BBQ RADIO NETWORK

Send us Fan Mail Blane Hunter (a.k.a. Mr. Porky Butts) grew up barbecuing in south Texas from a very young age. He was tending fires and checking temps as soon as he could help with his dad’s passion for the magic that happens in the world of “low and slow” pit smoking. With over 27 years of experience combined with a Culinary education from Johnson and Wales and FVTC culinary schools Blane starte...

Send us Fan Mail In the last 20 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. Ray has written four BBQ cookbooks and is currently working on a fifth.  Ray has appeared on The F...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest on BBQ RADIO NATION, Rod Gray, was crowned 2013 Kingsford’s BBQ Pitmasters (Season 4) Grand Champion on national television.  A National Championship in 2009, Rod Gray of Pellet Envy was also the runner-up National Champion in 2010 and has been named the best pork ribs and brisket cook in the entire country.   Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail Artist STRETCH Rumaner (Sculpture/Design/Food) has a new BBQ sauce - BLACK OXYGEN BANGIN' BBQ SAUCE. He is innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved.  A frequent guest of Guy Fieri, 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. Support...

Send us Fan Mail Lance Rosen, a classically trained chef, is the Big Boy of Big Boy BBQ in Melbourne, Australia. He opened the first BBQ in Australia in 2010, after falling in love with barbecue in the USA.  His book, "Temples of BBQ", won the title of Best BBQ Cookbook in the World at the 2015 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. He has cooked and learned with some of the greats like Tuffy S...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode we brought in Meathead Goldwyn who is focused on Thanksgiving turkey (smoked and deep-fried), as well the essential sides like stuffing and gravy.  Listen in to discover what “muffings” are.  Meathead is the author of Meathead, The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling , a New York Times Best Seller and named one of the "100 Best Cookbooks of All Time"...

Send us Fan Mail Emily Detwiler is the CEO of the international BBQ organization Kansas City Barbecue Society.  The KCBS has over 20,000 members and is the last word in competitive BBQ, everywhere.  Also on the show, some ideas about smoking turkeys for the holidays. Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail After 23 years of serving as an U.S. Army Airborne Ranger ( retired ), Phillip Riddick is fearless in his approach to cooking, ready to take on anything that sounds like a challenge.  That includes barbecue, among others.  Phil Riddick hosts the YouTube Channel “Daddy Cooks” where he shares his culinary adventures with all.  He demonstrates why he is such a popular guest on BBQ po...

Send us Fan Mail Brad Leighninger's "GETTIN' BASTED" barbecue team edged out "SLAP'S BBQ" by 2 points, 2670 to 2668, to win the Kansas City Barbecue Society 2020 Team of the Year.  Just days before Brad clinched this win, we talked to him for our Halloween show.  Leighninger is a hot and fast cooker with multiple Grand and World Championships that proves it can b...

Send us Fan Mail Megan Day 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 circuit, including numerous Stat...

Send us Fan Mail Travis Clark's "Clark Crew BBQ" has won over 700 Top-10 awards in competition barbecue, culminating with being crowned the Grand Champion of the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational in 2019. The Jack Daniel’s Invitational is one of the most prestigious BBQ competitions in the world. All of this while cooking on some of the biggest stages against some of the...

Send us Fan Mail Ribs, ribs and mo' ribs!  If you are going to talk about ribs (and we do) then Scott Hendricks is a great place to start. Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, David Bouska started cooking in his local BBQ competitions.  Since then, David has won hundreds of competitions INCLUDING the World Champion BBQ Pitmaster of 2012, followed by a second World Championship in 2018. David appeared on season 4 & 5 of the hit TV...

Send us Fan Mail Over the years, guest Heath Riles has not only established himself as a master of the cooking styles of both of the two principle sponsoring bodies in the industry – the Memphis BBQ Network (MBN) and the Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) – but also a master of the winning style favored by the Steak Cook-Off Association (SCA).  To illustrate that point, in 2015 Heath won twelve Grand...

Send us Fan Mail If barbecue had a Mount Rushmore, it's no exaggeration to say this guy would be on it! Tuffy Stone is an icon to even the most experienced pitmaster.  His legendary precision and obsession with the science of smoke make him one of the most influential people in barbecue. It also made him 5 World Championships.  Maybe we should hear what the gentleman has to say. Support the s...

Send us Fan Mail Barbecue is, to some degree, all about that smoky flavor that can only be provided by burning something.  Whether with logs or chips, wood provides a wide palette of seasoning for your meats no different than any array of rubs or spices.  Guest Nick Broughton supplies barbecue stores nationwide with the wood products necessary to add flavor to your cookouts and knows as much about...

Send us Fan Mail To wrap up our series on shopping for grillers and smokers we invited the only logical choice – Max Good of www.amazingribs.com . Max is “the only man in the world who tests grills and smokers for a living and has cooked on more than anyone in history”.   You are going to want to hear Max out before you go shopping. Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail This week Pitmaster Matt Pittman from Dallas joins Dave and Dan.  Between competing in BBQ competitions, hosting classes, to being the king of Dallas Cowboy tailgates, Pittman is a seasoned BBQ pro. While appearing on the hit TV show BBQ Pitmasters , Meat Church was born, because one taste of Matt's cooking will give your mouth a religious experience. Matt will talk about Tex...

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Dan are all about smokers this week as we help everyone sift through the coals (or wood, or pellets) before the big sales hit in September.  Along those lines, joining us is guest Pitmaster Tim Scheer who blew the literal lid off of the "low and slow" barbecue world when he masterminded the Gateway Drum Smoker and beat over 600 teams at the American Royal BBQ Co...

Send us Fan Mail With BBQ sales just around the corner, Dave and Dan discuss what to be looking for in a new grill (smokers will be discussed in the next couple of weeks).  Also joining is Matt Frampton.  Matt is a world class pizza addict, an avid outdoor cook, author of ‘The Book on Competition BBQ’ and the popular website, www. BBQRevolution.com. He has appeared on TV shows such as BBQ Pitmaste...

Send us Fan Mail Andy has been part of the competition BBQ world for over 23 years. As a second generation competitive cook, Smoke on Wheels was born in 1996 to expand his calendar to cook more events. Andy has hundreds of awards; Including over 25 Grand Champion titles, 2 US National Chest to Chest Brisket Invitational Titles, 2 World Pork Champion Titles, including the Jack Daniels World Invitat...

Send us Fan Mail Chef Colby is a 2013 James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Midwest award winner, 2005 Food & Wine Top 10 Best New Chef and has had his cuisine showcased in the Wall Street Journal and on the cover of Saveur Magazine. Chef Megan (Colby's wife) is a James Beard Semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef and her recipes have been featured in numerous national publications includin...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a difficult task indeed to profile a man whose life is a kaleidoscope of experiences. This student of life is a trained artist, a successful sculptor, and entrepreneur, a TV star [featured on hit shows like “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives”], community developer, world traveler, and humanitarian [with local, national and international charity projects too numerous to mention]. S...

Send us Fan Mail Darian Khosravi, call him Kosmo, formed Kosmo's Q in 2009, and his products have become the staple among competition BBQ masters all over the world.   Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com

Send us Fan Mail Annilla Kelso from Snake River Farms joins us and reveals why their Wagyu Beef is dominating BBQ competitions from coast to coast - and beyond. Support the show www.bbqradionetwork.com