The BBQ Central Show

(New To You Content)Can you believe I am STILL out of the country?? It's true...so for the 2nd release this week, I bring you a conversation I had with the founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan. Learn how this company literally started in his Brooklyn, NY apartment and has since grown into one of the most viable options for a non-beef experience. I have had it, and while it isn't a full BEEF experience, it is one of the best options currently out there compared to the others. This is a great segment...I hope you enjoy it!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(New Content To You)While I am out of the country, yes out of the country, I hope you enjoy this segment (extended at that) I did with Chef John Tesar. We talk a lot about his cooking background, his take on cooking in todays family, what it's like running a restaurant and what it's like growing a restaurant. He also makes some pretty bold statements on industry related things...love him or hate him, John is not afraid to tell it like he sees it! ENJOY!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 336This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 5/27/2008 - There is one leg of the triple crown left…the Belmont Stakes…so why not “trot out” official horse race expert of the show, Harry DeHorse! Harry made a number of appearances on the show in the early years…earning him a spot in the inaugural BBQCS Guest HOF back in 2018. In this episode we were talking about the horse sensation “Big Brown”...one of the most anticipated horses in 20 years or so to have a chance at winning the triple crown…I am not hear to go out of my way to prove Jon Solberg wrong…and maybe he doesn’t think I listen to these shows before I post them…but I am not going to tell you what happened back in 2008 at the Belmont…you should go back and YouTube it.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 showOriginal Air Date: 5/27/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(May 28, 20254 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - As we bring May to a close (if you can believe it) we will do the traditional 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour thingy...The Embedded Correspondents. First, we will run through an abbreviated 100% Assurity Questions list...and then, we will review and discuss the 2024 BBQ HOF stuff. This year was different than in years past where we had the announcements of the actual class AFTER the EC segment for the month. So we will have to run it a bit differently this time...but it will be fun nonetheless. Doug from Texas, Jon from Michigan, Rusty from Utah and Matt from Tennessee are all ready to bring the proverbial heat tonight!!All this plus a new YouTube Poll Question of the week.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(May 28, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Leading off tonight is, perhaps, one of the smartest men to have ever appeared on this show when it comes to the making of gas grills on the manufacturing side of the industry. One of the founders of Winners Products, James Hou, joins me tonight for what will be a series of interviews where we will give you some unprecedented insight to how this worked actually works. Winners makes the Sam's club grill I have been promoting the past 3 weeks, but as we talked further, we realized that there is so much we can share that will be both highly informative and equally as entertaining. James will be joining me from his home in Singapore, but he will sound like he in studio!9:35pm - After James, I welcome back a show favorite, and a personally favorite of mine, Andy Husbands back to the show after a 4 year lay-off. Andy was recently on the list of 10 finalists for the BBQ Hall of Fame this year, however, e did not make it into the Hall this year. We will talk about his take on the HOF, what the nomination meant to him and what value it holds with him to get in some day. After that, we will talk about his explosive growth in the BBQ scene in the Greater Boston Metro area...clocking in at 6 "The Smoke Shop" locations with more in the not so distant future.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(May 22, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is the creator of the Hey Grill Hey brand, Susie Bulloch. We missed Susie the first time around this year so we will play some catch up during the first half of the year, talk about Memphis in May, explore some new recipes and products and much more. Susie always brings great takes and views on the world of BBQ and Grilling! 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is a first time guest, a Houston resident, a grill reviewer, a recipe creator and much more. You probably already follow her across social media as well. Breanna Stark from Married TO BBQ joins me for the first time to talk about her whole live-fire life and where she looks to go into the future. I am excited to have her on the show for the first time tonight!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 335This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 5/20/2008 - If you have even wondered where the reference of “Show Karma” comes from…you might have heard it thrown around in the past…especially in the early years of the show when there was a bit more of a competition focus…because people cared about competitions back then…you would see a team show up on a Tuesday, do an interview and then they would compete the following weekend and WIN that event…hence ”SHOW KARMA”. Teams that show up on the show always seemed to win that next time out. It always works…in fact…it never doesn’t work…and this segment talks about the way “the karma” works. There was a point in time where Melissa Cookston used to come on the show the Tuesday before the MIM contest because she believed that they had their best showings coming off a show appearance…by the way…she is right…they won a lot of hog titles and overall world titles after they did a segment on the show going into that weekend!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 showOriginal Air Date: 5/20/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(May 22, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Leading off the show tonight is one of the most popular names in live-fire cooking right now. Rasheed Philips (Philips Barbeque) joins me to talk about both of the big contests that took place in Memphis this past weekend. Rasheed was at both the Smoke Slam event and Memphis in May. We will get his unbiased take on each event and which one he thought was the better overall contest. I am looking forward to having Rasheed back on the show!9:35pm - After Rasheed, 3rd Tuesday of the month regular guest, Wes Wright of Cookout News, joins me to talk about the latest happenings in the business of BBQ and Grilling. On the agenda for tonight: New things coming from Broil King and WC Bradley, Weber and Current Backyard win awards and some new partnership opportunities are being explored by some big names in the biz.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Today we learn who will make up the 2024 BBQ Hall of Fame Class. This will be comprised of (4) traditional inductions and also (3) Legacy inductions for people who have made an impact in this industry but have since passed away. We will also learn if there will be a 2024 Impact Award recipient as well.Sitting in today with me are:Emily Gunther from The American Royal Amy Mills from 17th Street BBQ.

