(August 31, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: Most of us in this industry know about most of the grills and cookers that are available currently. But how many of us really know a lot about Argentinian style cookers? Tonight, first time guest Matt Brothers will join me to discuss his passion for this style of cooking and how this led to his business, Nuke Grills. We will also learn about the cookers and how to best use them. 9:35pm: After Matt, one of the biggest names in the BBQ industry, Tim Mikeska (Mi...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr
(Recorded 8/27/2021) In this bonus content episode I am joined by the owner of Yukon Glory, Esriel Rappaport. Esriel has a very unique story of getting into this market and how the company has evolved over the years along with bringing some of the most well thought out products to the market. Within the next 30 minutes or so, Esriel will share how the company started, how they grew the business and what value doing their R&D here in the states brings to the end product. He shares a number of...
Aug 28, 2021•36 min
Episode 191 August 24, 2010 - BBQ Fan favorite Rod Gray of Pellet Envy, is featured on this episode and we talked in-depth about where Wagyu briskets were in that era. If you can believe it, there was a time where wagyu was not the mainstream pick...in fact, 11 years ago or longer, many of the top Pitmasters actually poo-pooed all over it. One of the key points in this segment was me asking Rod if he thinks that wagyu briskets will stick and become the norm...much like injections were roundly di...
Aug 27, 2021•9 min
(August 24, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - The Embedded Correspondents join me for their standing 2nd hour appointment. Topics that we will cover tonight include: our favorite rubs on the 4 main BBQ meats, the growing popularity of smoking cream cheese, the shift of social media in the live-fire industry, speculating on which major BBQ competitions will or will not take place this year and setting the stage for the BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame nominating show that will take plac...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min
(August 24, 2021 - Houe One) 9:14pm: Longest running sponsor of the show, The BBQ Guru's own Bob Trudnak, joins me to lead the show. Tonight we will talk about a few new products he is bringing to market that revolve around the pizza world. We will also get a "state of the Guru" update and we will also discuss Bob's passion for cooking in general and how he plans to leverage that in the future. 9:35pm: After Bob, I will be joined by 4th Tuesday of the month regular, Derrick Riches. On tap to dis...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Episode 190 August 21, 2021 - Remember the incredibly popular showed on the Food Network called "Chopped"? Of course you do...aside from me, everyone thinks that show is great! In an effort to change it up a bit, Chopped went to a "grill-master" style show that had a number of personalities on it to include Ray Lampe. We talked about how he got on the show and what the experience was like and we also got into having to audition for shows even though he was so accomplished even back then! Ray is ...
Aug 20, 2021•11 min
(August 17, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Kicking off the 2nd hour is quarterly guest and the creator of the uber-popular Hey Grill Hey, Susie Bulloch. Tonight Susie (and maybe Todd) and I will talk about their complete rebrand and relaunch of their entire product line and corresponding websites and what went into that. We will also talk about their risks and decisions that go into something like this when your existing brand is doing so well. We will also talk about the launch of their new app whi...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min
(August 17, 2021 - hour One) 9:14pm: August is rapidly sweeping by but we won't miss our regular segment with BBQ icon, Steven Raichlen from Barbecue Bible. Tonight we will talk about beach grilling, his favorite garden dishes, the secrets to cooking great chicken thighs, how to cook the perfect steak and much more! 9:35pm: After Steven, I will be joined by a legend in his own right and the creator if the Peg Leg Porker brand, Carey Bringle. This is Carey's first time on the show (which is a sha...
Aug 18, 2021•53 min
Episode 189 July 10, 2010 - Hot Grill on Grill Action was a guest on the show back then. This was actually done in the “After-Dark” segment before the show blew out to a full two hour weekly show. Logan Hendrickson and Ryan Amos showed up and we talked about their background and how they got into cooking. They were getting ready to be on the 2nd season of BBQ Pitmasters back then. I also gave a quick take before we started talking with the guys about “teams that just wanted to be on TV”...a fun ...
