(March 14, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Kicking off the 2nd hour is the Cowboy Cook himself, Kent Rollins ! Kent has a new book that is getting ready to hit the market nd there is an associated book tour that is happening soon as well. We will talk about the new book, what he likes about writing, what you can expect to see in the pages and when the tour might roll by your house! We will also talk to Kent (and maybe Shannon) about trends they are seeing in the live-fire industry and I will also ask...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min
(March 14, 2023 – Hour one) 9:14 – Kicking off the 2nd Tuesday of the month, as he usually does, is Meathead from Amazingribs.com . However, tonight we are going to switch it up a bit and talk about a subject he casually brought up in January, which is Artificial Intelligence (ex. ChatGPT). How will this potentially impact those of you have have website that depend on traffic generated by these search engines? How should you look to pivot? What should you be doing now to lessen the impacts you m...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Episode 272 Taking you back to 3/8/2011 – In this Best Moments show, we journey back to a time in the show where I did something at the end of each show called “The 4th Segment Free For All”. This segment saw prizes donated to the show by vendors and then given to listers as long as they were able to answer questions about the show that evening. So, of course, you had to be on the livestream in order to win, and sometimes it was quick and sometimes it took quite a bit of time. Winning prizes on ...
Mar 10, 2023•11 min
(March 7, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – After sitting out a month due to book writing pressures, Sam The Cooking Guy makes his triumphant return to the show. We could easily go an hour (but we won’t) so I HOPE to discuss his getting into the rub market, if he thought that he would ever be a “products” person, what does he really think of the new Traeger products he got his hands on, some of his recent recipes and much more. 10:35pm – Coming out of the bullpen tonight is the owner of Combustion, Inc...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
(March 7, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the last month in Q1 of 2023, our pal and the creator of How To BBQ Right , Malcom Reed. Tonight we will discuss his most recent trip to Jamaica and see what food/recipe inspirations he brought back with him. We will also talk about some trends in our industry and we might talk a bit about getting into the rub and sauce business. 9:35 pm – After Malcom, we will get our dose of cigar knowledge and insight from official cigar expert of the show, Mr. Jo...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr
Episode 271 Taking you back to 3/8/2011 – In this Best Moments show we replay a portion of the first conversation I ever had with one, Craig Sharry who is the owner of Texas Pepper Jelly . In 2011, Craig had already been in the TPJ business and in the competition scene pretty heavily…but he had started this whole business about 5 years earlier. Over the years, Craig became quite a fierce and respected BBQ competitor in the Texas ranks and ultimately became the President of the IBCA for a while a...
Mar 03, 2023•8 min
(February 28, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – Kicking of the the 2nd hour are the world renowned “Embedded Correspondents” Tonight we launch the segment, as we always do, with a new round of 100% Assurity Questions! However, instead of pulling in a real human to take part in the questions alongside the EC’s, we turn to the immensely popular “Chat GPT” machine and see what it thinks! We will also cover flat top cooking trends, Houston Livestock and Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off, Jon’s effort to mak...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 6 min
(February 28, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a man who thinks “Every Day Is A Good Day”, iconic pitmaster, Rodney Scott ! Last time Rodney was on, back at the end of 2020, we talked about his background in BBQ and the family business. Tonight, we talk about the book he released in 2021, the restaurants he now has and a new venture he is announcing tonight along with a famous century singer! Stay tuned to see what that news might be!! 9:35 pm – After Rodney, the president...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr
Episode 270 Taking you back to 3/6/2018 – This is something that I totally forgot about until I previewed this file a few weeks ago. Does anyone else remember when KFC was pushing their gravy…as in…this stuff is good enough to drink…I think they were actually telling people to just grab gravy and use it in various ways…one way was to make a gravy cocktail…no joke! Well, in successive weeks there was a push of KFC gravy…and then there was a subsequent shortage after the gravy push was made…weird ...
Feb 24, 2023•7 min
(February 21, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Kicking of the the 2nd hour is the owner and managing partner of the NBBQA , Kell Phelps. As you might recall, the big annual conference for this organization took place this past weekend, so I wanted to have Kell come back on a give us the recap and how he thought it came off a few days after the event ended. I saw quite a bit of posting on it through various social media channels and I was surprised to see some of the people there that I did. It would a...