Episode 334This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 5/30/2017 - A week ago this past Wednesday, the 10 finalists for the BBQ Hall of Fame was announced (on this show). In this Best Moments segment, I was joined by my parents (on the phone) as they gave me their condolences on NOT being picked for the BBQ HOF again! As we look at me here in 2024...still not in the HOF...I take some time to talk about the "behind the scenes" work that I have done to encourage the HOF to be more transparent in their whole process. To their credit, they have become very open on everything, but, it wasn't always like that!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 showOriginal Air Date: 5/30/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(May 14, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is, to me, one of the most important people in the history of modern BBQ, especially when it comes to bullet style smokers. Jim Minion, creator of the Minion Method, joins me to talk about his history in live-fire and how his method of firing up a Weber Smokey Mountain revolutionized how current and future generations of pitmasters would fire up their cookers. Join me for what will surely be an incredible segment.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(May 14, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - The 2nd Tuesday of the month brings a visit from our pal Meathead from Amazingribs.com. Tonight we briefly discuss the BBQ HOF, me being left off the list (again) and what it will take for me to get over the fence. We will also talk about Chris Young's "resting steak" video and how he was an inspiration for Chris to do this set of experiments.9:35pm - After Meathead, our favorite contributing editor to Southern Living magazine, Robert Moss, joins me to talk about the 10 finalists for the 2024 BBQ HOF. We will also dive deep into the history of rubs and seasonings in Southern Style BBQ. Robert has been giving great interviews and information on the show this whole year and this segment will be no different.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 333This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 5/7/2013 - This week we feature one of the co-owners/creators of Code 3 Spices, Chris Bohnemeier. A lot of you might be familiar with Mike Radosevich…but the other half is Chris….so you will get to learn about Code 3 and how it came to life and what they do aside from selling some very good rubs.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 showOriginal Air Date: 5/6/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(May 7, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is our food pal, Sam Zien. You might subscribe to him over on his YouTube channel and watch him make delicious meals. We will talk about some of those recent recipes and a bunch of other stuff as well. 10:35pm - With the leftover time, I will get through some house cleaning items that have been sitting around that need to be gone though. Maybe there is some things to win? Tune in and see!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Joining me today are Elizabeth Gunter from The American Royal and Amy <Mills of 17th Street BBQ as we announce the top 10 finalists for this year's BBQ Hall of Fame class.We cover everything from how people are nominated, the process of choosing the top 10 and, of course, we announce who the finalists are.ENJOY!!

(May 7, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - HATERS of me!!! Hold on to your shorts because tonight I have Malcom Reed on the show AND he's going to be "on location" somewhere in Georgia. Before you start sending me the email, I sent Malcom a whole sound kit to ensure that he sounds like a million bucks...maybe even 2 million bucks! So, unless the Wi-Fi in the hotel craps out, we've done what we could on our end. So, we will talk about why he's out of town, a few of his new recipes and what he thinks about really not cooking at MIM this month.9:35pm - After Malcom, I have reloaded one of the most famous people to have ever appeared on this show, a man who was ALMOST showed up in January but it technically wasn't allowable by me, but he's back for another round. Andrew Zimmern comes on for the first time and we will talk about his latest season of Wild Game Kitchen and much more.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsWinners Products Schwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 332This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 5/6/2008 - This week we feature the first studio guest ever in the history of the show…the “Airboss” himself…My Dad, Bill Rempe. It is a special occasion at any point when someone actually comes to the studio to sit in for a live show…and my parents were up for a visit…it spread over a Tuesday night…and my Dad was happy to sit in and take in the show as the first live guest in show history. More than a decade and a half later…there are still only a small handful of guests as you compare them to “virtual” or phone connected guests. 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 showOriginal Air Date: 5/6/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 30, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour is our new friend and sandwich making and rating expert, Barry Enderwick from "The Sandwiches of History" fame. Last time Barry was on, we talked about how he got into this whole sandwich making thing and how it has really caught on through his IG channel. Tonight we talk about some of his favorite sandos (and not so favorite sandos) since the last time we talked. Did you know that YOU can apply to be a "guest host" for one of Barry's sandwich videos...it's true! We will discuss that too incase you are a budding sando host as well. 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is someone that, in my opinion, is changing the BBQ/Grilling game more than anyone else right now. Chris Young shows up to tell us all about the benefits of resting your steak...or not resting your steak! He conducted experiments to show EXACTLY what is really happening when you rest those steaks or when you don't rest those steaks. Is there a difference? What do you do? If you haven't seen the video yet, you will definitely want to go back and check it out on his YT channel...it's amazing!