Aug 13, 2021•10 min
(August 10, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Tonight in the 2nd our I will break format in a fairly dramatic way. A number of months ago, show contributor and Texas Monthly BBQ Editor Daniel Vaughn, turned me on to a podcast documentary called "Relative Unknown". He said I might be interested in it because there was a "Cleveland connection" in it. So I took his suggestion, loaded it into the podcast app and was HOOKED from there! If you are into motorcycle clubs, Hells Angels, the Bomb City and everyt...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 34 min
(August 10, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm: Meathead from Amazingribs.com joins me for his monthly visit. It is garden season so tonight, we will talk about a number of things that can go from your garden to the grill or smoker for a fresh and seasonal dinner option. We will also get the monthly update on the AR brands of rubs and sauces and speak a bit on how the live-fire industry has changed in the past few months. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr
Episode 188 July 15, 2014 - A visit with Sterling Ball of Big Poppa Smokers...One of the main topics hit that night was “regions of the country” and how it related to flavor profiles. We also talked about how much BBQ was on TV at that time and if it helped the industry and how it affected the competition side of things. Sterling is always a great guest and isn’t afraid to share his real opinions! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would lik...
Aug 06, 2021•12 min
(August 3, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Sam The Cooking Guy joins me for his normal first Tuesday of the month segment. HAs Sam reached 3 million YT subscribers yet?? When will it happen? Did we see his son, Max Zien, in front of the camera a few weeks ago?? I will also talk to him about his new cast iron pan that is available for sale (and show the one I have) and more during our time together tonight. 10:35pm - Travis Magee from MGrills joins me to close the show tonight. He was one for the firs...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min
(August 3, 2021 - Hour 1) 9:14pm - Coming off a great showing in Galax, VA, first Tuesday of the month regular, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right, joins me to talk about how the event went for team Killer Hogs. We might also get a special "sit-in" appearance from Mark Williams of Swine Life who took the GC on the KCBS side of things. We will also talk about some of Malcom's (and Mark's) latest recipes. 9:35pm - First time guest and creator of the EVO cooker, Bob Shingler, will join me. We will t...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 2 min
A few week back at the top of the 2nd hour I did a story on a place called Combe Hay Farms (It appears the DO NOT ship to the USA). They produce horse milk to drink and made claims that it can help cure a few common skin conditions. I have no proof of that myself, but you can read about it on their website and draw you own conclusions from there. This past Friday, July 30, 2021, I was a guest on the BBQ Talks Show which is UK based. One of the hosts, Ryan, heard my story and bought 2 bottles of ...
Jul 31, 2021•24 min
Episode 187 July 12, 2011 - One of the most successful competition cooks in KCBS, Mike Davis from Lotta Bull BBQ was the guest back then. We talked about a recent win at a competition he was at and we talked a bit about when the team decides to make changes to their cooking program as meats start to not score as well. If you are a competition cook I think this information will still hold true even 10+ years removed from the original conversation. Mike Davis is always a great guest and when it co...
Jul 30, 2021•9 min
(July 27, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The Embedded Correspondents join me to talk about our favorite BBQ sauces (mass market or otherwise) and we will also follow up on the Derrick Riches topics of Trager and Weber. 10:35pm - After 4 (long) months, the American Idol BBQ Central Show Edition will come to an end. Jon Solberg and I are ready to sing live on the show tonight as well as lead the segment with our produced duet which will really set the rook on fire! After tonight, the voting will be op...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min
(July 27, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - There are many places out there in the food world that claim to be "sustainable" or "green" or "Farm to table" but most don't fit that bill. My first guest tonight is walking the walk! Ben Bebenroth, Founder of Spice Acres Farm will join me to talk about his background, how he got into farming, the mission of the farm and his most recent live-fire cook where he used the Asador method (think iron cross) of cooking lamb for the first time. 9:35pm - Live-fire jou...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr
Episode 186 July 31, 2012 - Brisket Round Table to include Mike Wozniak (Quau) Ryan Newstrom (Big T’z Que Crew) Scott Kee (Pig Little Pig Town) - It ends up being a bit of a garnish conversation - which is a conversation that has taken place for years and years...it’s “optional”...but is it really? Take a look back at 2012 and see where you weigh in on this topic back from 9 years ago. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on...
Jul 23, 2021•9 min
(July 20, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Kicking off the 2nd hour is quarterly guest and CEO of Hardcore Carnivore, Jess Pryles. Tonight we cover "dry-aged brisket (yes, it happened), steak from a high level and its varying levels of acceptance vs. other proteins, hot dog talk, meat washing and more. Unless your busy procreating with spiders, you'll want to tune in for this one!! 10:35pm - The bullpen segment tonight is handled by the 2019 SCA points champ and pitmaster of Wicked Pig BBQ, Matt Ouver...
