

@skulll640 2 года назад

We also made the first BBQ of the year😍 IT was delicious!! ru-vid.com42NBjA9ABJc?feature=share

@billiebleach7889 2 года назад

“We’re not married to one thing” I kept explaining that to the judge but he wouldn’t have it

@lumnous 2 года назад

Underrated comment😂

@michaelnewman3671 2 года назад

What I loved so much when I was living in Texas is you literally can stop and a family owned gas station that sells some of the best brisket you've ever had. It's everywhere and it's always on point. I think it's one of the 10 commandments of Texas thou shalt not sell sub-par brisket.

@mikedavison1466 Год назад

That's why everyone in TexASS is seriously obese.

@jlo2tefizay 2 года назад

The dude talking about strong forearms at 7:05 and his mate trying not to laugh 🤣💀

@Tonyhouse1168 2 года назад

I lived in Texas for 25 years….didn’t see a bad plate in this whole video!!! Props and love

@I_dont_even_work_out 2 года назад

Sucks to be you

@chrisklark4879 2 года назад

You must have closed your eyes or left the room when we saw him ruin a Wagyu steak with a silly peppercorn sauce and BBQ rub

@chrisp3139 2 года назад

@@chrisklark4879 Never heard of steak frites?

@savvysearch 2 года назад

@@chrisklark4879 this isn’t a steakhouse. It’s a bbq place. You’d expect him to do a BBQ spin on it, otherwise why are you ordering a wagyu steak at a BBQ place and not at a steakhouse restaurant?

@chrisklark4879 2 года назад

@@savvysearch well number one I wouldn't order that because again as I've said several times that barbecue joint is just ruining a good piece of meat now again this is just my opinion I'm not right or wrong just my opinion it's not fact or set in stone

@PaddyMcMe 2 года назад

LOVE that Steak idea. Usually ANY place known for doing good Steak ONLY offers enormous sizes and only for 1 person. So if you're not starving you'll just get something else. Serving one large piece of high quality Steak that's pre-cut and intended to be shared is so clever.

@MrNathancast 2 года назад

Shout out to rafa and Joel, without guys like them, kitchens won't run!

@RAPHYJOSEPH 10 дней назад

tks.

@yolandawatson9949 2 года назад

Yes!!!!! Finally some one said "Fall off the bone is over cooked" I believe in a little bite too!

@NathanHarrison7 2 года назад

Lot of love and thought goes into his food.

@markchristopher4165 Год назад

Man, I love this guy

@Fantasy23Legend 2 года назад

Those burgers looked next level!

@elmediodia 2 года назад

I wholeheartedly agree with his comment about "fall off the bone" ribs

@Waldenpunk 2 года назад

I hate when ribs are "fall off the bone"! This guy is doing it right.

@ohmai3706 2 года назад

Those smoked burgers are something else. 😍

@jonant8317 2 года назад

"There is no reason Califirnia can't have its own bbq region" 2 minutes later: "Our municipality only allows us one small smoker, its this or no bbq" well....I'd say there's your reason

@ernestogastelum9123 2 года назад

thats only in LA though not the entire state

@abeldereje9846 2 года назад

The owner is one of those people I wish was my uncle..such a cool person with magical food

@redflamelcd 2 года назад

Wish you all the best. The steak looks awesome. I don’t need Japanese A5…give me that Aussie wagyu any day. Good enough for me

@garygsp3 2 года назад

You don't even need that. I buy thick cut prime ribeye out of the grocery store. Smoke them to 130 with salt and pepper. Put them in hot cast iron for a quick sear and color. Tab of butter on top as it rests. Best steak I've ever eaten. No restaurant makes one even close to being that good.

@SuWoopSparrow 2 года назад

@@garygsp3 Eating a proper Australian wagyu ribeye is like eating the perfect fatty bite of prime ribeye, but every bite is like that.

@AsianFoodNerd 2 года назад

The OZ wagyu steak, which I have had many times living here in Asia does not need that pepper sauce which mask the beauty. 🥩Let the meat shine. 🚀

@SmellsLikeNirvanna 2 года назад

I live in Aus but it's so inferior to Japanese wagyu. I even prefer American Angus I had when I was living in Asia, and travelling the USA.

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

@@SmellsLikeNirvanna Great comment. There are some American Angus, but not all, which I prefer over any Wagyu. Japanese A5 is good when cooked in strips or slices, thus maximizing sear surface, and allowing more of the fat to render and more flavor from Maillard reaction. That is how they do it in most circumstances in Japan. They are also good to be consumed in smaller quantities unlike a Prime Angus. However Australian Wagyu can be better than some American Wagyu. One has got to find the proper cooking technique.

