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Send us Fan Mail Competitive BBQer and restaurateur Joe Pearce is our guest.  Joe has been featured on TV in BBQ Pitmasters and teamed up with Bobby Flay on the Food Network to compete for the crown of "Master of 'Cue".  But probably his biggest achievement was opening Slap's barbecue joint in BBQ heavy Kansas City and recently being proclaimed best BBQ place in Kansas by Food...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Meathead Goldwyn, will be inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this September at The American Royal.  Author of "Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Mr. Goldwyn is recognized as one of the leading authorities on BBQ.  He will discuss cooking chicken, the magical science of salt and putting the grill back into grilled cheese.   Sup...

Send us Fan Mail Brad Leighninger is the head pitmaster for the championship winning Gettin' Basted Competition BBQ Team. This team has finished no less than 7th place in the last 6 consecutive KCBS Team of the Year standings - winning it out right 2 of those years.  They are also the current points leader for 2021. This consistency qualifies Brad as THE MAN in barbecue to beat, no matter who...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Wahby is owner of Eximius Productions which produces huge public BBQ & music festivals in St. Louis, Denver, Jacksonville and Kansas City – with more cities joining the line up along the way.  These festivals feature top pitmasters from the U.S. making their BBQ available to the public.  He talks about the journey and what to expect. Also, Dan and Dave talk about ribs, b...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Tim Scheer, head of BluesHog.com and Gateway Smokers, took a trip to the World BBQ Championship in Memphis last week.  He went against convention as well as advice and cooked an event he had never before attempted in a manner few would dare (hot and fast versus low and slow) and walked away with first place!  Hear  the story that will become BBQ legend. Sup...

Send us Fan Mail Author of BBQ Revolution, Mitch Benjamin has a world championship winning competition barbecue team (MEAT MITCH) from Kansas City. After more than a decade of honing his craft, Mitch and his smoking posse dove head first into creating their own unique blend of spices and sauces specifically designed to win championships and trophies….and win they did! Now Meat Mitch products are u...

Send us Fan Mail Megan Day (one of our favorite guests) has been featured on The Today Show, Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters (winner), the Amazon Prime documentary Smoke & Ribbons, the front page of the New York Times, Fox & Friends, and the Cooking Channel – just to name a few. Since its founding in 2008, Burnt Finger BBQ has racked up countless awards on the competition barbecue cir...

Send us Fan Mail 25-Time Grand BBQ Champion Andy Groneman takes you through brisket, from picking it up at the store to pulling it out of the cooker. Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail Mark Lambert is a 4-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 t...

Send us Fan Mail Guest - 7 Time World Champion MELISSA COOKSTON Recognized nationally from her many appearances on national news and talks shows, as well as Food Network and Netflix, Melissa Cookston served as a judge on American Barbecue Showdown and season 4 of Destination America’s “BBQ Pitmasters”. Named one of America’s most influential BBQ Pitmasters and personalities by Fox News, Cookston h...

Send us Fan Mail The 2020 IBCA (International Barbeque Cookers Association) Cook of the Year, and current points leader for 2021, Phil Breeden joins Dave and Dan.  Head cook of Lucky Charms competition BBQ team, established in 2015, Phil is looking to translate his skills to KCBS competition. Owner and founder of LC BBQ that  specializes in competition injections and rubs. Support the show www.bbq...

Send us Fan Mail Thinking of marketing and selling your sauce or rub?  First stop is with the Spice Queen, Amy Jungk.  Amy is the Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Old World Spices and Seasonings out of Kansas City, KS.  Old World is the premier manufacturer for spices and the fastest growing barbecue brands made across the country. You probably know some of them. Learn how a company like O...

Send us Fan Mail Chad Ward's love of BBQ comes from his belief that it’s more than just food- it’s a language that everyone can understand. Co-founder of Whiskey Bent BBQ, a competition BBQ team and BBQ supply shop, Chad has won multiple awards with over 200 top 10 overall and category finishes. Chad has also appeared on the hit TV show Chopped and is a regular guest on The Dan Patrick Show....

Send us Fan Mail Risotto stuffed brisket?!?   The heart of Plowboys BBQ is competition-style barbecue. It began in 2001 when Todd Johns and his brother-in-law, Randy Hinck, started Pork Pullin' Plowboys, their competition team. For the next six years, Todd and Randy would travel all over the country, participating in competitions, perfecting their craft and learning what makes truly great bar...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Scheer, recognized BBQ authority, has out done himself with The BBQ League which launched in March 2020 as the world’s most exclusive online barbecue entertainment and educational hub, providing the BEST barbecue content (and savings) to meat enthusiasts of ALL skill levels.  They have brought together the best and brightest Pit Masters to raise the level of any barbecuer, whe...

Send us Fan Mail Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, a community of about 50,000 residents. Volunteers from competition BBQ teams from eight states answered the need to help feed displaced families, police, fire, National Guard and emergency personnel. Since then, OPERATION BBQ RELIEF has served over 9 million...

Send us Fan Mail A nationally recognized authority on the history and cultural significance of American barbecue traditions, Doug Worgul has been interviewed and/or cited in numerous national and regional newspapers and magazines on the subject, and has also appeared on two History Channel programs. He is the author of The Grand Barbecue: A Celebration of the History, Places, Personalities and Tec...

Send us Fan Mail Keith Karaff is the Executive Director of CASI (Chili Appreciation Society International). Each year CASI sanctions nearly 400 domestic and international chili cook-offs as qualifying events for the CASI Terlingua International Chili Championships, known as TICC. These sanctioned events raise approximately $1,000,000 annually for the local and national charities that work with the...

Send us Fan Mail Dub Siegel is just your everyday, ordinary backyard cooker (who competes and wins, now and then).  During the day Dub is a full time metal worker, but in his off hours he builds some of the most beautiful and exact custom smokers you have ever seen. Just check out his Instagram account at KCSMOKERCO for examples while he gives a couple tips to tighten up your model at home. Suppor...

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Send us Fan Mail Craig Renfro is Editor In Chief and Owner of Tailgater Magazine and joins us to pass on some great ideas and tips to make your Super Bowl “homegate” a big success. Tailgater Magazine received the National BBQ Association 2020 Award of Excellence for a BBQ publication. Craig keeps us on our toes with a whole bunch of recommendations for your Big Game party on Sunday. Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Luke Darnell is the pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke , which has been competing on the KCBS Barbecue Circuit for the last several years. Winner of multiple grand championships, reserve grand championships, and many other awards, Old Virginia Smoke also became the World Barbecue Champion, winning that title at the World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Alabama. He also teaches ba...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a 2-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off, the 3rd largest sanctioned cook off in the United States where over 220 teams competed. He has won well over 80 Grand Champions an...

Send us Fan Mail THIS WEEKS GUEST IS KELLY WERTZ who will be talking about making your own sausage to grill and smoke "4 Legs Up BBQ" is one of the most successful BBQ teams on the Professional BBQ competition circuit in the last several years. A one-man team, Kelly Wertz has distinguished himself with the following: • BBQ World Champion - having won the Jack Daniels World Invitational B...

Send us Fan Mail Competitive BBQer and restaurateur Joe Pearce is our guest.  Joe has been featured on TV in BBQ Pitmasters and teamed up with Bobby Flay on the Food Network to compete for the crown of "Master of 'Cue".  But probably his biggest achievement was opening Slap's barbecue joint in BBQ heavy Kansas City and recently being proclaimed best BBQ place in Kansas by Food...