Feb 23, 2023•48 min
(February 21, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is the creator of Another Pint Please website (and related internet properties), Mike Lang. As you might recall, Mike and I worked an event here in Northeast Ohio last September and his segments always do well with the audience, so I wanted to bring him in more often in 2023 and we start that tonight! We will cover some of the new Weber products that he has gotten to play around with, talk about some new recipes and also debate s...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr
Episode 269 Taking you back to 2/2/2013 – Being featured this time around is one of the best competition BBQ’ers to every light a fire…especially if you’re talking about FBA events…he’s definitely on the short list of BEST EVER in that sanctioning body. He also got into the sauce business and has great success there…of course I am talking about the pitmaster of “Swamp Boys BBQ Team” Rob, “Rub” Bagby. I think if you were to go around to the cooks, both in KCBS and FBA, and ask what kind of person...
Feb 17, 2023•9 min
(February 14, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Kicking of the the 2nd hour is friend of the show and very successful rub, sauce, injection and soak maker, Kosmo from Kosmo’s Q ! Last time Kosmo was on we talked about how much money it would take for him to sell the company and we also talked about the business coming out of the pandemic craze. We will get an update on business, if there’s any new offers to buy on the table, where his growth is forecasting in 2023 and we will also talk about the “Kosmo...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min
(February 14, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is our monthly guest and creator of Amazingribs.com , Meathead. Tonight, the topic of discussion is the difference between “drip pans and water pans”. Before that, or after that, we will talk about the production of his 2nd book and how that’s going. As many of you know, I have been extremely critical of this book and if it is actually going to happen, however, it does appear that I will be proven wrong after 10 years or longer (...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr
Episode 268 Taking you back to 2/27/2018 – In this episode, a long time friend of the show and one of the pellet cooker pioneers, Ed “Fast Eddy” Maurin is featured in this week’s show and we discuss a bit of his passion for Baja racing…we also talked about where the pellet cooker market was sitting back then and where it was poised to go. Eddy also talks about the best features of cooking with pellet girls regardless of manufacturer. Eddy is an all-timer…he was a successful competition guy, a MA...
Feb 10, 2023•9 min
(February 7, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Last week it was our pal Doug Scheiding from Rogue Cookers talking about the 2023 San Antonio BBQ Cook-Off. This week we talk to the team that won the whole thing, Bill Purvis from Chicken Fried BBQ . Bill will give us the run down of that weekend and what it was like to win it. He was very close last year amid some scoring controversy, so we will see what it feels like to climb to the top of this mountain. We will also get some background on Bill and why ...
Feb 09, 2023•54 min
(February 7, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is our monthly guest and creator of the “ How To BBQ Right ” brand, Malcom Reed. Tonight, Malcom and I will be addressing a number of topics, not the least of which is getting you ready for the final NFL game of the season. Kansas City is a place known for their great BBQ. Philly is a place known for their cheesesteaks. Malcom and I will discuss which meats are the best to BBQ for a big game like this and then we will discuss the ...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Episode 267 Taking you back to 2/7/2008 – I’m not sure how much I need to explain this one other than, it’s the first live show EVER! I apologize in advance…but it was a LNG time ago and I had very little idea of what production value was! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this epis...
Feb 03, 2023
(January 31, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Pulling a back to back, the longest running Embedded Correspondent from Texas (Doug Scheiding) joins me to talk about this past weekend’s San Antonio BBQ Cook-Off. This event continues to grow and has aspirations of becoming a Houston BBQ Cook-Off someday and it might be sooner than later. Rogue Cookers took 14th overall on the weekend with a handful of top 10 calls through the event. Doug will break it down and give us his feedback on the 2023 version of ...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr
(January 31, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a new monthly contributor to the show in 2023 and the creator of the Cookout News website, Wes Wright. We is actually on location this evening and will be joining me from his hotel room vs. his normal set up so we are both hoping that the wifi connection in the hotel is fast enough to accommodate his needs. Wes and I will talk about the latest topics to include some new releases from Traeger, where he sees the flattop market go...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr
Episode 266 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 – In other promos for the Best Moments Show…I have said things like “I’m not going to give it away”…and then over the following few minutes…I give it all away! But I am not going to do it this time…so all I will say is this: “Nephew, Uncle, Drunk, BBQ Fork…” to get the connections, be sure to grab the Best Moment show on Friday…and you do need to subscribe to the podcast feed in order to get this particular show! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your ow...
