The BBQ Central Show

(July 1, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The 2nd half of 2025 begins TODAY! So, why not take a look at the first part of the year with our monthly guest,  Malcom Reed ! What happened in business, what happened in food, what happened in life...and then we'll look into the 2nd half of the year and guess how the industry will react to ever changing business climates, threats and other items that impact bus...

Episode 388Taking you back to May 20, 2014 - Featuring BBQ HOF’er, MIM legend, BBQCS Guest HOF’er…and the list goes on…Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson BBQ. We discussed a then 4th overall world GC at MIM…has since notched a 5th one as we know…this one is specifically interesting because it was the year that BBG won shoulder and the overall GC…with frozen pork butts…a great listen if you didn’t hea...

(June 24, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - The 4th Tuesday of the month brings a visit from the Embedded Correspondents. We have a fresh and varying list of 100% Assurity Questions. Aaron Huntleman will stick around for the 2nd hour as well so be sure to tune and and play along with us!  The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout...

(June24, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - Did you know we are "Eating the World"? Mike Grunwald thinks so and he joins me once again to talk about where we are as a country and as a global society as it relates to the food supply, the land we have available and the population that is growing. The conversation is sure to be thought provoking and entertaining. 9:35pm - After Mike, in studio guest and pitma...

Episode 387 Taking you back to 6/6/2017 and a visit with,,,ME...Where we talk about what the definition of a BBQ Pitmaster is...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??...

(June 17, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Making his first appearance on the show is a guy who started in competitions when he was just a young man in college. After a long stint on the competition circuit, he decided to get into the restaurant business. He currently runs one of the most well reviewed and reputable BBQ place in North Carolina...and the country for that matter. Chris Prieto from  Prime...

(June 17/2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - First off, a longtime show sponsor and friend of the show, Ryan Zboril of  Pitts & Spitts  joins me to talk about the state of their business and about their new touchscreen controller for the pellet cookers. 9:35pm - Then, after Ryan, I will be joined by  Owl's Nest BBQ Supply  owner, Steve Ray. Steve is a longtime lover of competition eating and tonight we...

(June 10, 2025 - Hour Two) On the show tonight: Marvin Weinberger - Grill Fighter (brush) Bob Healey - Grillblazer The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(June 10, 2025 - Hour One) On the show tonight: Meathead Robert Moss The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 386 Taking you back to 6/6/2017 and a visit with then first time guest - BBQ Legend - And newly inducted BBQ Hall of Fame'er - the late/grate Paul Schatte. If you aren't familiar with Paul, this is a great segment for you to listen to. You can also go back to last week's Embedded Correspondent segment and check out Doug's take on Paul and what an instrumental figure Paul was in Doug's BBQ...

(Recorded 5/29/2025) Sam took some time to record a segment with me so we could dump new content into the feed to keep you going through this week while I am out of the country, We talk about a number of topics to include a tease of his new book, a tease of a new infomercial, a tease of tariffs, cocktails, potato recipes, French fry recipes and much much more. ENJOY! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors...

(Recorded 5/25/2025) Join me with some bonus content as I am on vacation with our pal Malcom Reed. In this segment we talk about: Memorial Day Menu Items If 275* is the new 225* Camel cook The taste of camel Heath Riles big win in MIM Smoke Slam recap The future of MIM and Smoke Slam The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free sp...

Episode 385 Taking you back to 6/6/2017 and a visit with now quarterly guest, Mike Lang. We continue to discuss the Weber Charcoal Summit…now the Weber Summit Kamado grill…perhaps a grill that has fallen by the wayside over the past few years as pellet cookers continue to grow in popularity and doesn’t require anyone to actually learn fire management…but this is a grill that Kevin Kohlman talked a...

(May 27, 2025 - Hour Two) The last show if May 2025 is a BANGER on all accounts. Tonight, before I go out of the country next week, we have a special "All Embedded Correspondents All The Time" show planned. Yes, I have generated another all new and extensive "100% Assurity Questions" list for everyone to answer. On top of that, there are MANY other bbq/grilling related topics for us to discuss to...

