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 and rounding it out with a desert recipe called “Next best thing to George Clooney”...whatever that...
Feb 12, 2021•10 min
(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 Charcoal Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills Kosmo's Q Products - Use Code "BBQCENTRAL" for 10% off Your Or...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
(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 Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills Kosmo's Q Products - Use Code "BBQCENTRAL" for 10% off Your Order...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr
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...it was great fun back then and still holds it fun 8 years later! Also, let me remind you, if there is ...
Feb 05, 2021•10 min
(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" B&B Charcoal Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills Kosmo's Q Products - Use Code "BBQCENTRAL" for 1...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
(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 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills Kosmo's...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr
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 wife, Phyllis, joined him a few months after that. Neil had a big personality and he was always a grea...
Jan 29, 2021•10 min
(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 Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills The Smoke Sheet - Free Newsletter...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min
(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% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show" B&B Charcoal Vortic Watch Company Primo Grills The Smoke Sh...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min
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 Year Titles to prove it. Also, let me remind you, if there is a segment or a guest that you have a speci...
Jan 22, 2021•10 min
(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 will be the CEO of the MeatStick. The is a growing trend of wireless thermometers hitting the market a...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min
(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 "Grilling Vegetables" (not the title) book should be set to launch in 2021! After Steven, I will be join...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min
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% hardwood pellet. Candy remains active today and you can still find the BBQ’rs delight pellets widely ava...
Jan 15, 2021•11 min
(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 effort to restore some of the magic that America once had as it relates to watch making. Did you know tha...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min
(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 to discuss where 2020 ended up and where we might point for the duration of this year new year. If y...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr
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 episode, I gave my take on Paula Deen, who at the time, had come under tremendous fire for sand-bagging th...
Jan 08, 2021•9 min
(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 by doing a look back at a BBQ legend, Mike Mills from 17th Street BBQ, who passed away last Tuesday m...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min
(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 2021. We will also talk about a few of his latest recipes and learn what his 2021 goals are for the Y...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr
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 through the month and then tell the head eingneer what I liked and what I didn't like. I would tell him ...
Jan 01, 2021•10 min
(December 29, 2020 - Hour Two) Tonight I present a special edition of The BBQCS as I do the 2020 Year in Review. This is NOT a pre-recorded show! Indeed, we will DO IT LIVE!! Over the two hour program I will recount all of the fun things that happened this past year. There were some spectacular moments that will be addressed again, there were many great first time guests, there were controversies, scandals and salacious events that took place through these 12 months and I will recap all of them....
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 9 min
(December 29, 2020 - Hour One) Tonight I present a special edition of The BBQCS as I do the 2020 Year in Review. This is NOT a pre-recorded show! Indeed, we will DO IT LIVE!! Over the two hour program I will recount all of the fun things that happened this past year. There were some spectacular moments that will be addressed again, there were many great first time guests, there were controversies, scandals and salacious events that took place through these 12 months and I will recap all of them....
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU and today we celebrate 3 YEARS of "The Best Moments" show.! What a gift for everyone to enjoy. I want to extend a very special thank you to Jon Solberg. For the past 3 years, Jon has dutifully and excellently produced these bits of show history for you to enjoy. Over these 3 years, there have been so many bits that I personally have forgotten about that he has resurfaced for everyone to hear again, or for the new listeners, for the first time. Jon, thank you for all the wo...
Dec 25, 2020•10 min
(December 22, 2020 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour we will fire up the Embedded Correspondents segment with Doug, Jon and Rusty. This is our ever popular "Best of the Year" show where will each run down a number of clip highlights from this past year and then, somehow, decide a BEST of the best moment. This will also lead into our 2020 Year in review show that will happen next week which is a 2 hour extravaganza recapping the chronological history of the show from 2020 and recounting the fun times, ...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 48 min
(December 22, 2020 - Hour One) First up tonight is the pitmaster of Big Poppa Smokers, Sterling Ball. Tonight we will talk about the trends of 2020, the predicted trends in 2021, how Sterling views the social media ambassador/influencer arena, where competition BBQ might be next year and much more! Sterling never holds back so be sure to tune in for this one! After Sterling, 4th Tuesday of the month guest and creator of Derrick Riches (dot com), Derrick riches, joins me. We will also talk about ...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Episode 155…Taking you back to December 20, 2011…9 Years ago, the most popular BBQ Christmas song was written and then performed live on The BBQ Central Show. "The 12 Days of Holiday Christmas (BBQ Christmas)" was originally written by the guys at Hot Grill on Grill Action and then shipped to me for a live performance on the show. On this Tuesday night, myself and my 3 daughters sang our hearts out in hopes of giving you some extra BBQ cheer during the holiday season. If you haven't hard this be...
Dec 18, 2020•9 min
(December 15, 2020 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour I will be joined by the creator of Grill Girl, Robyn Lindars. Tonight we talk about her 10th annual gift guide, the 2020 live-fire trends and the 2021 live-fire predictions. Robyn is always fun and you never know what is going to come out of her mouth! You won't want to miss this one! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Butchers BBQ Green Mountain Grills Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Southside Market & Barbecue - 10% ...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
(December 15, 2020 - Hour One) First up tonight is Steven Raichlen from Barbecue Bible. We missed him last month because I had a chance to snag Rodney Scott for an interview and Steven was gracious enough to yield his normal time. So tonight we recap Thanksgiving, see how Hanukkah is going, what traditions he usually celebrates during this time of year and what his best gift suggestions are for the live-fire lover in your life! We will also talk about the biggest trend that came up in 2020 and w...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Episode 154…Taking you back to December 1, 2010...10 years ago I debuted the “Steak Round Table” show...this was a play on the BBQ Round Tables I was doing at that time. Chris Finney, Brian Pollack and Chuck Dorak...I remember who Chris Finney is...the other 2 guys, I am ashamed to say, I have no idea why I would have had them on the panel...that being said, I am sure they were HIGHLY qualified...their names just aren't resonating with me for whatever reason...LOL!! Brian, Chuck...do you guys st...
Dec 11, 2020•11 min
(December 8, 2020 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour I will be joined by Ed Reilly from B&B Charcoal. Many of us know about B&B already but, for those that don't, this will be a great introduction to the company, their history and what products they have available at the moment. Is there a difference in charcoal??? You be the judge! The very popular "open segment" might make an appearance tonight as well to close the show. Your phone calls and emails are welcome and we can tackle your questions...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min
(December 8, 2020 - Hour one) Welcome to the 2nd Tuesday of the month as we are in a full sprint to the close out of 2020! Joining me off the top is, of course, Meathead from Amazingribs.com. Tonight we will cover what the best gifts of 2020 are and why they should be under your live-fire lover's tree. We will also talk about a few food items that are traditionally popular during this time of year to include beef roasts! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Butchers BBQ Gree...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min