Jan 27, 2023
(January 24, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – The 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from “MY GUYS”, The Embedded Correspondents! Tonight we will start with a fresh line of “100% Assurity Questions”. After that, we will dig into the full review of the “Beyond Meat Seared Steak Tips” and then move to such hot topics as butter, Dr. BBQ’s restaurant closing abruptly, using your fame to license a restaurant, griddle/flattop cooking and more! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NB...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min
(January 24, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a LONG time friend and a BBQ Central Show Guest HOF’er! Bob Trudnak comes on to hype up his appearance/attendance at the 2023 NBBQA national convention in February. Bob is going to give a class that weekend so we will what his agenda is and what you can expect as a potential participant. We will also talk about his new pizza dough coming out as well as get his thoughts on full-sized electric grills. Bob is always a great interv...
Jan 25, 2023•59 min
Episode 265 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 – One name ….TED FREAKING READER…. ENJOY!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/27/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The but...
Jan 20, 2023•10 min
(January 17, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by quarterly guest, Jess Pryles . As the year has turned, Jess’s travel schedule has also turned (up). We will talk about her recent jaunt to Florida with Smithfield and the upcoming SCA event she is going to this coming weekend at The Shed BBQ joint in Mississippi. As per usual, we will also cover a number of current live-fire topics and we will see what her company is set to expect in the first part of 2023. 10:35pm – De...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Episode 264 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe was my guest during this time and we were talking about Fast Food BBQ that was really taking over at the time…in fact Ray was in negotiations with Burger King as a potential spokesperson for whatever BBQ they were attempting to bring to market at the time…it falls through in the end. HOWEVER, that was not the gem of this segment. If I can properly set this up…new house, new studio…one of the first new shows happening in the new studio…b...
Jan 13, 2023•8 min
(January 10, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Kicking off the 2nd hour is Michigan Embedded Correspondent, Jon Solberg . Last year, Texas EC Doug Scheiding, joined me to talk about how he has successfully grown his IG account. Tonight, Jon joins me to talk about his, perhaps surprising agreement, to get paid by Instagram to do reelz. Now, this might now be specific to him, however, we will talk all about how the opportunity presented itself and what kind of money he is really making at it. Many of you a...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 17 min
(1/10/2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – After missing his appearance in December, Meathead from Amazingribs.com , joins me to kick off the New Year. Tonight, Meathead and I will cover a number of topics to include the increasingly popular use of KOJI on meat and what it can also do for your love of butter, his thoughts on the NBBQA, HPBA and social media trends along with something called ChatGPT. Do you have a question for Meathead?? Shoot them over to me and I will fit them in! 9:35 pm – After Meathead,...
Jan 11, 2023•59 min
Episode 263 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Once again making an appearance is ME all ME! This time I was doing a show from the basement of my freshly built house in Wickliffe…you might recall there was a 7 week run where, in between that house finishing and us having to have moved out of the old house, I had to do the show from Ed and Amy Levons basement…you heard that a few weeks ago in a previous “Best Moments” show…but this one was from the new home…and somehow I was able to show horn my joy o...
Jan 06, 2023•7 min
10:14 – Also joining me in his usually spot on the first Tuesday of the month, is one of the most popular YouTubers around, Sam The Cooking Guy . Like Malcom, we will get a recap of Sam’s holiday, what he was cooking, what his favorite gifts were and then we will really dig into some interesting topics. Sam was an early backer of the Combustion Inc. thermometer and we will see if he has gotten yet, and if so, what his initial thoughts are. We will also talk about my sous vide cooking of the Chri...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min
