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Labor Day Barbecue Tips from America’s Top 10 BBQ Pitmaster, Fort Myers' Reuben Silva

With the upcoming Labor Day weekend three day weekend looking to be much more pleasant than last weekends’ deluge, many plan to fire up the barbecue in celebration. Whether you’re smoking ribs, searing tuna, or flipping veggie burgers, the advice of an expert pitmaster can help any BBQ endeavor come to a tastier end.

Chef Reuben Silva was the pitmaster cooking at Reuben’s Smokehouse when it was ranked fourth in the nation for its barbecue by TripAdvisor in 2015. He's since moved on to another career with the If I Can Dream Foundation, but his chef skills and pitmaster instincts remain. He joins Gulf Coast Live to share his knowledge for some practical tips on BBQ best practices ahead of the holiday weekend.

Matthew Smith is a reporter and producer of WGCU’s Gulf Coast Live.