@ianirving8494 2 года назад

No prime+ steak “needs” a sauce, but it adds another layer of flavor which can be enjoyable

@plasmac9 2 года назад

@@ianirving8494 Guy is just a snob. Best to ignore him

@savvysearch 2 года назад

It’s a BBQ joint. They need to do a BBQ spin. This isn’t a steakhouse.

@JohnHausser 2 года назад

You don’t need to go to Texas to enjoy authentic southern bbq cuisine !Great video Cheers from San Diego California

@ianirving8494 2 года назад

Burt stay crushing it

@pudanielson1 2 года назад

The reverse sear for the burgers and Australian Wagyu is great

@Wstocks Год назад

4:10 very nice transition well done

@theoneandonlysoslappy 2 года назад

Had to find out what that sauce was on the burger (despite this New Yorker's almost zero chance of ever eating it), so I looked up their menu. Garlic cheese. Yum

@78LedHead 2 года назад

This dude is brilliant. Making his BBQ joint more of a steakhouse at night? Absolutely brilliant. I'd rather eat this guy's food than 90% of artsy fartsy Michelin star fine dining.

@billberger 2 года назад

California has Santa Maria BBQ. So good

@CaptainC0rrupt Год назад

“He does massages on the side, he does bar mitzvahs, weddings…” 😂😂😂😂 that cracked me up

@jimshorts86 2 года назад

Using prime grade ingredients with questionable cooking techniques doesn't seem like a recipe for success. A good number of Texas BBQ places use choice briskets but because their technique is so good, the end result is amazing.

@rjptrucking4598 2 года назад

I just don't see them making much a name when it comes to there smoker being the size of a normal oven.

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

I agree that even Snow''s uses select grade at times. However, could you please specificand elaborate on some of the techniques that you are referring to?

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

@@rjptrucking4598 Harry Soo, one of the great BBQ champions , has a moto, "It is never about the pit but always about the pitmater." However better cooking tools can help. Using wood chips alone is not an ideal situation. Bakman used to do pop up BBQ on offset smokers. He has got to work within the limitations imposed on him by the government.

@jimshorts86 2 года назад

@@CoolJay77 There are several examples in the comments section here but a few are: pan-fat frying the smoked burger, which will give a crust but probably lose a decent amount of the smoke flavor into the cooking fat. Absence of a smoke ring or significant bark on the brisket, which says meat didn't spend enough time in the smoker. Absence of a nice crust on the Wagyu steak. The food may all taste good but feels like they're not the optimal versions of what they could be.

@rickross199 2 года назад

@@jimshorts86 you live in Texas don't you.

@compacoffeeroasters 2 года назад

Bbq during the day, steakhouse at night. Two experiences. Very cool idea.

@migueldorantes2649 2 года назад

You know when you got chefs like Rafa the foods going to be great

@RAPHYJOSEPH 10 дней назад

thanks.

@mattypurcell 2 года назад

Great attitude from a cool dude, top of my list to try

@naytron1 2 года назад

I'd eat that steak! Great stuff Burt - keep it coming!

@haKe110 2 года назад

how can you make such a great looking steak and then are unable to make good fries.....

@LI-pm3mh 2 года назад

Black people in Los Angeles have been doing bbq for years. I don’t know what this guy is talking it’s in it’s infancy.

@nickgold5823 2 года назад

God forbid someone has a different experience than the one you know.

@ManoVirag Год назад

I love these videos ,i can watch these for hours and i fall in love with cooking even more with each video !🫶🏼 I love cooking i love the whole life style as a chef myself,and every time i watch these happy beautiful videos all i can think of how many times i was so pissed off screaming,getting a “stroke”cursing the guest who is coming in with a hundred changes and food allergies but still sends the food back once in a while but i still fu**ing love working in a kitchen ,even tho it’s not all rainbow and sunshine all the time 😃🫶🏼

@DiamondLifer 2 года назад

HERCS BARBECUE is amazing texas style bbq in Los Angeles. Definitely worth a try when you can find them.

@jp7489 2 года назад

Brisket fan since 1974!!!!

@nunoalexandre2796 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, almost made me forget that I am starving

@kimbellabella348 2 года назад

Nothing but TEXAS BBQ FOR ME 😂😂😂💯♥️

@mikedavison1466 Год назад

TexASS BBQ is why everyone in TexASS is so obese,

@wfodavid Год назад

Great vid. Loved it. Slab is the real deal!

@ConorBerry 2 года назад

I don’t get it. Historically, California all ready has its own bbq. Santa Maria Tri-tip. Better to expound that than to try to replicate Texas bbq in CA.

