The BBQ Central Show

Episode 248 Talking you back to 9/15/15 – Featuring me again…as in no guest, just me talking about a story from the Danville BBQ Festival back in 2015. I am not going to ruin it for you…but let me say this.  Firehouse BBQ, someone named Mary Barry and a flying brisket…and the cops were called…and that’s where I’m going to leave it. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg an...

(September 27, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 & 10:35pm – The Embedded Correspondents and I begin the annual tradition of selecting this year’s BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame members! All of us have the 5 names we would like to see get in this year. how many are in common and how many will need to be argued for? Tune into the 2nd hour to see how efficiently we get through the process and who ends...

(September 27, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Joining me to lead the show tonight is BBQ icon and BBQ Hall of Fame’er,  Steven Raichlen . As we enter the 4th quarter of 2022 (at the end of the week) we take a look back at Steven’s BBQ/Grilling predictions/trends for this year and see what panned out and what still needs to get going before the end of the year! 9:35pm – 4th Tuesday of the month regular...

Episode 247 Talking you back to 9/6/16 – Joining me back then is BBQ Hall of Fame’er and BBQ Central Show Guest HOF’er, John Markus. I don’t usually say this so openly…but during this particular portion of the interview, we talked EXTENSIVELY about Port-A-Potties.  Yes, Port-A Potties! In fact, I recount a story from a year or so prior to this interview where 3 guys were out in the wilderness and...

(September 20, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – We love pizza and tonight I catch up with the official pizza expert of the show, and the country, Matt Frampton from  Urban Slicer ! Matt will give us an update on the business and any new products he is working on and he will also talk about something new…but it’s really something old and something he is passionate about! Yes, smoke is involved and a grea...

(September 20, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – This past weekend was the  Hartville Hardware  Grillfest and I was lucky enough to be the emcee again this year. Tonight we will lead off the show with a big recap of the event, who was there, what was cooked and what happens at this event during the course of a Saturday. There are great deals to be had, great food to be sampled and a lot of great people wh...

Episode 246 Talking you back to 9/6/2016 – Last week the Best Moments show featured Ray Lampe and I had asked him about if you could just get a tough brisket at purchase and, no matter how good of a cook you were, you were just going to end up with a tough brisket? Well…IN THE SAME SHOW, and it was referenced at the front of the Ray segment…Dave Bouska from Butcher BBQ was also a guest and I asked...

(September 13, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Opening the 2nd hour is one of the people I go to when I need to get the REAL information on commodities status in the industry. No one does it better or has more experience than my friend,  Tim Mikeska ! One of the topics that has been talked about for the last 6 weeks or so has been what BBQ restaurants are charging for brisket…some at $35/lb or more. Ti...

(September 13, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Rolling through September, we welcome in the 2nd Tuesday of the month regular guest and BBQ Hall of Fame’er, Meathead from  Amazingribs.com . Tonight we cover a BBQ myth to see if it is true or not. Have you ever heard someone say “If you’re looking, you’re not cooking”? Tonight we go through what that really means and if it hold true! If you are new to BBQ...

Episode 245 Talking you back to 9/6/2016 – Ray Lampe, Dr. BBQ , and I talk about brisket…especially if you can just get a “bad” brisket and you are screwed from the start. Back in 2016, neighbor Desmond cooked a brisket and, while the flavor was good (actually great), it was tough as hell. Ray gives his take on if it could have been the meat that was bad given how RIGHT everything else was with th...

(September 6, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – The first Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a regular visit from one of the most popular YouTube cooking show hosts,  Sam The Cooking Guy . Tonight Sam and I will talk about a few of his latest recipes, how he plans out his cooks for the week, how far in advance they work and if he’s ever thought about doing a “crowd funded” product! We might also...

(September 6, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Welcome to September and the end of Q3 2022! The year is rapidly coming to a close and the creator of  How To BBQ Right  is here to talk about hunting season, college and pro football season and some other live fire topics that he has been burning on lately! Malcom Reed is always a great guest and tonight promises to bring a lot more of the same! 9:35pm – Af...

Episode 244 Talking you back to 8/30/2011 – This week we feature ME!!! Let me ask you a question…specifically he male listeners in the audience. Have you ever been a member of the YMCA and gone to workout there in the early morning hours? IF you have, then you will be able to relate to the Best Moments Show that will hit the podcast feed this coming Friday. If you have NEVER been to the YMCA in th...

