The Pitmaster's Podcast

We chat with Kyle Matuszewski of Your Behind BBQ a father and son competition team out of Arizona.  Kyle and his dad are top cooks in SCA ancillaries and have both won SCA competitions as well as many top ten calls.  They are also accomplished KCBS cooks as well as producing an instructional youtube channel  Check out your behind BBQ on Instagram 

Casey just won the BBQ Pitstop SCA Championship Series.  This 6 part series featured the best SCA cooks from all over the west.  He also got a Golden Ticket on his first SCA cook a little over a year ago and we talk about being at the world championships.  He and his wife are also Grand Champion back yard cooks.  

Lynnae Oxley-Loupe returns to talk about her new obsession: SCA competitions. She has already notched a win and a golden ticket in her belt and is out for blood. Download anywhere you can listen to your podcasts.

We have Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers on the show today.  If you are super new the BBQ world here is a what Robby has accomplished: 2014 BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion 2016 SMOKED Champion 2015 BBQ Pit Wars Featured Team 2013 BBQ Pitmasters Semifinalist  2015 BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars  2016 & 2010 GBA Team of the Year 2019, 2010, & 2008 GBA State Champion 30 - Grand Championships 19 - Reserve Grand...

We have Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers on the show this week.  He is a Traeger Pro , an Embedded Correspondent on The BBQ Central Show , BBQ competitor and recipe creator.  He is also responsible for the recent Smoked Queso craze.   Doug is also an aerospace engineer. The dude can straight cook, so look out for his classes that he has all over the US        

We celebrate our 1-year anniversary with our first ever guest Hey Grill, Hey We catch up with Utah's favorite BBQ cook Susie Bulloch and her husband and right-hand man Todd Bulloch.   We talk about what they have been up to for a year and the real reason Susie doesn't compete.   Thanks to our sponsor Lion Energy for their support

We chat with Terry Roan who currently sits in 4th place in the overall SCA standings.   He is the 2018 world steak champion and won a record-breaking 8 1st place titles that same year.  He has a popular class on BBQ Champs Academy that is highly recommended by us.

Jess Pryles owner of Hardcore Carnivore. She's a live-fire cook, author, and TV personality specializing in all things meat. Jess is probably the most educated cook on the bbq scene.  We get into some of that knowledge and talk about her rubs.   check out her website for that book and a lot more!

This episode we have Mike Steele CEO of BBQ Champs Academy and IBCA completion cook.  We talk about why you need to be taking classes whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro.  We can always learn and BBQ Champs Academy is the best place on the planet for this.    

Winner of hundreds of competitions and the World Champion BBQ Pitmaster of 2012 then in 2018 He wins his 2nd World Championship. David Bouska and Butcher BBQ has appeared on season 4 & 5 of the hit TV reality show, BBQ Pitmasters & BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars.   Not to mention he is a serious archer and yes, we talk about that as well.    

Phillip Dell has a lot of accomplishments under his belt a few examples are:  4 Time Grand Champion, Chopped Champion, firemaster contestant, cutthroat kitchen contestant and a lot more.   We talk about his TV appearances, Food trucks, restaurants and all thing bbq.    

We talk about their firey start in BBQ their transition to SCA, judging, bringing kids into the competition fold, why you should just jump into pro comps and bypass backyard, Sear or not to sear, DQs and so much more.  Follow the on Facebook  or Instagram Check out Lion Energy so you can cook anywhere!  

This week we chat with food blogger, Traeger ambassador, Instagrammer, and all-around badass backyard bbq cook AJ Maudsley of Slowpoke BBQ . We chat about his budding Instagram fame, how to reverse sear a tomahawk steak, food photography, and a lot more.   Follow him on Facebook as well as Pinterest  

We talk with Kansas City Barbecue Society CEO Emily Detwiler about the current state of KCBS concerning the COVID outbreak.  We also talk with her about judging, the future of KCBS, what they are doing to for back yard comps, and more.    

Shawna Roppolo is the female cooker of the year 2 years in a row, winner of the NBBQA's Rhinestone Steak Showdown in Fort Worth, Texas.  She has placed top 10 in 51 of 96 comps she has entered.  She has won too many to mention here and she talks to us about those wins, tips, trick, and much more.  Shawna teaches a very good class on SCA competition cooking at the BBQ Champs Academy and we HIGHLY r...

We talk with World Champion Chris Schafer who has won multiple grand championships as head cook of Heavy Smoke BBQ and is the co-host of All That for 6 pieces BBQ show.  He also has his own rub line .  

We decided to switch it up this week and just chat about getting into BBQ competitions. We talked about this subject in our second episode with Jesse Johnson and Micheal Peay so check them both out.

This week we have the godfather of bbq podcasting and radio Greg Rempe of The BBQ Central Show We talk with Greg about the state of BBQ, why competitions are seeing fewer and fewer competitors, are pellet grills the new gateway drug, and a lot more. You can catch his live show every Tuesday at 9pm Eastern on his Facebook page as well   

Terryl is the World Food Championship Judge Coordinator and Head Judge, an SCA Judge and Rep, a Dutch Oven Cook/Competitor, World Champion Dutch oven cook, and a KCBS Judge.  She talks about judging events from World Foods Championship, SCA, and KCBS.  What is behind the scenes of and SCA judges table and give advice on turn-ins and more.  Check out The Pitmaster's Podcast  for all things Pitmaste...

Legendary Pitmaster Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porker stops by to chat about Tennessee Ribs, how to compete in Memphis in May, bourbon, and Barbecue in general.   Carey has his hands full with a Tennessee style BBQ restaurant and another barbecue restaurant on the way  On top of that, he has a spirits company that boasts a damn fine bourbon that goes perfect with BBQ Also, he and his friends get tog...

This week we have Jerry Aguilar of Burnin' and Lootin'. Here are some of his many accomplishments: 19x grand champion 14x reserve grand champion 6th place 2019 KCBS team of the year 4th place chicken 2019 KCBS team of the year 2019 California BBQ Association team of the year 2019 California BBQ Association Hall of Fame inductee 2012 California BBQ Association rookie of the year and so much more.  ...

John Lindsey is the Pitmaster of All Q'ued Up Competition team.  John was the 2018 Steak Cookoff Association Newcomer Of The Year. He finished 4th overall in the National Points Chase and placed in the top 10 at 22 of 38 competitions. In 2019 he finished 2nd overall in the National Points Chase and place in the top 10 at 34 of 59 competitions (58%). He also had 11 competitions where he finished ei...

Chef Matt is on the forefront of cannabis cooking.  Former bbq restaurant owner and competitor turned Chef.  He specializes in CBD And THC infused foods.  We chat with him about the world of cannabis cooking. Head over to his website for more.  Follow him on Instagram and Facebook  

In this episode, we turn the mic on ourselves and get to know our teams.  First up, the guys that make up Salt City Barbecue Rusty, Chad, and Jarod have been competing together for a little over a year and are 3x reserve grand champions and have gotten a call in every comp of their short career.  Then we have Smoke Ain't No Joke BBQ headed up by Anthony Lujan with Trevor Jensen and Rick.  They are...

Swine Life BBQ  has been competitors for years and now they have their own line of rubs and a very popular YouTube channel.   We had the pleasure of chatting with Mark of Swine Life Barbecue about his competition experience in KCBS and SCA.  We also chat about what it takes to run a YouTube channel and have your own rub line and much more.    You can connect with them on Facebook , Instagram and T...