Recipes are meant to be treated as suggestions rather than fixed rules.

“Recipes are suggestion, people. They aren't It's not the Bible. Yeah. It's equal parts science and art.”

Terry Black's beef ribs are incredibly high quality.

“That's like mink candy. And all the barbecue purists are all like, they don't even know. Terry Blacks, blah blah blah. It's so good. Shut up. It's so good.”

The quality of brisket depends on the skill of the cook and keeping the seasoning simple.

“I don't like barbecue anything other than with your seasoning. It's like really simple. It's not over complicated.”

Sean Patton believes Shake Shack is the best burger chain, superior to both Five Guys and In-N-Out.

“I think anyone who doesn't like Shake Shack only doesn't like it because of the like optics of it. They're like, "Oh, I got to get a [ __ ] little buzzer and just wait for my burger to be announced or whatever." Cuz that's the best [ __ ] cheeseburger >> ever >> of all of the chains.”