Our guest this week made an in-person studio visit all the way from Australia. Brett Robinson is well known in Melbourne as one of the original adapters of U.S. style BBQ and led the charge for teaching, and it has become so popular in Australia. He's going to let us in on some flavor profiles for lamb and we get an explanation of why it is more popular there (because they are doing it right).
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Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finishes in many categories in BBQ and Grilling. After a life altering diagnosis of a brain and spinal malformation along with MS, Sunny went through a major lifestyle transformation losing 80 pounds which ignited a fire inside her to become a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer. She now develops recipes some of which include wood, smoke, and seasonings to infuse flavor to create healthy options. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than teaching others how to create mouthwatering food through BBQ and Grilling.
Todd and Andy will be going through some delicious ideas for grilling fruit.
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Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. He even took down last year's 2023 American Royal crown for chicken.
Brad has become the benchmark of consistency. In this episode Brad is going to get into some specifics of the hot ‘n fast revolution in barbecue and how you need to approach cooking this way in a drum.
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"STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He actually ziplined a whole hog into the American Royal for smoking. This show he is going to be talking about some of the other famous antics he is known for while cooking whole hogs at The American Royal.
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Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. He even took down this year's 2023 American Royal crown for chicken.
Brad has become the benchmark of consistency. In this episode Brad is going to get into some specifics of the hot ‘n fast revolution in barbecue and how you need to approach cooking this way in a drum.
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"STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He actually ziplined a whole hog into the American Royal for smoking. This show he is going to be talking about some of the other famous antics he is known for while cooking whole hogs at The American Royal.
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BRAD COLTER & BREANA VIA are still pretty new to the BBQ scene but have taken off like a rocket in the last year. First they won the 1st Annual Made for KC Cookoff that awarded them a one year pitmaster residency at Kansas City’s new airport terminal. Just to show it was no fluke, they turned around and not only were invited to the famous Jack Daniels competition, they finished first in pork. What’s next for these two? How about an elaborate launch of their own YouTube Channel dedicated to raising YOUR game on the grill, in the smoker, in the kitchen AND behind the bar!?!
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Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well. Aaron wanted to talk about how to get perfectly done ribs every time, and as Todd said in the show, “He’s giving away a ton of secrets!”
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Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbeque chef and barbeque business leader from Kansas City. He fills his calendar each year to teach backyard BBQ techniques across America. Catch one if you can!
Chris has won more than 50 national barbeque championships, and over 600 individual awards including the Jack Daniel’s World Championship BBQ Sauce Championship, and 8 Grand Championships at the Grand Daddy of them all, the American Royal in Kansas City.
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Our guest, Mike Erickson, a trained chef and high school culinary arts teacher in Texas, has embarked on a national quest to get high school kids involved in competitive barbecue. This is all about the National High School BBQ Association and how you (and your teen) can get involved. Scholarships and more are available to the kids that can really show their stuff.
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In the last 30 years Ray Lampe, a.k.a. "DR. BBQ", has become a legend in the BBQ community, dominating the BBQ competition circuit by winning dozens of competitions all across the country. He is one of the country's leading authorities on BBQ, grilling and tailgating with 10 books on the subject. Notes Andy and Todd consider him the O.G. of turning BBQ into profit without having a restaurant.
Ray has appeared on The Food Network, most recently on BBQ Brawl with Bobby Flay, as a judge and expert on "Tailgate Warriors w/ Guy Fieri", HGTV, CNN, Discovery, OLN, and is a regular guest on Sirius/XM radio. He has been featured in several publications including, Life Magazine, Maxim, Food & Wine, Men's Journal, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Todd takes a bite out of potato salad and reveals some secrets to knocking it out of the park.
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Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that his aim is to cook meat to blow your mind, not to taste like something you’ve had before. He is considered to be one of the best pork pitmasters in the world! In this show Mark is going to talk about the real issue with pellet cookers (avoidable) and getting that great caramelization on your meat. Todd Johns will discuss with Andy how to glean from TV pitmasters and competition champions (like himself).
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LEVERAGING YOUR BBQ BY-PRODUCTS
When they talk about the best BBQ place in America, one name is ALWAYS in the conversation - 100 year old Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Our guest, Chris Lilly, is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the head pitmaster of the their Competition Cooking Team, the winner of 17 World BBQ Championships in meat categories, holding a record 5 "Memphis In May" World Grand Championships. Lilly is a 2016 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame and in 2019 he was presented with the 2019 Pioneer Award for his work in barbecue. Also, in 2020, Lilly was awarded the Legends of Barbecue Pitmaster Award by the National Barbecue Association. That's kind of what happens when you win 17 World Championships!
This episode Chris is going to dive into the plethora of BBQ by-products that you can leverage for a plethora of different delicious options.