@Joe-bj3yp 2 года назад

CA has its own bbq? Nobody outside of CA knows. He’s paying homage to TX bbq because TX bbq is king

@thisduderockz 2 года назад

that burger looks F-ing amazing

@thedeepdaerk 2 года назад

Borgers. This was very intimate, hooked.

@wpmer 2 года назад

You know the food is worth when he got the crocs on💪 Thems the new age dad sandals

@rickross199 2 года назад

Rule number 1 in bbq. Don't listen to Texans babbling on about Texas. Do what you and your customers like.

@JasonDSouza 2 года назад

This is the first Eater video ive seen where the food is kinda questionable. Fries looked undercooked and no sear on the steak. Brisket also didn't have a great smoke ring and looked strangeley pink on the inside, almost like it was soaked in curing salt, normally more brown. Also that part about not being allowed to use a big smoker? What a strange regulation. Overall pretty weird.

@52thephotoshop 2 года назад

The lighting and colour correction of the footage really affects food videos a lot. This vid all the colours look very light.

@georgewbushcenterforintell147 2 года назад

In CA you can't bbq on certain days with wood or charcoal because there might be someone with breathing problems within the area .

@Slightly-above-average 2 года назад

Bro I’m with you

@JogBird 2 года назад

they said that they are experimenting w that dish

@CVFMusic 2 года назад

LA has air quality regulations because of pollution issues. As to the color, I think the color correction on this video is weird.

@arshbehal6312 2 года назад

A very satisfying video.

@Saffrone221 2 года назад

That sounds amazing

@nickvincent7885 Год назад

The way he said “liberal amount of mustard”….ole boy f’d up.

@exodus146 Год назад

looking good man!

@se1663 2 года назад

Real cooking going on here. 👍🏾

@NaProbablyNot 2 года назад

This looks 🔥🔥🔥

@theweatherisaokay4964 2 года назад

I'm married to food. Especially to those that's looked like yours! So tempting and makes people hungry.

@micdogg187 2 года назад

One of my fav places

@capstar633 2 года назад

Slab folks need to run around Chicago and Memphis AND South Carolina to find out what BBQ is at its finest!!!

@Jackson-yt1pl 2 года назад

Him - "we're not married to one THING" His wife - 'and I took that personally'

@jt8251 2 года назад

Los Angeles would be an amazing place if it wasn't in California.

@jakerson181 2 года назад

You'd be an amazing person if you weren't such a clueless clown.

@nathanhoward9431 Год назад

That burger looks fire. I’m from texas so I don’t necessarily agree with saucing everything, we tend to not do that. I think you’re making good food tho and that’s what it’s all about.

@H0WIE 2 года назад

The thing that sucks is that here in Australia.. we export most of our good beef to other countries and we’re left with a small portion of decent beef that is way over priced.

@RadicalTurbine 2 года назад

Ain’t that the truth it’s such a bloody joke

@H0WIE 2 года назад

@@RadicalTurbine 💯 brother

@bigfishy7231 Год назад

Those ribs were sparkly🤤

@user-sq8ki8zi8u 2 года назад

I feel like that burger pattie is closer to 75/25 lol

@sarperaydog1055 2 года назад

That seems yummy and I want to try it as a newbie who got his first smoker. I need a clicken glaze recipe tho. Would appreciate one if you got any favorite :)

@skulll640 2 года назад

We also made the first BBQ of the year😍 IT was delicious!! ru-vid.com42NBjA9ABJc?feature=share

@nightowl1654 2 года назад

California BBQ is not really BBQ. But much love to yall from Dallas Texas!

@pandaboi225 2 года назад

first smash burger saturation for LA, now we’re about to be hit with the smoked burger trend *smoked burgers are fire though lol*

@glennevitt5250 2 года назад

Its Looks Great Thank you so much

@nazmeeramujahidsaleem9980 2 года назад

Absolutely Amazing 👏👏👏🌷🌷🌷

@SuperSchott 2 года назад

The side prices are insane!

@chriscomer1472 2 года назад

Its california ... What else would you expect

@mikedavison1466 Год назад

LA has a MUCH higher cost of living than anywhere in TexASS does. Why? because the weather is awesome here, the beaches rule, the endless amusement parks are awesome and it's one of the only places on Earth where you can swim in the beach and go skiing in the same day in the wintertime. Can't do that in TexASS because it's too hot and far too flat and BORING.

@leonislau3655 2 года назад

7:04 AYOOO why he do that after getting his forearm complimented

@monzon529 2 года назад

Ill be eating here soon

@musicplusink 2 года назад

A good cut of meat only needs salt and pepper. You dont want to smoke wagyu either in my opinion.. sear it in high heat then oven to a med rare. No sauce either. Just my opinion

@nicholaslandolina 2 года назад

Looks good

@onizuka72 2 года назад

man didnt even pull the membranes off those ribs...

