Barbecue Base

One of the best hugs you'll get from the Far North, Barbecue BOI's Jamie Urwin stopped by to unload 8 years of competition knowledge on us! He's a veteran of The Twisted Pits and Barbecue BOI so he's seen it all!  Get this in your ears!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we welcome back friend of the show, Matt Melville from Rum & Que and we've challenged him to give all his backyard knowledge to you!  Matt gives you the cooks you should try as a beginner, one up, intermediate and expert backyarder and then answers some listener questions, so much good stuff in this one!  Plus, Noel's top tips on Lamb leg and we round up all the latest happ...

Fresh off a redemption cook at Meatstock, Blood Sweat and Beers' Adam Manukau joins us to chat about how one of the OG party teams hangs about and what they changed after a recent disaster!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you are keen on hosting your own BBQ festival or competition - this is the episode for you! Join us as Ken Van Mackelbergh and Steve More take us through what it's like to put on the Fired Up BBQ Festival (Kerikeri) and Smoke on the Coast (Whangateau) from start to finish!  Plus get Noel's top tips on Oyster blade and we catch up all the happs on the local and international scene! Get it i...

Join us as we welcome the self-professeed Pirate of BBQ, Norm Kete from Meat Maurauders onto the base to chat all things competition and we can't resist chatting a little bit about his latest pit - The Hurt Locker!  Get it in your ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jody Harris & Dirk Mullins are the people behind the tearaway success of the Rib Cookoff Association. They join us to tell us about that and why they're bringing it to New Zealand.  Plus Noel gives you his top tips on smoked chicken breast and brining plus all the other news and round ups from the NZ BBQ world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Aussie's OG's and a Team of the Year Champ with many other GC's and a tip to the Jack to his name, Lukas Armstrong stops by the Base to chat all things competition BBQ with us!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man, the myth, the legend, Thomas Winkler himself joins us this episode. All the way from BBQ's and More, Auckland, everyone's favourite German!  We caht bringing the cheffyness to BBQ, whiskey matching, top buying tips and a dive into what wood works where!  Plus get Noel's Lamb Shoulder Chop recipe and the round up from Meatstock!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

He's one half of the brother team, The Chosen Q, and recent GC at Kumeu so strap in for all of Dave Woodley's tips and tricks on this episode of Competition Time!  Thanks to our show partners iHeart Radio Jack Daniels Rum & Que Moo Moo Smokehouse & Grill  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's one of the baddest badasses in BBQ and has been blazing a trail aound the world for many years and finally, we got her to stop by the base for a chat! Don't sleep on this one as we chat to Danielle Bennett, better known as Diva Q!  Plus we ound up the first SCA of the year, some developments down south, look forward to Meatstock and Noel gives you his top pork chop tips!  See omnys...

Come and hear from the old and the new! OG competitor Jon James has teamed up with Tori Ward to create Smokesman BBQ and have been seeing success with their new set up!  Everything you wanted to know about set up, chicken and prep straight from one of the legends of NZ BBQ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the first year of the new ownership and management of the NZBA we caught up with Chris Tolcher, one of the head judges and leaders of the governing body. We chat everything from their thoughts on 2024, the first comp of the year for 2025, Kumeu, and what they're hoping to achieve in 2025 and take you inside a judges room so you know what happens!  Plus Noel gives you his top tips for Li...

Everyone's favourite Scotkiwi is here, John Goddard from the Purple Monster that is Sticky Fingers!  Come here chat about what it takes to go from DAL to Top of the Ladder and the fun they had in between!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All the way from the wild Chathams we chat Weka, Kina, Crays and BBQ with the man behind the wildly popular 'Blokes Can Cook Too' pages, Joel Yukich. Everything hunting, fishing and BBQ is right here for you!  Plus get Noel's top tips for the perfect hot n fast bbq lamb leg and catch up with what the boys got up to over Christmas.  Get it in your ears! Thanks to our show partners iHeart...

One third of the B's from Triple B BBQ  out of Aussie is Dan Barrington, he's an Aussie, but we seem toi have claimed him as a Kiwi - score one back for NZ!  He's here giving us insights left right and centre - don't miss this one!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join three of our top SCA steak cooks, including twice NZ Steak Champion Troy Bilbrough and World Championship Qualifier Luke McGoldrick and Meatstsock Steak Champion Scott Matthews for a deep dive into everything SCA Steak - your mind will be blown!  Don't miss this.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One half of the NZBA team Out the Grate and a kick ass SCA steak and ancillary cook, Mandy Brunswick joins us for this episode of competition time!  All the competition BBQ tips and tricks you could shake a stick at...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's the head cook from the Mone Mone BBQ team, all the way from The Cook Islands and coming to Meatstock in Feb, it's Taua Elise!  Plus we roud up the final comps and news of the year along with Noel's Christmas Ham for Just The Tip!  Don't miss it!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever since they came onto the circuit in 2019 The Cook Cartel have been a force to be reckoned with and this year was their best yet. This is one you NEED to listen to if you're at all serious about comptition BBQ!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael 'Maka' Kirkham is leaving Australia for the very first time and coming tio Meatstock Hamilton, and he's excited! And we'e excited to see his leathergoods including some of the finest knife rolls going coming this way too.  Join us as we catch up on all things leather and BBQ.  Plus Noel's top tips for charred lettuce (it's a thing!) and our round up of the NZ scene.  Get it in your ears! S...

Quietly making a mark in NZBA and certainly not as quietly hitting the SCA ancillaries and steak is 2 Girls, 1 Grill's Cherie Leckner from the South Island! Pull up a pew and hear about their hjourney and some of the things they're working on to keep improiving their NZBA and SCA game!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Carnochan, better known as Smokey Fish Bar Bee Que is here to give you all his secrets about SCA, NZBA, Catering, Cooking with Ironbark and also how make amazing BBQ pies!  Plus Noel gives you his top tips on Pulled Pork Roti's and we round up all the latest news and events!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's one of the OG's of comp BBQ in NZ - grab a chair, pull up a Rumbo and chack out Matt's insights as a former Overall Champion. Meatstock Champion, National Rib and Pork Champion...the list goes on!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pellet grills have had a bad wrap in the BBQ world. but that's all a bit outdated now and Traeger are at the forefront of the technology and technical advancements in grills, pellets and getting smoke flavour into your food.  Come learn about pellet grills with us and Graeme Allardice, the Traeger NZ man who know's just about everything you need to on these beasts!  Plus, Noel's top tips on the hu...

Mild mannered truck mechanic by day, champion pitmaster by night! Rolling Coal's Pete Hughes drops by to chat all things competition including cooking Ribs at the Cowtown Classic in Texas and spills the beans on his current protein nemesis! Everything you need, in a bite size chunk!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.