The Pitmaster's Podcast

We explore the interworkings of a BBQ Association. Bobbi chats with us about the association, its work, and how to get involved.  

We catch up with Ronald Burns of Hotty Totty Rubs and sauces.  A legendary rub maker and a hell of a competition cook as well.  

We chat with Dan Phelps and Christie Vanover about the new GE indoor pellet smoker.  They have had a few serious cooks on it and we break it down.  

We have John Lindsey of All Q'ued Up joins us again.  We catch up but mostly we talk about the side of sponserships nobody wants to hear or talk about. 

We talk to Joe Wilson and BJ Searcy of Chaery Anchor BBQ.  They are a new BBQ team that is already out winning big contests.  We chat with them about winning Bullhead and some of their processes. 

Steve Johnson, owner of BBQ Pitstop, a BBQ supply chain in Utah.  Steve talks rub selection and if you want to bring your rubs or suces to market.  He also reveals the dates for the BBQ Pitstop Steak Championship Series in Utah.  

Miriam Benson, SCA champ, and her husband, Nate Benson SCA champ as well, break down their whole cook.  Nothing was left un answered.  If you're looking to get into SCA or need some great tips this one is you you 

We chat with Evan Wiederspohn a young talent killing it in BBQ, Steak and the WFC.  

We chat with Henry LaFollette, a SCA promotor who keeps his buy-ins low and the purse high.  Wanna know how he does it?  Download this episode to find out!

Fresh off their RGC at the Jack, Brett and Benny run us through their method and share some great tips on improving your comp cook.  

We have Ty Higgins on the show.  He just took down the American Royal SCA comp and he is here to run down his process.  So if you are new to the sport of SCA or like Rusty and haven't been around the game for a while, this episode is for you. 

Ben Holder stops by to chat about BBQ and steak cooking.  Ben has proven to be an amazing food competitor and an over all cool dude.  

Kyle Halvorson of Thermoworks stops by to chat about putting on an SCA event and talks about sponsorship.  If you are interested in getting sponsored this is the episode fo you.   

Kate is a health conscience Pitmaster.  She recently showed off her skills on BBQ Brawl in Food Network.  However, most impressive is she is the pwner/pitmaster of HI-BBQ a very success BBQ joint in Hawaii, Voted Hawaii's best bbq by Eater and is a KCBS BBQ judge.  

Shawn Rapier recently teamed up with Alacruz Argentine Grills, and fell in love with them.  We had to have him on and tell us all about it.  This is definatly a grill you should look into, especially if you're looking for a back-to-primal cooker.  Check them out at ALACRUZ

Chad and his Dad run probably the best SCA contest in Utah.  Situated in central UT, this quad is the biggest comp in Utah and the way it is going probably the west.  Chad talks about the contest from his perspective and what he hopes the future will be and he has BIG plans.  

Kris Hollis (Booties BBQ, Knuckle Draggers BBQ) joins us to discuss all 4 comp meats.  Kris has been in the comp game for a long time and has had tons of success.  Join us as we try and get all the info we can to help you just cook better. 

We welcome Christie Vanover back again to talk about her competition pork recipe.  She also has some exciting news!  Christie breaks down every step she takes making her over 170 average pork.  Yet another one you don't want to miss. 

We talk to world champ Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers about tips and tricks of pellet grills.  There is a lot of excellent info in this one for those new to pellet cookers and those who have used pellet cookers for years.  This is one you don't want to miss.  Let us know your favorite pellet cooker technique.  

Roger Donohoe has become a great steak cook, but it wasn't the easiest of journeys.  Now he has bagged a perfect score and is one of the top steak cooks in the SCA.  We chat with him about his process and his journey.  

Dan Phelps of Learning to Smoke joins us to chat about BBQ, Social media, and of course, shoes.  Dan has a huge presence on social media and a wealth of knowledge.  If you are ever short of ideas on what to cook, make sure and follow his page.  We learn a lot and hope you do as well.  

Christie Vanover runs us through her rib recipe step by step and lays all her techniques out there.  There are some severe nuggets in this episode! Christie Vanover is a well-known pitmaster, grill master, and founder of the popular website  Girls Can Grill . Christie is known for her creative and flavorful recipes and expertise in grilling and smoking. She is a self-taught grilling expert who has...

Legend of BBQ Sterling Ball stops by to chat about the hall of fame, brisket, music, and his life in semi-retirement.  We also talk about what he is working on and should be working on (cough, book, Cough) Sterling is on of our favorite guests and we hope you love listening as much as we did.