I Watched My Own BBQ Videos from 2025. Here’s What I Learned.

In this video, I rewatch and break down the BBQ videos that shaped my YouTube channel in 2025, including my most viewed smoker guide, my biggest filming mistakes, and the videos that changed how I approach BBQ content. I talk honestly about what worked, what didn’t, lessons learned from running a BBQ YouTube channel, and how videos like the Weber Smokey Mountain guide and BBQ Myths helped define the direction of Fork & Embers going into 2026. If you enjoyed this format, let me know in the comments. Maybe I can work in extra videos here and there in this format. Ask Me Anything Video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147209933 Join the Pitmaster's Circle → https://patreon.com/forkandembersbbq For anyone interested in Old House Restoration, my wife's Tiktok is Restoring Roots on all platforms. Youtube: https://youtube.com/@RestoringRoots Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restoring.roots Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoring_roots Get monthly BBQ tips, unlisted extras, access to our private BBQ Discord, merch, and more. Connect with Me: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forkandembers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.stanfield.14/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkandembers/ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:24 What is my Most Viewed BBQ Video? 4:47 What is my Favorite BBQ Video? 9:26 My Biggest Secret Mess Up 13:28 What BBQ Video I Would Do Differently 16:05 Best Cameo of 2026 18:54 The BBQ Recipe I Cook the Most 21:05 The Turning Point for my BBQ Channel 21:38 Subscribe to Fork & Embers! 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Water Tower 23 (Sting) by Chris Egan, Andrew Cooksley, https://t.lickd.co/l/DJYnlxZWkOz 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Swing Sting 3 by Christian Garrick, https://t.lickd.co/l/MdrblQL8JBW 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Swing Sting 4 by Christian Garrick, https://t.lickd.co/l/pOVYxX8naLX 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Duetto 7 (Sting) by Chris Gibbons, https://t.lickd.co/l/Myd38BYLOJV 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Friendly Country People 10 (Sting) by Thomm Jutz, Peter Cronin, https://t.lickd.co/l/xlAeNwrLZky 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co A Link In The Chain 11 (Sting) by Thomm Jutz, Peter Cronin, https://t.lickd.co/l/ykQVzBAdQpa 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Duck Call 11 (Sting) by Lincoln Grounds, Thomm Jutz, https://t.lickd.co/l/9lNvknRlLkJ 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Kentucky Bourbon by Murder by Death, https://t.lickd.co/l/Bl1xwxkZnG5 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Soul Man by Sam & Dave, https://t.lickd.co/l/rJpjgqDJ6DV 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Who Do You Love? by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, https://t.lickd.co/l/e1dX2QDbOkD