The BBQ Central Show

Episode 165…Taking you back to Feb 26, 2013 - Jason Baker from Green Mountain Grills was a guest on the show back then...and aside from persisting through some incredible technical issues on my end, Jason and I eventually talked about the way GMG takes their products to market (selling through a dealer network) vs. how other companies were doing it.  Jason also talks about why he thinks going thro...

(February 23, 2021 - Hour Tewo) 10:14 & 10:35pm: The Embedded Correspondents BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vortic Wa...

(February 23, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14: Jeff Krentzman - The BBQ Cleaner - Looking for a BBQ/Grilling related business to OWN?? Tune in for this! 9:35pm: Monthly visit from Derrick Riches. Tonight we talk Snowmageddon in Texas, live-fire lawsuits and grilling technology! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Sout...

Episode 164…Taking you back to 3/2/2010 –Taking you back to March 2010 - Steve Forman was a guest of mine and we talked with Cow N Sow to Wow BBQ restaurant and catering business.  Steve is located in Topeka (Google, KS back then) and he was nice enough to share with us his story of how he got into the BBQ food business.  Steve was actually a former radio DJ and also did everything else in-between...

(February 16, 2021 - hour Two) 10:14pm: Kevin Kolman (Weber Grills) BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vortic Watch Company P...

(February 16, 2021 - Hour One) Show Rundown: 9:14: Steven Raichlen from theBarbecue Bible 9:35pm: Robert Moss (Robert F. Moss Website) BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When Yo...

Episode 163…Taking you back to 2/16/2010 – My Mom, Connie Rempe, was a guest at that time and did her monthly appearance entitled “Connie’s Recipe Corner”, which was a thing back in the day. That segment consisted of a full meal including an appetizer, main dish and desert. On deck for this segment was a Buffalo chicken Dip app recipe, a bow tie pasta with roasted red pepper sauce main dish recipe...

(February 9, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm: (14:46) Big Moe Cason (Big Moe Cason BBQ) BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Char...

(February 9, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14 & 9:35pm: (21:13) Meathead from Amazingribs.com BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vor...

Episode 162…Taking you back to 1/22/2013 – Harry Soo from Slap Yo Daddy BBQ was my guest back then and we talked in-dept about cooking chicken and the internal temperatures.  Back then, Harry brought up that he was cooking chicken to an internal temperature that was much less than the FDA was recommending.  It was ALL THE RAGE back then and this is a good way to get reacquainted with this topic......

(February 2, 2021 - Hour Two) Show Rundown: 10:14pm: Sam The Cooking Guy 10:35pm: Laura Pall from Smithfield BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show...

(February 2, 2021 - Houe One) Show Rundown: 9:14pm: Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right (14:00) 9:35pm: Brad Stuart from Crisbee Cream Products (38:26) BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 1...

Episode 161…Taking you back to 1/21/2014 – Does anyone remember Neil Stawder??  Perhaps you know him as BIG MISTA...from Big Mista’s BBQ!!  In that segment we got a quick background on Neil and how he originally got into BBQ via the competition scene.  He then opened up feeding locations at Farmer’s Markets in southern California...eventually being able to leave his job and do it full time and his...

(January 26, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm: Embedded Correspondents Segments BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vort...

(January 26, 2021 - Hour One) Show Rundown: 9:14pm: Matt Frampton from Urban Slicer Pizza Worx 9:35pm: Derrick Riches from www.derrickriches.com BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% off with code "bbqcentral" The Pit Barrel Cooker Pitts & Spitts The Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% Wh...

Episode 160…Taking you back to 1/05/2016 - The pitmaster of Clark Crew BBQ, Travis Clark was my guest and we learned about Travis and how he got into the competition BBQ scene.  The biggest revelation he shared was his inconsistency that he brought on himself which led to his brisket score suffering that previous competition year.  Safe to say he got that all figured out and has the Team of The Ye...

(January 19, 2021 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour I will be joined by the Sales and Marketing Manager of B&B Charcoal, Ed Reilly. We will get an update on the charcoal levels throughout the country, we will also talk about their brand of wood pellets and how available they are and we will also talk about his grills...can you guess how many he has?? You will be shocked!! Closing the show tonight wi...

(January 19, 2021 - Hour One) Getting into the 3rd week of the new year and regular guest and BBQ Hall of Fame'er (and Guest Hall of Fame'er) Steven Raichlen joins me to talk about what he expects to be the new and popular trends of 2021! I will also ask him how his experience with wireless thermometers is going as we mentioned that last month as well. Lastly, we will get a book update as the "Gri...

Episode 159…Taking you back to 1/3/2012 – My guest that night was the then KCBS President and longtime owner of BBQ’rs Delight Wood Pellets.  Candy Sue Weaver took the time to take us back through the journey of their business, how pellets are actually made and what separates their products from the rest of the pellets on the market.  Candy’s brother was actually the first person to make a 100% ha...

(January 12, 2021 - Hour Two) In the second hour, we will be breaking format a bit as I visit with first time guest and new sponsor of the show, R.T. Custer from Vortic Watch Company. I have been a long-time watch appreciator and purchaser from time to time. Men don't have a lot of options for jewelry, but a good watch is both functional and stylish! R.T. and his partner founded Vortic in an effor...

(January 12 2021 - Hour One) What were the biggest trends of 2020 in the live-fire world? What will be the biggest trends in 2021? Will we continue to see a movement where people are decorating their outdoor living space with grills and cookers of all kinds because they believe there will be way more of the same this year? Meathead from Amazingribs.com will join me in his usually 2nd Tuesday slot...

Episode 158…Taking you back to 1/24/2012 – This is the first time we have seen a Jon Solberg patented “double header” with the new version of this format. If you recall, the BEST MOMENTS used to be 2 segments that were each 10 minutes or less.  Then, we switched it up to keep it more in line with the actual name and we went to a single segment in 10 minutes or less. Confusing enough?  In this epis...

(January 5, 2021 - Hour Two) Joining me for his first Tuesday of the month spot is Sam The Cooking Guy. Tonight we cover a number of topics to include his recent attempt at the "one chip challenge", how often he thinks about his recipes turning out for the viewers, his most and least popular videos from 2020 and what his goals for 2021 are for their YouTube channel. I will close the show tonight b...

(January 5, 2021 - Hour One) 2021 is here...and is rapidly coming to a close, so let's get after it!! Kicking it off, and we missed him last month to his hunting trip, is the host of the How To BBQ Right YouTube channel and the podcast with the same name, Malcom Reed. Tonight we talk about his favorite Christmas gift, the hottest trend in live-fire for 2020 and what he thinks make set trends for 2...

Episode 157…Taking you back to 1/3/2012 – There was a time, 8+ years ago, where I was ANTI-PELLET COOKER! Yes, that's right, I thought they were vile, I thought they were cheating, I thought you were a lazy person if you bought one and I thought much more than that as well! However, I was sent a pellet cooker by the company now known as "Grilla" to do some R&D for them. I would cook on it thro...