Jul 22, 2021•55 min
(July 20, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - Continuing to race through July we find ourselves in the 3rd week and our usual visit from the live-fire icon himself, Steven Raichlen. Tonight we will talk about ember roasted corn and other veggies, the best way to eat Maryland crab, get a recap on BBQ University and we will also talk about the need to evolve and adapt to the ever changing social media culture in order to be as viewable as possible! 9:35pm - Following Steven is fast food review expert and Em...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Episode 185 July 19, 2016 - While this time in life might not ring a bell, you might be familiar with the game “Pokemon”. Back in the summer of 2016, the newest version of Pokemon came out...and people were using their phones in order to play it...people were jumping out in the streets and getting hit by cars because they weren’t paying attention to what they were actually doing...While I was concerned about that...I was also concerned with another issue that the compulsion to play this game mig...
Jul 16, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
(July 13, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Keeping in the "BBQ/Grilling website theme, I will welcome Joe Clements from the Smoked BBQ Source. Until Derrick Riches recent article a month or so ago, I was not familiar with Joe's site, but since that time, I have been doing a bunch of digging and I am excited to have him on to talk about how he got this whole thing started and how it has grown over the past 5 ears or so. 10:35pm - After we are done with Joe, I will resume my reading of the "Horse Meat f...
Jul 15, 2021•59 min
(July 13, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - The 2nd Tuesday of the month in the first hour brings a visit from Meathead at Amazingribs.com. Tonight we cover two items that Meathead has been especially active cooking on his grill...Octopus and Calamari...and some other seafood/water living items. Meathead has often said, if he wasn't Meathead he would have been Fishhead. Let's see if he can lead us down the right path to Octopus success! We will also get the latest update on his new line of ...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr
Episode 184 June 28, 2016 - Being featured on the show this week is Tim Mikeska from Mikeska brands sausage...known as “The First Family of BBQ”... Tim talks about his family’s long history in the BBQ industry and how the Mikesaka brand has grown over the time. If you have ever had sausage in a BBQ restaurant outside of Texas...there is a pretty good chance that you are eating Mikeska brand sausage. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would l...
Jul 09, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 12
(July 6, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The first Tuesday in the 2nd hour brings a recurring segment with Sam The Cooking Guy. For those of you who are aspiring to be the next great book writer, you will get some great inside info on what it takes during the "process" of writing the book. Do you have what it really takes to be a best selling author?? Tune in for Sam's segment and see! 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is one of my favorite guys to follow on social media and he also happens to own s...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
(July 6, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - As we begin Q3 of 2021 we are set to be joined by YouTube star and championship pitmaster, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right. Malcom will be joining us from his farm, so perhaps, we will get a live dispatching of a chicken or pig (probably not). I will ask Malcom his preparation for the upcoming Galax, VA contest he mentioned last month, his recipe for the peach ribs he did a few days ago on YouTube and his take on pork pricing at the moment. If you have any qu...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode 183 July 2, 2013 - Show favorite Ted Reader...THEE MASTER PLANKER, was a guest on the show back then. Before I was joined by Ted, I talked about learning a new way of doing rib prep...which was putting water on the ribs before the rub!! I also asked Teddy for his take on this method. We also talked about the impending 4th of July holiday, getting your grill clean and safe and some menu items he was planning to do. What does Teddy think about having a party where everyone is cooking...tun...
Jul 02, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
(June 29, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - First time guest and pitmaster of Swine Life BBQ, Mark Williams, joins me to kick off the 2nd hour. Mark has grown to become, not only a successful competition cook, but a very successful YouTuber as well. We will get to know Mark a it more and trach his growth within the live-fire industry! We will also talk about a few of his latest recipes that you might want to try out for the 4th of July holiday coming this weekend! 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is ...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
(June 29, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm - It is a bonus week for June and we are ready to go! First up, the ever popular contributing editor t Southern Living, Robert Moss, joins me to talk about a few topics. The first item to cover tonight has been a question which has raged on for years if not decades on the internet. Robert will definitively answer if a hot dog is a sandwich or not! We will also get his take on the BBQ University class he attended last weekend with host Steven Raichlen. 9:35pm - A...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
