Texas News Don't Let Dirty Smoke Sabatoge Your Barbecue KWBU | By Texas Standard Published July 14, 2017 at 8:40 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:11 Scott Ashkenaz/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Texas Monthly's smoked-meat guru, Daniel Vaughn, says fiery hot flames are key to fighting off dirty smoke --the enemy of delicious brisket.