Fat Ox BBQ started the way the best BBQ usually does: with a crew that was obsessed with getting better every cook.

Founded in 2021 by Ty Cranmore, Fat Ox grew to than just a competition team and turned into a real-world BBQ brand built on long days, hot pits, and a simple goal—make sauce and food that people actually remember. What began as a competition team became a food truck, then catering and pop-ups, and now a full product line built for backyard cooks, pitmasters, and anyone who wants bold flavor without the gimmicks.

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Our Sauce (and why it hits different)

Our flagship line is “Not the Best” BBQ Sauce—a name that’s half joke, half challenge. We don’t do hype. We let the flavor do the talking.

We make sauces that are:

• Bold, balanced, and built for real BBQ

• Versatile (ribs, chicken, burgers, wings, pulled pork… you name it)

• Consistency  in every bottle 

From our Original to Mustard, Wang, Spicy  and Seasoning, everything we put out is made to earn a spot on your table—not sit in the fridge for six months.

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More than a bottle

Fat Ox isn’t just products. We’re out there cooking, serving, and building relationships the old-school way—through catering, pop-ups, and partnerships with great local shops like Lee Bones Fine Meats.

And we’re just getting started.

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What we’re building

Our mission is simple: turn Fat Ox into a national BBQ brand by doing what most people won’t—showing up, grinding, and delivering a product that makes people come back for more.

Whether you found us through an event, a local shop, or you’re ordering online for the first time—welcome to the Fat Ox family.

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Let’s stay connected

Follow along on social, catch us at a pop-up, or stock up on sauce and seasonings online. If you’ve got a favorite way to use our sauce, we want to see it.

Fat Ox BBQ — real BBQ flavor, no fluff.