These weekend warriors of barbecue cooked billions of meals and hosted millions of backyard barbecues this year and spent billions of dollars on grills & smokers, charcoal, sauces, rubs and meats. They perused millions of recipes and product reviews in books, magazines and barbecue specific blogs like Amazing Ribs, Grill Grrrl, Grilling with Rich, and Embers & Flame and watched hours of shows on TV dedicated to BBQ like BBQ Pitmasters and Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction.  Perhaps the only thing more common than a Weber Kettle in the backyards of America is grass. 

Tuffy Stone - the Mariano Rivera of barbecue. When you see Rivera come out of the bullpen you know there is little doubt he's going to get the job done. The same can be said for Tuffy Stone - when you see him pull up at a contest you are pretty certain that he's going to win.

Johnny Trigg. Today we continue the countdown of the Most Influential People in BBQ with the 19th...