Send us a text What to get your favorite BBQ'er for Christmas? David Gafford offers suggestions from the many products he has personally used and tested in The Barbecue Lab. They have all passed through David's rigorous 25 point testing, so you know they are winners. Meanwhile, Todd & Andy will talk about gifts your BBQer might cringe at, so you mi…

Send us a text Ham? Prime Rib? Lamb? Chef Tom Jackson from ATBBQ.com has you covered this Christmas to make an impression at the dinner table. A culinary institute trained chef, Chef Tom Jackson always brings it to the recipes he consistently develops and unveils on YouTube. Check out his fantastic and professionally produced videos by searching "a…

Send us a text With her “meat scientist” credentialed certification from Iowa State University, Jess Pryles is going to unravel the myths and hesitations with frozen meats. As a respected authority on Texas-style barbecue, Jess Pryles is also a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, designed and releases the JP Signature Edition Pitts & …

Send us a text Some outside the box Thanksgiving ideas as host Andy Groneman reminisces with the 2011 Junior World BBQ Champion, his daughter, Kaylin Groneman. You might be surprised at what comes up when they list their favorite Thanksgiving meals. Creativity is in no shortage with this family. www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com…

Send us a text Before you buy your next rack of ribs you owe to yourself to hear what Craig Sharry says about how you can get tricked into getting what you DON’T want. Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a…

Send us a text Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that …

Send us a text Sterling Smith is 2022 World Barbecue Champion at the World Food Championships, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ. Smith has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to c…

Send us a text Our guest this week made an in-person studio visit all the way from Australia. Brett Robinson is well known in Melbourne as one of the original adapters of U.S. style BBQ and led the charge for teaching, and it has become so popular in Australia. He's going to let us in on some flavor profiles for lamb and we get an explanation of wh…

Send us a text Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finishes in many categories in BBQ and Grilling. After a life altering diagnosis of a brain and spinal malformation along with MS, Sunny went through a major lifestyle transformation …

Send us a text Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. He even took down last year's 2023 Ame…

Send us a text "STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He ac…

Send us a text Brad Leighninger of Getting’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he has won 3 out of 4 years), all of that while running multiple restaurants. He even took down this year's 2023 Ame…

Send us a text "STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He ac…

Send us a text BRAD COLTER & BREANA VIA are still pretty new to the BBQ scene but have taken off like a rocket in the last year. First they won the 1st Annual Made for KC Cookoff that awarded them a one year pitmaster residency at Kansas City’s new airport terminal. Just to show it was no fluke, they turned around and not only were invited to the f…

Send us a text Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well. Aaron wanted to talk about how to get perfectly done ribs every time, and as Todd said in the show, “He’s giving away a ton of secrets!” www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmf…

Send us a text Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbeque chef and barbeque business leader from Kansas City. He fills his calendar each year to teach backyard BBQ techniques across America. Catch one if you can! Chris has won more than 50 national barbeque championships, and over 600 individual awards including the Jack Dani…

Send us a text Our guest, Mike Erickson, a trained chef and high school culinary arts teacher in Texas, has embarked on a national quest to get high school kids involved in competitive barbecue. This is all about the National High School BBQ Association and how you (and your teen) can get involved. Scholarships and more are available to the kids th…

Send us a text In the last 30 years Ray Lampe, a.k.a. "DR. BBQ", has become a legend in the BBQ community, dominating the BBQ competition circuit by winning dozens of competitions all across the country. He is one of the country's leading authorities on BBQ, grilling and tailgating with 10 books on the subject. Notes Andy and Todd consider him the …

Send us a text Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that …

Send us a text LEVERAGING YOUR BBQ BY-PRODUCTS When they talk about the best BBQ place in America, one name is ALWAYS in the conversation - 100 year old Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Our guest, Chris Lilly, is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the head pitmaster of the their Competition Cooking Team, the winner of 17 World BBQ Ch…

Send us a text Our recent show (next one down in the queue) with 17x World BBQ Champion Chris Lilly alluded to a couple of recipes from his first book in 2009, "BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ BOOK". Here they are, from the man himself. Want more recipes? Be sure to let us know! www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com…

