The BBQ Central Show

(January 31, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a new monthly contributor to the show in 2023 and the creator of the  Cookout News  website, Wes Wright. We is actually on location this evening and will be joining me from his hotel room vs. his normal set up so we are both hoping that the wifi connection in the hotel is fast enough to accommodate his needs. Wes and I will talk...

Episode 266 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 –  In other promos for the Best Moments Show…I have said things like “I’m not going to give it away”…and then over the following few minutes…I give it all away! But I am not going to do it this time…so all I will say is this: “Nephew, Uncle, Drunk, BBQ Fork…” to get the connections, be sure to grab the Best Moment show on Friday…and you do need to subscribe...

(January 24, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – The 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from “MY GUYS”, The Embedded Correspondents! Tonight we will start with a fresh line of “100% Assurity Questions”. After that, we will dig into the full review of the “Beyond Meat Seared Steak Tips” and then move to such hot topics as butter, Dr. BBQ’s restaurant closing abruptly, usin...

(January 24, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a LONG time friend and a BBQ Central Show Guest HOF’er!  Bob Trudnak  comes on to hype up his appearance/attendance at the 2023 NBBQA national convention in February. Bob is going to give a class that weekend so we will what his agenda is and what you can expect as a potential participant. We will also talk about his new pizza do...

Episode 265 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 –  One name ….TED FREAKING READER…. ENJOY!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!   *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*   Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show O...

(January 17, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by quarterly guest,  Jess Pryles . As the year has turned, Jess’s travel schedule has also turned (up). We will talk about her recent jaunt to Florida with Smithfield and the upcoming SCA event she is going to this coming weekend at The Shed BBQ joint in Mississippi. As per usual, we will also cover a number of current live-...

Episode 264 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe was my guest during this time and we were talking about Fast Food BBQ that was really taking over at the time…in fact Ray was in negotiations with Burger King as a potential spokesperson for whatever BBQ they were attempting to bring to market at the time…it falls through in the end. HOWEVER, that was not the gem of this segment. If I can...

(January 10, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Kicking off the 2nd hour is Michigan Embedded Correspondent,  Jon Solberg . Last year, Texas EC Doug Scheiding, joined me to talk about how he has successfully grown his IG account. Tonight, Jon joins me to talk about his, perhaps surprising agreement, to get paid by Instagram to do reelz. Now, this might now be specific to him, however, we will talk all about...

(1/10/2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – After missing his appearance in December, Meathead from  Amazingribs.com , joins me to kick off the New Year. Tonight, Meathead and I will cover a number of topics to include the increasingly popular use of KOJI on meat and what it can also do for your love of butter, his thoughts on the NBBQA, HPBA and social media trends along with something called ChatGPT. Do you h...

Episode 263 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Once again making an appearance is ME all ME! This time I was doing a show from the basement of my freshly built house in Wickliffe…you might recall there was a 7 week run where, in between that house finishing and us having to have moved out of the old house, I had to do the show from Ed and Amy Levons basement…you heard that a few weeks ago in a previous...

10:14 – Also joining me in his usually spot on the first Tuesday of the month, is one of the most popular YouTubers around,  Sam The Cooking Guy . Like Malcom, we will get a recap of Sam’s holiday, what he was cooking, what his favorite gifts were and then we will really dig into some interesting topics. Sam was an early backer of the Combustion Inc. thermometer and we will see if he has gotten ye...

9:14 – We start off 2023 the way we have the past handful of years with a visit from one of the most popular BBQ/Grilling personalities around, Malcom Reed from  How To BBQ Right ! We will breakdown his holiday season, see if he got any great gifts and what he plans to do in the first part of 2023. 9:35 pm – After Malcom, I will be joined with the owner of the  NBBQA  and The  Barbecue News , Kell...

Episode 262 Taking you back to 1/5/2016  – They say, and I FULLY agree, that he’s one of the best to do the competition BBQ thing…Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ is featured on the show this coming Friday. This was an interview that saw me talking to Travis about the 2015 Team of the year win…up front we cover a little background on him, how he got into competition BBQ and what really launched him...