(May 27, 2025 - Hour One) The last show if May 2025 is a BANGER on all accounts. Tonight, before I go out of the country next week, we have a special "All Embedded Correspondents All The Time" show planned. Yes, I have generated another all new and extensive "100% Assurity Questions" list for everyone to answer. On top of that, there are MANY other bbq/grilling related topics for us to discuss to...

Thank you to sponsor of this episode:  Green Mountain Grills ________________________________________________ Episode 384 Taking you back to 3/24/2016 and this week we feature a gentleman who was a semi-frequent guest of the show when he was at Weber Grills…that being Kevin Kolman. Back in March of 2016, Weber was trotting out their new “Weber Summit Charcoal Grill”. It came in a few different var...

(May 20, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:35pm - With the time I have left, I will run through some general housekeeping items that need cleaned up, give you a BBQ recap from a few weeks ago and give you the results of my very first executive physical that I took yesterday at the Cleveland Clinic. Interesting results to say the least... The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - U...

(May 20, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - First off, a quarterly appearance from one of the most well known people in the history of the industry. A prolific writer, a TV show host, a cooking class instructor and the list goes on.  Steven Raichlen  joins me to talk about his latest book available for sale which is titled "Project Griddle". We have teased this for months (maybe a year) but it is officiall...

Thank you to sponsor of this episode:  Green Mountain Grills ________________________________________________ Episode 383 Taking you back to 5/12/2015 and this week we feature pitmaster of Big Poppa Smokers, Sterling Ball. Within the minutes of this segment, Sterling really goes all in on his chicken process at the time…talks about time, temp and what the judges might think of texture at certain t...

(May 13, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Making his 3rd appearance on the show...Iron Chef, book writer, restaurant owner and more...my best friend  Michael Symon , joins the show. Tonight we will talk about the newest book that covers live-fire cooking. Already a New York Times Best Seller, will dive into how the book came together. In addition to Michael, his co-writer  Doug Trattner  w...

(May 13, 2025 - Show notes) 9:14pm - Fresh off my first trip to Las Vegas (recap at the top of the show) and we have lined up a great show. Kicking it off is the BBQCS official cigar expert, Mr. Jonathan from  The Cigar Authority  podcast. Tonight we dive deep into the latest releases from show sponsor Micallef Cigars and also cigar powerhouse Perdomo! 9:35pm - Then, after Mr. J, our friend and BB...

Thank you to sponsor of this episode:  Green Mountain Grills ________________________________________________ Episode 382 Taking you back to 3/17/2015 - A fan request show from Derick Thielbar. Back in 2015 I was giving the BBQ Hall of Fame a good togue lashing...and Derick wanted to hear a bit of that run back here in 2025...so Derick, here you go. From Jon to you...via me from 10 years ago...ENJ...

Thank you to sponsor of this episode:  Green Mountain Grills ________________________________________________ Episode 381 Taking you back to 3/31/2016 and we find the first…and somehow only time…that this guy has appeared on the show…Scott Thomas from Grillin Fools fame…we get the background and how he rose to prominence in the social media fame…he then parlayed that into selling social media clas...

(April 29, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The BONUS Tuesday this month brings another round of Embedded Correspondents. Last week it was Doug and Matt. This week it's our pal Jon Solberg and Rusty Monson. There will also be a special remote guest on the panel as well...how exciting!! We know how Doug and Matt answered the 100% AQ's last week...how will Jon, Rusty and the mystery guest answer them?? Yo...

(April 29, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The first guest tonight was out of the country when she was originally scheduled earlier in the month. However, she is back in the states and ready to put in the work for a segment (or two) tonight.  Jess Pryles  of  Hardcore Carnivore  joins me to talk about her recent travels out of the country, her time this past weekend at Pig Beach, her new "butter rubs" a...