09/03/2026
🎉 WAHOO—WE DID IT! 10,000 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS! 🎉
I was hoping to reach this milestone on my birthday two days ago, but I’m perfectly happy celebrating it during my birthday week!
Today, my MrFlavorsmith YouTube channel officially reached 10,000 subscribers—and I honestly don’t have enough words to express how honored, grateful, and thankful I am. 🙏🔥
When I published my first video in March 2024, I had no idea where this journey would take me. I didn’t know what would come from it or whether people would connect with what I was creating. I simply knew that I loved barbecue, experimenting with flavor, sharing what I learned, and inspiring others to get outside and cook.
But the real story of MrFlavorsmith began before I ever uploaded that first video.
This entire journey started in honor of my late father, “BIG Pa,” who was an absolute barbecue nut. My dad had a dream of building the ultimate barbecue trailer, and together with family and friends, we worked to make that dream a reality.
We built a completely custom 26-foot barbecue trailer featuring a five-foot American Barbecue Systems rotisserie smoker. I personally spent countless hours working on it alongside some of my friends and one of my cousins. It was the barbecue trailer of my dad’s dreams.
Unfortunately, BIG Pa never got to see it finished.
We still don’t know exactly what the future holds for that trailer, but it will always represent something much greater than steel, wheels, and a smoker. It represents my father’s passion, the time we spent together, the memories we created, and the barbecue legacy he started.
When I became MrFlavorsmith two and a half years ago, I did it in honor of my dad. I know he would be completely blown away by where this barbecue adventure has taken me—and where it continues to go.
That legacy now lives on through his son, MrFlavorsmith; the grandson he knew, Junior Flavorsmith—also known as the Kamado Kid—and even the grandson he never had the opportunity to meet, Mini Flavorsmith.
Mini Flavorsmith happens to be so much like BIG Pa that I’m pretty sure a part of my dad lives inside him. ❤️
This is more than a YouTube channel. This is a legacy that I am building—and that all of us are building together. I hope my dad is looking down, smiling, and feeling proud of what his love for barbecue helped begin. 🔥
When I brought that passion and inspiration to YouTube, I started by super-niching down and creating content centered around the Weber 22-inch kettle. It is one of the most recognizable, accessible, and widely used grills in the world, and I wanted to create barbecue content that everybody could relate to—content that made people feel like they could get outside, fire up their own kettle, and create something amazing.
That Weber 22-inch kettle became the foundation of the MrFlavorsmith journey. From there, the channel, the equipment, the cooking methods, and the adventures continued to grow—but the mission has always remained the same: make barbecue approachable, share what I learn, and help people create incredible flavor and unforgettable memories.
Two and a half years after uploading that first video, this has become so much bigger than I ever imagined.
Together, we have built an incredible global community of barbecue and adventure-cooking enthusiasts. One of the things that means the most to me is knowing that more than 75% of my YouTube viewing happens on televisions. That tells me people aren’t just quickly scrolling past my videos on their phones—they’re sitting down, kicking back, and watching my barbecue vlog-style content like an old-school television show.
You have welcomed me into your homes, and that is something I will never take for granted. ❤️
Reaching 10,000 subscribers has been one of my biggest goals from the very beginning. In that time, I have published more than 100 long-form videos and nearly 1,500 videos in total when you combine my long-form content and vertical shorts—generating more than 3.1 million channel views—not to mention countless posts across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
Anyone who says being a content creator, influencer, or YouTuber is easy has probably never poured their entire heart into doing it. This is a full-time, around-the-clock, seven-days-a-week adventure. It takes creativity, persistence, sacrifice, and an unbelievable amount of work—but I genuinely love doing it.
None of this would have been possible without my family.
My beautiful wife, MrsFlavorsmith, and my two boys, Junior Flavorsmith and Mini Flavorsmith, have sacrificed countless hours, days, weekends, and family time while Dad has been in the backyard barbecuing, filming, editing, testing equipment, developing recipes, and chasing this dream.
To my wife, my boys, and my entire family: Thank you for believing in me, supporting me, and being my biggest cheerleaders. I love you more than I could ever put into words. ❤️
Through this journey, I have truly found my place in the universe. I have found my calling.
My purpose is to inspire people to “Live a Life of Flavor”—not only through food, but through the memories, experiences, friendships, and adventures created around it. 🔥
Flavor Stacking has become the foundation of how I cook and teach. I’m now developing new ways to make that process even more understandable and repeatable, including my new MrFlavorsmith Grind Index system. You will be seeing and hearing much more about that very soon!
This journey has also opened doors I once only dreamed about.
Becoming an Amazon Associate and Influencer—and having my own MrFlavorsmith Amazon Storefront—has been an incredible experience. Being able to recommend products I genuinely use and believe in, while helping people make confident buying decisions, is something I’m extremely proud of and grateful for.
I am also honored to serve as co-host of the VGrillers Podcast and as Director of Brand and Content Creation for VGASS—the Vertical Grill Accessory Storage System. I’m proud to help build awareness for an innovative product and company that I genuinely believe in and stand behind.
To VGASS and every company, brand, affiliate partner, and individual who has trusted me, valued my opinion, supported my content, or allowed me to represent their products: Thank you. I am sincerely grateful for every opportunity and every relationship this journey has brought into my life.
The barbecue and adventure-cooking communities are filled with some of the most amazing personalities, creators, characters, and genuinely good people I have ever met. I am incredibly honored to have a place among all of you.
Most importantly, I hope this journey shows my boys that they can do anything they set their minds to. Find something you are passionate about, believe in yourself, work hard, remain persistent, and keep moving forward—even when the road isn’t easy.
To every single person who subscribed, watched a video, left a comment, shared my content, purchased through one of my links, encouraged me, collaborated with me, or simply believed in what I was building:
THANK YOU! 🙏
I am so grateful. I am so thankful. I love and appreciate you all.
We reached 10,000 subscribers—but trust me, this adventure is just getting started! 🚀🔥
🔥Live a Life of Flavor!😎🥩♨️👍
—MrFlavorsmith