(August 30, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – We have certainly talked about BBQ competitions in the past but what about other food sport events, like a burger contest!? My guests in the 2nd hour took part in a head to head event a few weeks ago in New Hampshire…and we know both participants! In one corner, show cigar expert and fellow meat lover, Mr. Jonathan from the  Cigar Authority Podcast . In the o...

(August 30, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Ray Lampe stopped by the show to talk about a turkey tour he took through Illinois. It was sponsored by the Turkey Smoke folks and by the Illinois Soy Bean Association ! He made his first trip to to 17th Street BBQ if you can believe it…he had never been before! 9:35pm – After Ray, I will be joined my new show sponsor and the creator of  Bub N Mutha’s  BBQ rub...

Episode 242 Talking you back to 8/27/2013 – This week we feature Erin Evanson – The 2015 Sutter Home’s “Build A Better Burger” contest winner…that won her a cool $100k. Erin talked about her home cook background, how she became inspired as a kid and eventually how she got into food competing…not BBQ competitions…but some of these other food contests like the Burger event that she won. Ready to mak...

(August 23, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – The 4th Tuesday in the 2nd hour shows brings us a visit from the Embedded Correspondents! Doug, Jon and Rusty will jump in on a new set of 100% Assurity questions (you can play along too) as well as giving their opinion on such topics as “mayo binders”, cult following of products, when do you tip and when do you not tip, the brisket prices at $3...

(August 23, 2022 – Hour One 9:14pm – A few months back I introduced you too Chris Young, the CEO of  Combustion, Inc . You might recall that they make an internal thermometer that predicts when your food will be done and the probe also contains 6 internal sensors ensuring the “core” is properly chosen for proper cooking times. Tonight, Chris joins me again to talk about a recent steak experiment h...

Episode 242 Talking you back to 8/18/2015 – This week we feature the one and only (to date) interview that I have done with new BBQ darling, Ernest Servantes…I say new for the folks who only know of Ernest recently due to the major success and rave reviews of his restaurant ( Burnt Bean BBQ ) in Seguin, TX. However, Ernest has been in the BBQ game a LONG time…when he was really competing, he was v...

(August 16, 2022 – Hour 2) 10:14pm – Kicking off the 2nd hour tonight is the team that created and runs one of the most popular bbq websites (and brands) out there today, Hey Grill Hey! Susie and Todd Bulloch join me for their quarterly segment and tonight we reveal 2 NEW products that they are releasing to the market. We will also talk about a few recipes susie has posted recently and some other...

(August 16, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – As quickly as the close of former KCBS CEO, Emily Detwiler, came and went, a new CEO has been installed at the nation’s largest competitive sanctioning body for BBQ. You most likely have heard his name before, and back in the early 2000’s, he had quite a prolific team and personality on the circuit. Rod Gray, pitmaster of the Pellet Envy competition team and t...

Today I did a live remote interview with the president of Primo Grills , Nick Bauer. They are throwing the first “Primo Bash” event at their factory in Poplar Bluff, MO. Consumers, dealers, sellers and general live-fire lovers are all invited to come and hang out, eat feed and tour their factory to see what sets the oval Primo Grill apart from the other ceramic cookers in the market. Listen to Nic...

Episode 241 Taking you back to 8/16/2016 – This week featuring the longest running embedded correspondent (From Texas) and the pitmaster of Rogue Cookers , Doug Scheiding. Back in 2016 we were talking about what used to be THEE competition sanctioning body in Texas, the IBCA. So, if you aren’t familiar with Texas competitions and the IBCA…you can check out what was hot 6 years ago. Ready to make a...

(August 9, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – Every year when the BBQ Hall of Fame Class is announced I try to line up the latest inductees for some in-depth interview to help get to know them a bit more. I had a great one with John Markus a few months ago and tonight I chase down  Lee Ann Whippen . We will go for both segment and do the deep dive that you have come to know and love with the...

(August 9, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Opening the 2nd Tuesday of the month is BBQ Hall of Fame’er, best selling author and creator of the most heavily trafficked BBQ and Grilling website out there, Meathead from  Amazingribs.com . We ran into some technical issues last month and missed out on the topic we hit tonight, which is “Water Pan Myths”. You have probably heard a bunch of different things w...