Barbecue Base

Here's a cracker to kick off Season 5! Brand new in the chair head of the NZBA, Mikey Ledinghamd comes by to chat about his plans and vision for the NZBA going forward.  So, if you want to know everything about what it means for competitors, judges, sponsors and the back yard cooks - dive on in! Plus get Alex's stuffed lamb leg recipe!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You see those murals at Meatstock? The designs on the NZBA tee shirts? The Caleb memorial shirt?  Well, the guy holding the spray cans to those is Mr SImon Luxton, otherwise known as Art by Sigh, and he's here on the base to chat everything art, tattoos and BBQ.  Plus we round up the latest news and get some outdoor cooking safety tips!  Thanks for listening for another year, see you all in '24! S...

Noel may be in the Republic seeing Lions and crazy centipedes, but the Base doesn't wairt for anyone and here's the latest episode with Cook's on Fire's Kerren Packer & Jeannie Davies!  Plus - how about a great BBQ dessert? Smoked Apple & Salted Caramel Crumble pies for you along with a round up of the last events of the year!  #getitinyourears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

This is not a show you want to miss! Not one, but two SCA Steak Points Chase World Champions join us today in the form of Tim & Sandy Brown from Rockville Illinois when they were here in NZ!  All the steak tips you could ask for and some great chat too. Plus we recap the latest news, episodes of Cooks on Fire and Noel gives you his Christmas Beef Fillet appetiser recipe!  #getitinyourears  See...

The queen of the Que, the Hardcore Carnivore herself, Jess Pryles stops by the base today to chat about her time filming Cooks on Fire, give you a heap of tips to make your BBQ better and talk about Meat Science!  We also give you a double tip from Noel, saucy! With his thoughts on Lamb Rump but also the differences between Baby Back and St Louis ribs!  Plus all that other stuff you love!   #getit...

Back by popular demand - it's the Cook boys from the Cook Cartel back on the base! We catch up with the lads about their comp journey, tips and tricks, just f'ckn sending it and Cooks on Fire season one. We also get to delve a little deeper into both of their guilty musical choices!  We also round up the latest news and Noel gives you the tip for overdone lamb chops!    #getitinyourears! See omnys...

Here's a show that is a mix of old and new! We noticed that the Rib ROundtable had dropped off the back catalog and that just wasn't right - so we've brought it back for you, but...along with the latest news and updates from teh BBQ world including how our Kiwi teams fared at both The American Royal and The Jack!  So, grab a drink, settle in and enjoy some awesome BBQ goodness.   #getitinyourears...

In this episode we spent time with one of the nicest men in BBQ, if not NZ, Mike Molony from the Silence of the Lambs. When Cyclone Gabrielle hit - he didn't wait, he got right out there and started feeding people displaced and affected. We chat about that whilst also diving into some of the deicious South African treats he likes to serve up from the fire! Plus Noel's tips on lime marinated steaks...

One of our favourite BBQ people, Ken Van Mackelbergh on Canadian BBQ, Bulls semen and ghost pepper chips! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to know about competition BBQ? The Cook boys are here to tell you after their first season throwing down! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harry Soo, competition master, YouTube celebrity and all round brilliant guy stops by the base and gives you WISDOM! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here it is - one of our most loved episodes! The Brisket Round Table where we're joined by Adam Winter from The Four Saucemen and Ants Tutuvaki from Fireworks to talk EVERYTHING brisket!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 2 of Season one sees us sitting down with Head of the NZBA, Luke Seeney this is a great listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part two of the backyard round table is here for your listening pleasure! Matt Melville, Croydon Cole, Noel and Alex talk all things Pork, Brisket, Beef and Lamb in this episode - all you need to know! Plus we round up the recent news and events in the BBQ world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is all about the backyard cooks and we dive DEEP! Two of our favourite people in Matt Melville from Rum & Que and Croydon Cole from Smokin' Cole BBQ, stop by to help us talk about everything backyard from rub selection, low n slow vs hot n fast, chicken and ribs - this will make you the hero of your house! Get it in your ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Geoff Calder and Rich Healey were looking to start a business after Covid it was either a liquor store or a butchers, we think they made the right choice!  Join us for a great chat about meat, butchers cuts and how to raise tasty animals.  Plus Noel's tips for lamb racks and all the usual round ups that you need in your life! #getitinyourears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Join us this week as we travel down south to the Hawkes Bay and to chat with Jamie Hohipuha who's just celebrated one year running Bareknuckle BBQ, which prior to buying it had exactly zero experience in the trade!  Plus we catch up on the news, new products and Noels advice for Osso Buco!    #getitinyourears  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The backwoods of Georgia USA are calling us this week as we catch up with one of the stars of Netflix's Great American BBQ Showdown, James 'Grubbaque' Grubbs. If you've ever wondered how you cook Possum or Beaver tail - this one is for you!  Plus we round up the latest news and Noel gives you all the tip on Picanha!  #getitinyourears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's one that we've been waiting to bring you! Jeremy Morgan and Sam Vanvilay are not only GC winners from this year with Low-I-Que, not only one of the original Cooks on Fire teams, not only some of Wellington's finest but also a pair of sexy NZ'ers with beautiful hair! Pull up a pew and check out the chat that ranges from TV to Comp chicken, to rat...yes, rat. Plus Noel chats Wagyu steaks and...

Join us this week as we chat to one of the OG's of NZ BBQ - Michael Jeffries from the Big Smoke BBQ Company and his offsider and partner in crime for S1 of Cooks on Fire, Shane Southby!  Plus Noel's top tips on drum fire management and all the usual round ups and chat!  #getitinyourears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who's feeling a little tropical? We are! We're off to chat with Tom McDonald and Paul Napa a couple of Kiwi's who are flying the BBQ flag high and proud in Rarotonga! Check out all of the things hitting their scene and how you can get over there to do a bit of competition coming up!  Plus the usual news and round ups and get Noel's top tips for Burnt Ends!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

This week on the base we welcome chef, forager, hunter and all round good sort, Joel Hodgson from Nature's Kai. Ever wondered what you should pair with a wild mushroom? Need a foolproof method for doing fish on the smoker? Joel's your guy... We also chat everything news, competitions and Noel has an Oepsie!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're off to sunny QUeensland for this one to meet the suitably fluorescent (shirted) Brad and Renee Rose of Awesome Ugly BBQ! Come chat how they helped some fellow flightless birds out during a time of need and the reaction to that that nobody expected! Plus what they think of us as Kiwi BBQ'ers and how they make BBQ into a family affair.  Plus we round up all the latest comp news, including Alex...

A special show, recorded live at Smokin' Cole, Grey Lynn! We catch up with our mate Croyden Cole about joining the show as a sponsor and then the main act, Brett and Ced from BBQVANA who have been tearing up the NZBA this year.  Noel gives you the tip for Pork Steaks (yes!) and we round up recent competition action and talk Raro!  #getitinyourears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

This week we catch up with Stefan Apiata, better known to many of you as Stef the Maori! Come here about how he got going, built a huge social following and how he then launched his line of rubs and how native flavours play a huge role in his BBQ and cooking!  Plus the usual news and round ups and Noel gives you the good oil on Pork Belly without the messing about! See omnystudio.com/listener for...