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Our recent show (next one down in the queue) with 17x World BBQ Champion Chris Lilly alluded to a couple of recipes from his first book in 2009, "BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ BOOK". Here they are, from the man himself.
Want more recipes? Be sure to let us know!
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TEXAS vs KANSAS CITY BRISKET
Briskets - we love 'em, but is there a real difference between Texas and Kansas City style (besides the sauce)? Chef Tom Jackson helps Andy and Todd dig down into the differences nobody really talks about.
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MAKING A WORLD CHAMPION HAMBURGER
Dave Elliott is originally from Minneapolis, he later moved to Kansas City where he found his love of bbq and outdoor cooking. He is the 2022 World Burger Champion and will again be competing in the Burger category.
Although he specializes in outdoor cooking, he has competed in the Dessert, Pasta, Burger and Steak categories at the prestigious World Food Championships. In 2013, his team finished 2nd in dessert and then went on to become the 2013 World Food Champion! He has won several bbq contests and has received over 150 awards. At the American Royal World Series of Barbecue, he has received two perfect scores of 180 in the Dessert category! Who else would we turn to to get a handle on creating burgers your family, friends and neighbors will never forget?
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Malcom Reed is the King of BBQ media with almost TWO MILLION YouTube subscribers to his channel "HOW TO BBQ RIGHT". No smoker yet? How about doing those ribs right on your gas grill? Malcom shows you how. Co-Host Todd John has a burger recipe that might just get your attention,
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TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get into cooking delicious ribs right on the grill, as well as get caught up with Travis's doings in Oklahoma.
Co-Host Todd Johns is wondering what in the world ever happened to sandwiches?!?
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In this episode Brad Leighninger is going to get into doing brisket the hot 'n fast way he has become famous for.
Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. He even took down last year's 2023 American Royal crown for chicken.
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Get ready to take notes as we have a true BBQ legend dropping tips and hints left and right. Dave Anderson is the Dave of the more than 200 Famous Dave’s BBQ in North America.
Growing up in Chicago, Anderson remembers his father coming home from work with a lunch pail full of street vendor ribs. Those early flavors inspired a lifelong passion, one that’s taken Anderson from barbecue novice to one of the foremost authorities on the art and craft of meat, heat, and smoke.
Anderson spent 25 years exploring his passion in barbecue capitals of America, from Kansas City to the Carolinas. About 20 years and 20,000 jobs later, the rest is finger-licking history. Over the course of his career, Anderson has shared his smoky savvy everywhere from The Food Network, The Travel Channel, and CNBC to Washington, D.C., and a special Presidential appointment. And he’s devoted his talents not only to feeding a nation but to charitable causes, including leadership work with at-risk youth.
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Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well (new one's coming out soon). Aaron really gets that we are all about sharing tips and techniques, so he comes loaded to talk about how to layer flavors in your brisket with injections.
Todd and Andy have ideas on how to use the meat trimmings you've saved up.
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Sterling Smith, 2022 World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ, has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to compete in major competitions including the Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Invitational, where they won the title of World Pork Champion, the American Royal World Series of BBQ, where they won Reserve Grand Champion in 2014 and 2022 (out of more than 500 professional BBQ teams each time), and won the title of Chicken World Champion and The Kingsford Australian World BBQ Invitational where they won the title of Brisket World Champion.
Loot N’ Booty BBQ is a 4-time Arizona BBQ Team of the Year and was featured on an episode of Destination America Channel’s Smoked, where Sterling and his wife Molly won the title of “Smoked BBQ Boss.” Loot N’ Booty BBQ Rubs and Sauces are sold nationally and internationally at hundreds of retailers world-wide, and Sterling teaches competition and backyard style BBQ classes at locations across the world. For more information visit: www.lootnbootybbq.com
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Our guest swears by it - mastering reverse sear will elevate your backyard game all the way around. And she's going to walk you through it. Danielle Bennett, aka DIVA Q, is being inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this fall via The American Royal. A well deserved accolade for a champion pitmaster with over 400 awards to her name. Her love of BBQ was instilled in her from a young age traveling through the American South with her family. She’s also an acclaimed cookbook author and has made numerous appearances on the Travel Channel, Food Network, and more. She’s passionate about bringing people together through BBQ and lives by her motto, “life is too short for bad BBQ”.
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They have been hounding Craig Carter of Aces Wild BBQ for years to find out how he does his award winning "Scotch Egg" - and we've got the exclusive right from the horse's mouth.
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Chiles Cridlin is the Pit Master of "Wolf's Revenge BBQ" and is cooking with a smoker that he designed and built himself, taking it across the country on the KCBS circuit to see how his recipes and skills rank against other professional BBQ teams. Hint: Very high! He is a poultry master and this episode focuses on getting chicken done right.
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