@PaceYourself 2 года назад

I'm not sure what temp they're cooking at but you don't have to pull membranes if you do it "right". I never pull membranes from my ribs, esp on spare ribs there's a lot of fat (flavor) behind it that you lose. Check out Chuds Bbq's spare rib video!

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

Most top BBQ joints inTexas don't pull the membrane either. It is too time consuming, and it does not make a huge difference. However I do pull them when cooking at home.

@NoDoSwLa 2 года назад

10:15 "finish them on the grill".. puts one in pan :D Anyways. Would love to taste!

@gerardjohnson2106 2 года назад

OKay for LA and "only" LA. Keep that (?BBQ?) on the left coast.

@kijnek 2 года назад

Looking good!

@doldier 2 года назад

This place looked great. Where’s the location?

@Odmandak 2 года назад

It’s on 3rd St in LA

@josephsm7723 2 года назад

smoked steaks and burgers are the way.

@TheBrotherforest 2 года назад

First eater video that did not make me crave the food. Don't know what it is but it all just seemed a tiny bit off and not at the level of the other BBQ joints.

@YollowBoys 2 года назад

Same

@kylecollins6835 2 года назад

Because its california 😂

@1999deshan 2 года назад

Same here

@askchrishetrades 2 года назад

Good show. Good stuff

@familiadejesusgrupo6894 2 года назад

Very good fud felicitation chef

@therealhellkitty5388 Год назад

Is this the same Slab BBQ that just opened on Brodie Lane in ATX? They’ve been in a trailer for a long time, love to know !

@shanebruegger5474 Год назад

No it's not. Makes you wonder what they were thinking when they chose same name as the already established Slab BBQ in Austin Tx.

@adriandimas4779 2 года назад

I didn't see no sausage or potato salad or baked beans AT ALL Cali has a looooong way to go😂😂

@haleynaga5671 2 года назад

even because theres a camera, i still want to be dedicated to my work oneday like all the people on these video

@robertnewell4054 2 года назад

*California does have its own BBQ. It’s from the CenCal Coast Town of …. World Famous Santa Maria Tri•Tip. Open Pit cooked with Red Oak is the Traditional presentation*

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

Yes that is wonderful, but there are not many places in L.A. serving Santa Maria Tri-Tip. And most BBQ joints in Californis serving Texas style BBQ, do a poor job at that.

@robertbass9032 2 года назад

@@CoolJay77 Slight disagreement on that opening statement. In my 72 years living here in California, there are a bunch of places serving great Santa Maria Tri-Tip. Of course, for those in the know, historical Santa Maria BBQ is really not Tri-Tip but rather bottom sirloin cooked over a bed of coastal red oak embers.

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

@@robertbass9032 Could you possibly name one or two? I would like to visit. One that I've been to in Orange County is not busy, therefore the meat sits there and dries out. I think you have meant top sirloin. Tri-Tip is cut from bottom sirloin.

@robertnewell4054 2 года назад

@@robertbass9032 … You mean the Sirloin Knuckle WAS the tradition done by the Portuguese Cowboys

@Diamondlocals123 2 года назад

This man said the grill

@kitchenamarius5671 2 года назад

Amazing! All that meat, the scents go through the screen. You agree that you have the best job ever?

@majoroldladyakamom6948 2 года назад

You have smell-a-vision?? Where did you find it?? 😂

@JamahlAx 2 года назад

Oh, he was HATING on TX BBQ.!😂😂

@erikjacobson1089 2 года назад

Johnnys seasoning for the win!!!!!

@jasonw4025 2 года назад

I understand your issue with the local ordnance about not allowing you a big smoker! You should look into a Rational icombi oven with the smoker box attachment! I could not run my catering business with out it !

@ducatipaso1386 2 года назад

The problem is virtue signaling apartment dwelling greeny hipster SJWs and the peon local politicians that pander to them.

@CoolJay77 2 года назад

Rational is outstanding, except that the smoker box uses wood chips, such as Slabs uses. For commercial use, there are charcoal pits that one can add wood chunks such as Vault Smokers by Pitmaker. The next step up are those which accept logs such as Southern Pride and Ole Hickory Pits. Those are being used at many California BBQ joints. What is difficult to get approval on are offset smokers that are almost exclusively used at renowned Central Texas BBQ joints. Bakman used to do pop up BBQ on offset smokers.

@stevejackson9952 2 года назад

Yes there are reasons California can not become its own BBQ thing. Your prices are 3× higher and your about to run out of water. Edit: Oh yeah wildfire season too.