Send us a text TEXAS vs KANSAS CITY BRISKET Briskets - we love 'em, but is there a real difference between Texas and Kansas City style (besides the sauce)? Chef Tom Jackson helps Andy and Todd dig down into the differences nobody really talks about. www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.comAf Andy Groneman & Todd Johns

Send us a text MAKING A WORLD CHAMPION HAMBURGER Dave Elliott is originally from Minneapolis, he later moved to Kansas City where he found his love of bbq and outdoor cooking. He is the 2022 World Burger Champion and will again be competing in the Burger category. Although he specializes in outdoor cooking, he has competed in the Dessert, Pasta, Bu…

Send us a text Malcom Reed is the King of BBQ media with almost TWO MILLION YouTube subscribers to his channel "HOW TO BBQ RIGHT". No smoker yet? How about doing those ribs right on your gas grill? Malcom shows you how. Co-Host Todd John has a burger recipe that might just get your attention, www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com…

Send us a text TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get into cooking delicious ribs right on the grill, as well as get caught up with Travis's doings in Oklahoma. Co-Host Todd Johns is wondering what in the world ever happened to sandwiches?!? www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com…

Send us a text In this episode Brad Leighninger is going to get into doing brisket the hot 'n fast way he has become famous for. Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted BBQ is the very definition of winning consistently. Winning pork at Memphis in May, winning the Jack Daniels Invitational, and back-to-back KCBS Team of the Year Championships (which he …

Send us a text Get ready to take notes as we have a true BBQ legend dropping tips and hints left and right. Dave Anderson is the Dave of the more than 200 Famous Dave’s BBQ in North America. Growing up in Chicago, Anderson remembers his father coming home from work with a lunch pail full of street vendor ribs. Those early flavors inspired a lifelon…

Send us a text Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well (new one's coming out soon). Aaron really gets that we are all about sharing tips and techniques, so he comes loaded to talk about how to layer flavors in your brisket with inj…

Send us a text Sterling Smith, 2022 World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/Pitmaster of Loot N’ Booty BBQ, has been competing on the professional barbeque circuit since 2009. In that time, Sterling and his family have traveled nationally and internationally to compete in major competitions including t…

Send us a text Our guest swears by it - mastering reverse sear will elevate your backyard game all the way around. And she's going to walk you through it. Danielle Bennett, aka DIVA Q, is being inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame this fall via The American Royal. A well deserved accolade for a champion pitmaster with over 400 awards to her name. Her…

Send us a text They have been hounding Craig Carter of Aces Wild BBQ for years to find out how he does his award winning "Scotch Egg" - and we've got the exclusive right from the horse's mouth. www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.comAf Andy Groneman & Todd Johns & Richard Fergola

Send us a text Chiles Cridlin is the Pit Master of "Wolf's Revenge BBQ" and is cooking with a smoker that he designed and built himself, taking it across the country on the KCBS circuit to see how his recipes and skills rank against other professional BBQ teams. Hint: Very high! He is a poultry master and this episode focuses on getting chicken don…

Send us a text Over the years, guest Heath Riles has not only established himself as a master of the cooking styles of both of the two principle sponsoring bodies in the industry – the Memphis BBQ Network (MBN) and the Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) – but also a master of the winning style favored by the Steak Cook-Off Association (SCA). To illustr…

Send us a text Larry Olmsted is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author who has published several books and thousands of articles for major newspapers and magazines worldwide over the past 25-plus years. He was named one of the “10 Most Extreme U.S. Journalists,” by the Society of Professional Journalists and Travel Writer of the Year by…

Send us a text After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, David Bouska started cooking in his local BBQ competitions. Since then, David has won hundreds of competitions INCLUDING the World Champion BBQ Pitmaster of 2012, followed by a second World Championship in 2018. Da…

Send us a text Chef Fred Nesbitt is one of the country's leading cannabis chefs. Based in San Francisco, Fred is in demand creating dining experiences not for the faint of heart. Classically trained as a chef and augmented with a certification in Cannabis Science & Medicine from the College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Fred creates del…