10:14 & 10:35pm – We close out 2022 in a way that only makes sense! The Embedded Correspondents and I will kick off the last segment of the year with a new round of 100% Assurity Picks. Before we get to that, I will come clean to you, the loyal Centralites, about something I did (or didn’t do) this past week that has me feeling like a true  CHARLATAN ! All will be revealed at the top of this s...

9:14 & 9:35 pm – Joining me in the first hour is a long time sponsor of the show and a very good friend of mine, Noah Glanville from  Pit Barrel Cooker . Tonight we will discuss the state of the live-fire industry and where we see it going into 2023. We will also talk about where PBC looks to grow next year and, as time allows, we will get an “Origin Story” out of Noah Glanville as well. BBQ C...

Episode 261 Taking you back to December 26, 2012  – And just as we are in the middle of the 2022 YIR show – back in 2012 I attempted a “round table” year in review show…making up the panel back then is the most likely successor to Amazing Ribs.com, Clint Cantwell, Old friend of the show Shane Draper of then Draper’s products and eventually Grilla Grills…and then pitmaster of Whiskey Bent BBQ (team...

(December 20, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Much like we led off the first hour, I will attempt to get through the 2nd half of the “YIR” segment as I recap the biggest guests, topics, content and everything else related to the show that happened this year. As I mentioned before, as you listen to what the show has done this year, you might be surprised at how much we have done for the industry!! Togethe...

(December 20, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Have I mentioned lately that 2022 is RAPIDLY COMING TO A CLOSE?? Well, believe it or not, it is! A BBQCS calendar year would not be complete without a look back a this record breaking year! So, in lieu of a first guest, I will attempt to get through the first half of the “Year in Review” segment. If you are just new to the show, you will get to hear what you...

Episode 260 Taking you back to 12/20/2011 – The holiday season is firmly upon us…there is no question about that! So what would make your holidays EVEN better? Yes, you guessed it…the 12 Days of BBQ Christmas will come to your podcast feed on Friday and just when you think you couldn’t possibly have more holiday spirit than you have right now…we are going to take the spirit knob and turn it to 11!...

(December 13, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Making his first appearance in about 2 years is the creator of the  World Food Championships , Mike McCloud. The 10th version of the WFC took place about a month or so ago so we will get the high level breakdown of this year’s events and what the final table will look like a little later in 2023. We will also talk about the past 10 years of this event, how it...

(December 13, 2022 – Hour one) 9:14pm – The first hour of the show fell apart the past few days, however, I have been able to rebuild it to one that should be great on many levels. Meathead had to bow out this month but filling his spot is my Utah Embedded Correspondent and the owner of the  Salt City BBQ  trailer, Rusty Monson. We have been following rusty all year and tonight we finish up our la...

Episode 259 Taking you back to 12/3/2013 – Featuring my friend and BBQ juggernaut, Sterling Ball from Big Poppa Smokers . In this particular clip, we dig a little into his cooking interest and how he got involved with BBQ, we also talk about his other job…Ernie Ball and Musicman…and then we close out the segment talking about the then BIG CONTEST every year…King of The Smoker. I am not going to st...

(December 6, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Making his last appearance of the year is one of my favorite guys to chop it up with (pun intended) when it comes to live-fire and food in general,  Sam The Cooking Guy . Sam and I will talk about what to make for the impending holidays, what gifts he’s suggesting people get for their loved ones this year and we will also dive into a few of his recent videos t...

(December 6, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – After an off week closing out November, we are back and better than ever, ready to start the last month of 2022 off right! Joining me to kick it off is good friend of the show and the pitmaster of  Swine Life BBQ , Mark Williams. Mark will talk about some great leftover ideas, especially if you are doubling down on turkey for Christmas. We will also talk abou...

Episode 258 Taking you back to 12/3/2013 – I don’t know how far you go back with the show…keep in mind, this show has been happening in one form or another, since 2006! So, some of you that have been around for 5 or 6 years…that’s a long time…but you missed the first 10 years (or so)…LOTS of things have transpired over the years to be sure…like the segment that is coming up on Friday…when the show...