Mad Scientist BBQ

Subscribers 770K

Videos 340

Views 104.1M

Channels Like Mad Scientist BBQ

Mad Scientist BBQ focuses on barbecue techniques and recipes, with a science-flavored approach to smoking meats. The channel covers tutorials and how-to guides for brisket, pulled pork, pork butt, chicken, and general smoking methods, often framed with science-informed tips and smoker management. With 340 videos published since 2016 and an average of about 2.3M views per video, the content cadence reflects frequent uploads across long-form tutorial videos and how-to demonstrations.

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We found 48 YouTube channels similar to Mad Scientist BBQ

#1

Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ)

93% relevance

Subscribers 145K

Videos 375

Views 25.4M

Appearances 18

SERP 100%

Similarity 89%

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Both target brisket smoking tips, smoker fire management, and beef rib smoke technique, with a 93% match driven by strong search alignment (100%) and content overlap in technique-focused BBQ guidance (89%).

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#2

Chuds BBQ view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 476K

Videos 619

Views 74.0M

Appearances 15

SERP 97%

Similarity 81%

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Shares audience interest in smoked chicken thighs, pulled pork, and smoker fire management, with an 87% match reflecting high search overlap (97%) and substantial content similarity in core smoking techniques (81%).

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#3

Meat Church BBQ

87% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 414

Views 135.9M

Appearances 17

SERP 86%

Similarity 87%

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Aligned on smoked chicken thighs and smoker fire management, plus smoked beef tallow topics, yielding an 87% match from strong search overlap (86%) and high content parity (87%).

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#4

Fork & Embers

80% relevance

Subscribers 143K

Videos 216

Views 7.8M

Appearances 10

SERP 73%

Similarity 85%

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Similar focus on beef rib smoke technique and smoker temperature control, with additional overlap on debunking BBQ myths, giving an 80% match from solid search (73%) and high content alignment (85%).

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#5

allthingsbbq

72% relevance

Subscribers 662K

Videos 1.3K

Views 93.5M

Appearances 8

SERP 61%

Similarity 80%

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Overlap on brisket smoking tips and smoker fire management, plus home offset smoker tips, resulting in a 72% match driven by moderate search overlap (61%) but fairly strong content similarity (80%).

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Grill Top Experience view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 68.9K

Videos 332

Views 32.8M

Appearances 11

SERP 66%

Similarity 77%

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Shared emphasis on smoker temperature control and BBQ myth debunking, with additional interest in smoker flavor tips, yielding a 72% match from decent search (66%) and solid content alignment (77%).

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Discovered competitors include Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ) at 93% match and Chuds BBQ at 87% match, with Meat Church BBQ also at 87% match. All three share overlapping queries such as brisket smoking tips, smoker fire management, and pulled pork or smoked chicken guidance, indicating competition around core BBQ techniques. Fork & Embers (80% match) and allthingsbbq (72% match) also overlap on topics like beef rib smoke technique, smoker temperature control, and home offset smoker tips. Mad Scientist BBQ has 770K subscribers, while these competitors range from about 143K to 1.2M subscribers, showing a spectrum of audience size but similar topic focus on smoking, brisket methods, and general barbecue science.

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#7	72%	Max the Meat Guy ▶	81%	9M	60%	7
#8	71%	HowToBBQRight	84%	2.0M	51%	12
#9	70%	Daddy DIY Grilling ▶	76%	53.6K	61%	6
#10	70%	Smoking Dad BBQ	86%	185K	45%	10
#11	69%	Pitmaster X	83%	733K	49%	7
#12	68%	Cookout Coach	83%	41.7K	47%	5
#13	68%	BBQwithFranklin	84%	597K	43%	7
#14	67%	Hey Grill Hey	79%	257K	49%	8
#15	66%	Camp Chef	80%	63K	45%	3
#16	66%	Aaron Palmer \| Low n Slow Basics	84%	145K	39%	9
#17	63%	Smokestack Joe's	87%	24.3K	28%	2
#18	63%	Cooper Abercrombie - Bar-A-BBQ	88%	57.4K	26%	3
#19	62%	The Dawgfatha's BBQ	88%	200K	23%	1
#20	61%	Rolling Bones Barbecue	89%	54.4K	20%	3
#21	61%	Pellets and Pits	84%	50.9K	27%	2
#22	61%	American Smoke	85%	39.8K	25%	2
#23	61%	Gulf Coast Smoke	81%	101K	30%	2
#24	60%	Char-Griller	81%	38.1K	28%	5
#25	59%	David Ledbetter	83%	8.2K	24%	2
#26	59%	BBQGuys	82%	192K	24%	3
#27	58%	Rum and Cook	83%	56.5K	22%	6
#28	58%	SmokerBuilder	81%	28.3K	24%	5
#29	58%	Meltz	81%	19.7K	24%	3
#30	58%	Kendrick BBQ	84%	525K	19%	5
#31	58%	Chiles and Smoke	83%	68.9K	20%	4
#32	56%	Tom's Kitchen	76%	78.5K	25%	6
#33	56%	Chris Young	78%	599K	22%	2
#34	56%	ButcherBox	76%	67K	26%	3
#35	56%	Bear Cusine	79%	4.7K	22%	2
#36	55%	Cooking With Ry	80%	246K	18%	1
#37	54%	Oklahoma Joe's Smokers	76%	392K	22%	5
#38	54%	Smoked BBQ Source ▶	77%	110K	20%	6
#39	52%	Kamado Joe	75%	129K	18%	1
#40	51%	Street Food Hub	70%	86.8K	23%	1
#41	51%	Lisa Nguyen	69%	5.4M	24%	2
#42	50%	Matt's Adventures	72%	24.9K	18%	1
#43	50%	SciShow ▶	62%	8.4M	32%	4
#44	50%	Be Smart ▶	63%	5.8M	30%	3
#45	50%	Daily Rerun	67%	891K	23%	1
#46	49%	Real Bigmista	64%	6.0K	27%	2
#47	48%	Ontario Science Centre	63%	14.4K	24%	2
#48	44%	11Alive ▶	56%	2.6M	26%	2

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Mad Scientist BBQ?

Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ) — 93% match, 145K subscribers; Chuds BBQ — 87% match, 476K subscribers; Meat Church BBQ — 87% match, 1.2M subscribers. All are BBQ-focused channels creating smoked meat tutorials and recipe content, competing for the same audience interested in brisket, pulled pork, and general barbecue techniques.

What type of content does Mad Scientist BBQ make?

Mad Scientist BBQ produces instructional BBQ content, focusing on smoked brisket, pulled pork, chicken thighs, pork butt, and related techniques, as shown by titles like How to Smoke Brisket, How to Smoke Pork Butt / How to Make Pulled Pork Recipe, and My MOST REQUESTED Chicken Thighs BBQ Recipe. The channel averages about 2.3M views per video, with frequent uploads (evidenced by multiple recent videos) and a subscriber base of 770K.

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