Send us a text As a respected authority on Texas-style barbecue, Jess Pryles is also a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, designed and releases the JP Signature Edition Pitts & Spitts smoker, created an internationally- acclaimed line of meat seasonings under the Hardcore Carnivore® brand and has partnered and been ambassador for num…

Send us a text Blane Hunter (a.k.a. Mr. Porky Butts) grew up barbecuing in south Texas from a very young age. With over 27 years of experience combined with a Culinary education from Johnson and Wales and FVTC culinary schools Blane started competing professionally in the world of BBQ in 2013. In the seven short years that followed he has accumulat…

Send us a text What makes Hot n Fast smoking work? Tim Scheer (who pretty much started the crazy phenomena) explains how his Gateway Drum Smokers get the job done. He will also tell you how he grows Wagyu beef at Marble Ridge Farms. Andy and Todd will have cast iron care and feeding tips for you. www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com…

Send us a text TRAVIS CLARK has 10 World BBQ Titles to his name as Andy and Todd get caught up with his doings in Oklahoma as well as considerations in preparing for getting a run at a great summer of BBQ in your own backyard. Co-Host Todd Johns is going to wax eloquent on grilling fish, including the use of planks. www.bbqradionetwork.com www.hols…

Send us a text It's that time of year, so we visit with the guy who monitors the pulse of the BBQ industry for new products and services. David Gafford from The Barbecue Lab will be talking about all the new products unveiled at the Hearth, Patio & BBQ Expo in Nashville last month. On the docket is AI, starting your fire with just the pull of a str…

Send us a text 21 year US Air Force Veteran Mike Starr has traveled all over the world. During those travels he experienced unique cultures and tasted unique foods. He is bringing those unique flavors from his world travels to your backyard. Mike guarantees that after you try his natural sauces and seasonings in the Blazing Star line up, you will n…

Send us a text Armed with a background in the Refrigeration, HVAC, and Food Equipment Industry for 28 years, Frank Cox has made his living with temperature control, fluid dynamics (liquid and vapor), and heat transfer in many applications in the real world. His passion, SmokerBuilder, was founded by Frank in 2010 with a small blog and a shop full o…

Send us a text Worth Repeating... "Celebrity Chef" Aaron Franklin was named Best Chef: Southwest by the James Beard Foundation in 2015. After countless hours spent working the pit, he has earned a reputation as one of the top celebrity chefs in the BBQ. It all began in 2009 when he and his wife Stacy opened up the first location of Franklin Barbecu…

Send us a text Craig Sharry is the Pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. Craig is a 2-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Craig is also a 2-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off, the 3rd largest sanctioned cook off in the United States where over 220 teams competed…

Send us a text Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well (new one's coming out soon). Aaron really gets that we are all about sharing tips and techniques, so he comes loaded to talk about how to layer flavors in your BBQ. Todd and An…

Send us a text Having a get together for the Big Game? Who does the Today Show call? Our special guest and KC homie, Megan Day. Megan has garnered 5 World Championships, and four of those are for the incredible rubs and sauces in the BurntFinger.com line-up. Megan (one of our favorite guests) has been featured on The Today Show, Food Network’s Chop…

Send us a text Getting healthy in your New Year's resolutions? Have we got something for you... Sunny Moody is the 2021 WFC Steak Category Champion and has received numerous awards, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion plus multiple 1st place finishes in many categories in BBQ and Grilling. After a life altering diagnosis of a brain and spinal…

Send us a text It started in 1998, when Workman published Steven Raichlen’s groundbreaking THE BARBECUE! BIBLE, which fired a grilling revolution around the world, transforming the arts of smoking and grilling to the cult status it enjoys today. When this 500-recipe homage to global live-fire cooking was first published, American grilling was limit…

Send us a text When they talk about the best BBQ place in America there are a couple names ALWAYS in the conversation - one of them being Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Chris Lilly is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the head pitmaster of the Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Competition Cooking Team, the winner of 17 World BBQ Championship…