The Pitmaster's Podcast

This week we have Brennon Nielson of Sevier BBQ Addicts. He is fresh off a Golden Ticket win in Ogden UT. Brennon is a great SCA cook and he is laying it all out for us this week.

This week we talk with two of the best cooks the west coast has to offer Jerry Aguliar of Burnin' and Lootin' and Matt Hanson of Crooked Pigs.  We discuss meat selection, trimming, and other basics to help get you started in KCBS bbq competitions, and also if you're a veteran of the comp bbq scene we have a bunch of tips for you as well

Marcio Borguezan of Hog Addiction BBQ Competition Team is a whole hog world champion, steak champion, bbq competition cook, and Tribal Fire ambassador.  He is basically who we want to be when we grow up.  We chat whole hog and winning steaks comps over live fire

We talk to John Bolton of The Wolf Pack a killer SCA cook and an all-around great guy.  He walks us through some of his processes and shares some steak cooking tips.  

We chat with The Steak Princess Rylee Wright.  She is a 14-year-old multi-champion in streak and ancillary as well as being a fierce entrepreneur.  She shares some tips and tells us about her journey in food sport. 

Today we sit down with Clint Mitchel, Mardy Rich of Voodoo Coffee Roasters , and AJ Maudsley of Slowpoke BBQ .  AJ will be judging his first comp and we talk with him about what he expects to see and try and get into the mind of first-time judges and then of course we break down what are other judges are looking for.     

Steve Conaway is a very consistent SCA cook.  A former bbq competitor who has settled into the SCA world quite nicely.  We chat with him about his history and success.  

The BBQ Ninja Craig Verhage has been cooking over live fire in almost every way imaginable for decades.  We chat with him about his adventures in cooking.  Craig is always a good time and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  

On the pod this week we have KCBS Emily Detwiler and President Rick Wagner.  We chat about all the things KCBS has going on and what the future holds for this organization that is celebrating its 35 year anniversary! So download where ever you get your podcasts.

Mike Wozniak of QUAU BBQ has won more comps than most teams combined.  One of the most prolific cooks on the circuit we try and tap into the magic and glean what we can from one of the legends of bbq.

We have Ray Lampe on the show today.  Ray got started in competition bbq and now is a household name in the BBQ world.  We chat with him about comp bbq and here some great stories from the legend himself! 

Jake Gross is the rancher and co-founder of E3 meats He walks us through what happens to our meat from birth to store.  They raise Angus beef and have one of the best programs out there and we get a behind-the-scenes look at the cattle-raising process. 

Rob basically does it all I mean just check out his website Prairie Smoke and Spice  a few of his accomplishment:  The premier BBQ caterer in Saskatchewan, with a pile of awards and a fleet of smokers, ready to serve groups of 50 to 5000 Canada's winningest BBQ competition team, with 21 Grand Championships to date. This includes the Canadian Nationals and 2 World Champion awards. Leader of Canada'...

We have Will Collier of DB180, Jerry Aguilar of Burnin' and Lootin', and Nate Benson of Uncle Jesse's on the show to recap the SCA World Championship and chat SCA in general. We also talk about a new Ancillary. 

Sandy Brown is the 2020 SCA points chase champion. She and her husband Tim dominated the circuit last year and look to repeat that feat in 2021. Sandy and Tim have teamed up with Johnny Joesph and now offer steak cooking classes for not only adults but kids as well. Be sure to follow all 3 on socials for updates on classes in. your area.

Will Collier of Dead Bird BBQ has made his mark on the Steak Cookoff Association circuit not only with multiple wins but a very successful line of rubs that are making the rounds in nearly every competition on earth.  Will recently took us behind the curtain on his cooks showing us not only a grilled steak but a seared steak....  You know we are a fan of that.   you can find his class on BBQ Champ...

Champion SCA cook Matt Ouverson owner of wicked pig products is the 2019 SCA world point chase champion.  He also holds the record for most points ever accumulated in a single season.  His marinade is on fire and used in almost every SCA comp on the planet. 

Blane Hunter of Porky Butts BBQ is one of the most accomplished competition cooks on the circuit and is also the owner of Porky Butts BBQ restaurant in Omaha Nebraska.   Here are just a few highlights of his comp career  Over 130 competitions and counting 85 top 10 finishes 22 Grand Championships in 9 different states 7 Reserve Grand Championships 2016 KCBS National Grand Champion – Team of the Ye...

We have Mr. Hotty Totty himself, Ronald Burns.  He is a multiple Grand Champion BBQ cook who has successfully transitioned into an SCA champion and creator of Hotty Totty rub.  Ronald and John Lindsey have teamed up to do Arkassippi Smoke Live .  A Facebook show dedicated to SCA, check it out every Monday night on their Facebook channel.  

Tina is not only a world foods champion and a grand champion BBQ competition cook, but she is also a TV personality.  She is fresh on a win on Netflix's American BBQ Showdown and also appears on Bama-Q She has a bunch of how-to videos and cook along on her website Tina Cannon Cooks that is will elevate your home cooing game, so check it out!

Today on the show we have nonother than Joe Pierce of Slap's BBQ. Joe is not only the owner of a highly successful BBQ joint but is one of the top BBQ competitors in the world 

Dewayne is the owner of the wildly successful Rib Lickers Smoke Shack located in Glasgow KY.  He also runs the BBQ Brokers shop where you can get all the tools of the trade that Dewayne uses himself.  Dewayne is a student and teammate of the late Mike Mills and is hell-bent on bringing a Memphis in May championship that has eluded Mike.  Nothing would make us happier than to see this happen.  

We take to Aaron Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ competition team who is one of the best competition cooks on the circuit.  Check out some cool videos he does on YouTube   You can get his rubs and sauces here   

Corey Linton is the organizer of one of the biggest competitions in the world.  He was also the Co-Organizer of the KCBS Invitational.  He has also been nominated for the KCBS board.  You can go to the KBCS website and vote for him there. If your looking to cook in one of the best contests out there there is still room at Smoke in the Spring .  Look the event up on Facebook.  

We are going to wind down till January 7th and spend this time with our families!  We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a badass new year!