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(April 30, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - John and John (J2) McLemore join me to lead off the show tonight as we talk about their new book "Gather & Grill". Currently available for preorder, John and J2 will talk about the recipes that make it into the book, what those recipes mean to them and, of course, we will talk about how this book came together. What is especially interesting to me is, during their time of ownership at Masterbuilt, there was plenty of opportunity to drop a "brand-based" book but it never happened. Tune in for what will be a great segment.9:35pm - After The McLemore Boys, the creator of the World Food Championships, Mike McCloud, joins me to talk about two different topics. In no particular order, we will discuss the 2024 version of the Famous Dave's All-Star BBQ Challenge Series. We will also talk about the 2024 version of the World Food Championships and why they pulled up their steaks in Dallas and planted them in Indianapolis. Both are big topics and both need to be dug into a lot more! Catch it tonight and be the first to hear why Mike is doing the move!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsFamous Dave’s All Star BBQ SeriesPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 331This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/14/2009 - A BBQ & Grilling legend…owner of the ICONIC East Coast Grill in the New England area…Chris Slay-Singer. Chris is one of the guys that I look to as one of the biggest names that effectively helped grow the art of using a real live-fire grill in the restaurant and commercial setting…there weren’t a lot of people doing it like that back then…in fact, Chris helped inspire many of the New England BBQ cooks to include Chris Hart from I-Que and my long-time man crush Andy Husbands…and, if being a successful restaurateur was enough…he also write many books on the subject, that to this day, are still widely considered to be thee reference material that helped move the industry forward…titles like “Thrill of the Grill” and “License To Grill” are still books people mention to this day as ones they use to help them become better live-fire cooks…so if you aren;t familiar with Chris…this is a great way to get introduced to a legend!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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/14/2009Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 23, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - The April version of the Embedded Correspondents is ready to go, and tonight, we are adding a new person to the panel. Newly minted Tennessee Embedded Correspondent, Matt Osman, joins the crew tonight for a trial run. We have an incredible amount of "Assurity Questions" to run though...and while time won't be on our side...we have some other topics to dig into as well. Join us for the always fun and exciting EC segments and see who agrees with who and who doesn't! All this, plus a brand new YouTube Poll Question of the week, results from last week's poll and much more.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(April 23, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - If you are a charcoal fan and you are looking for a way to light your charcoal that doesn't include a chimney, my first guest tonight is the guest for you! Bob Healey, creator of the Grill Blazer, joins me to talk about the pair of "Grill Guns" he has created and is currently selling into the market. I have both of them and they work great...perhaps better than I even anticipated. We will learn all about creation of these guns, how they operate and why he put in a special safety feature that you NEED to know about.9:35pm - After Bob, I will be joined by the President and Owner of Primo Grills, Nick Bauer. Nick and I will be revealing the newly released Primo "XXL" cooker. If you had an XL and you didn't think it was big enough, then this is the segment for you! The XXL, in indeed, bigger than any other oval that Primo offers. Why did they make it and what is their market intention for it. Perhaps most importantly, what the price tag is and how you can put in your pre-order to be one of the first to have it!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 330This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/8/208 - It has become very apparent, that since the full “live show” archives have been reconnected, Jon has been diving back into them in a major way…this week your humble host is featured and I do a bit on “BBQ being a sport”...which as I listened to early last week…I still agree with my take on the whole thing…so I hope you enjoy the new show coming up this Friday.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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/8/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 16, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour tonight is quarterly guest and creator of the Hardcore Carnivore brand of products, Jess Pryles. Tonight we dive into the very controversial topic of "meat washing". Over the past few months, I have seen an onslaught of videos showing/encouraging the process of washing your beef, chicken and everything else with something as simple as a rinse under the sink to more elaborate processes of rubbing salts, limes (bleach) and other items to "clean" your proteins. Tonight we will talk about the science of washing your meat, if it's effective and if you are actually achieving your goal of making your proteins "cleaner'...you might be surprised! 10:35pm - The bullpen segment tonight is guested by Tennessee Embedded Correspondent, Matt Osman. Matt has been diligently tracking the latest happenings of both Memphis In May and Smoke Slam and we will dive into those topics tonight as we are just weeks away from both events taking place. What's the latest gossip, who's competing where and which event is going to come out looking the best when the weekend of competition is finally over? Matt will give us his take on all of it.