Low and behold, August is National Sandwich Month. And lucky for us, pulled pork and brisket sometimes taste even better wedged between crisp, toasted bread. The Fourth Earl of Sandwich — credited as the first to bookend his meat and cheese between two slices — clearly knew his way around a slider.Make your sandwich festivities a barbecued affair this month with thick shreds of meat, crunchy coleslaw and sweet-and-sour sauces.

1. Brisket Sandwich: Chuck's thick cut of brisket goes a long way. The dry garlic-ginger rub is flavorful but mild, allowing his homemade chipotle apple sauce to shine throughout (pictured above).

2. Pulled Pork and Kimchi Sandwich: Cuisines collide with Chuck's Korean barbecue fusion. Sweet, spicy kimchi offsets the rich, tender shreds of pork and melted cheese between the panini-pressed egg bread.

3. Bobby's Sweet and Spicy Pork and Slaw Sandwich: Bobby Deen eliminates butter, sugar and traditional ketchup for a low-fat and lower sodium barbecue sandwich on whole wheat buns. With a canned tomato base and amber agave for sweetness, this barbecue sauce is as close as it gets to guilt-free.

4. Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches: Ellie Krieger also keeps the calorie count down with chopped rotisserie chicken in low-sodium, butter-free tomato sauce. Liquid smoke lends the sauce that charred flavor without fattening add-ins.

5. Barbecue Chicken Sliders: Take this slider straight from the tailgating handbook. Once coated with a southern spice rub and slow-cooked in a Pilsner beer sauce, the chicken shreds are piled on steamed potato buns for a slider that means business year-round.

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