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(April 16, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Making his debut on the show tonight is a live-fire lover of over 20 years. He has been doing it in the catering world, worked in restaurants on the line and much more. You might be familiar with him on YouTube or or Instagram where he has amassed quite a substantial following and he is showing you how to make something or how to do something new and unique in the kitchen or outside. Tim Clowers joins me to talk about his rise in the industry, how he has leveraged social media to his benefit and what cookers he uses the most in his backyard and why he uses them!9:35pm - After Tim, the creator of Cookout News, Wes Wright, joins me for his monthly segment and we dive into some topics that we had planned to discuss last month but were unable to get to. We will also talk about a new cabinet style cooker that can run you as much as $19,000+...WHOA!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 329This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/15/208 - If you run barrel or WSM style cookers, you have probably heard the term "MM" or "Minion Method" thrown around when it comes to lighting it. But do you know where this "Minion Method" came from? It came from a legendary BBQ guy out of the Pacific Northwest named Jim Minion, who on a whim, tossed some lit charcoal on top of some unlit charcoal in order to control the temperature of the cooker on the way up. It was instantly successful and widely adopted as the best way to manage a charcoal fire for long cooks. It might be time to chase Jim Minion down and catch up!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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/15/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 9, 2024 - Hour One)10:14pm & 10:35pm - The 2nd hour is for the growing audience of cigar smokers! As many of you know, JRE Tobacco (Aladino Cigars) makes one of my favorite cigars on the market today! Justo Eiroa, of JRE Tobacco, joins me to talk about the history of the brand, his legendary father, how he has grown the brand and how his kids have also gotten into this boutique business. We will also talk about some general cigar stuff like "biggest mistakes newbies make, what brands of cigars he smokes outside of JRE products and much more!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(April 9, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Meathead stops by for his monthly segment and as we left his appearance last month, he teased that Amazingribs.com was close to buying another website but wouldn't give any details. Well, a month later, the deal is done and he is coming on the show tonight to talk about the purchase and what it can mean to you as a member of his "Pitmaster Club". Any idea what it could be?? Let me know what you think!9:35pm - After Meathead, Robert Moss joins me to talk about our new monthly topic: Tracing the cultural and social significance of barbecue beyond a meal. Robert and I will dive into this and explore some other additional questions that this topic is sure to bring up as we go through it.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 328This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/22/208 - It appears that, in some instances, I have had conversations with legends of the BBQ and grilling industry…and I don’t recall them. For instance…many many years ago, I had a conversation with legendary BBQ’er, John Willingham…off-line…a private one on one phone call for about 20min…the problem is…I DON’T REMEMBER ANY OF THAT! NOT EVEN ONE SECOND OF IT!! In keeping with that trend this coming Friday, you will hear what was the first interview I ever did with legendary BBQ cook and businessman, Byron Chism of Bad Byron’s Butt Rub…How is that “keeping with the trend”...easy…because I thought the first time I had Byron on this show was LAST YEAR when we did a great interview…and I was certainly sure that it was the FIRST TIME he had done the show…but, indeed, it was not…in fact he was on this show for the first time when the “live” show was only 2 months old!!! 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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/22/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 2, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - As promised, after sitting in with the Embedded Correspondents last week (at his request), Sam The Cooking Guy back it up for a repeat appearance this Tuesday in his normal 2nd hour segment. Tonight we talk about the St. Louis Slinger, other STL dishes, how book sales are going, what grill he uses the most and what advice he gives people when they are looking to buy a grill. 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is the first "cigar brand" interview I have done to date (but not the last). Jeremy Ellis, territory manager for Micallef Cigars, joins me tonight to talk about their brand. You might recall that their Micallef Black line has been hugely successful this past year, including being named 2023 cigar of the year for the Cigar Authority Podcast. Jeremy will tell us how he got into the cigar industry, the history if Micallef and what makes them unique amongst many other cigar brands, what makes the Micallef Black so good and what can we expect new from the brand over the next handful of months.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(April 2,m 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - An unfortunate no show by Malcom gets you the inside scoop pn what's going on with my ear!9:35pm - After my ear nonsense, I will be joined by fellow Clevelander and the co-owner of "Carter's BBQ" Darren W. Carter. Darren has been in operation since 2019. He has done a bit of everything in the BBQ business to include food trucks, pop-ups and catering. We will get some background on him, why he chose BBQ in Cleveland and how he has been making it through these past 5 years of business. Darren was also a 2023 recipient of the "Preserve The Pit" program that has been back by Kingsford for the past handful of years.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 327This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/22/208 - If you are a long time fan of this show…or a new fan for that matter…you might have heard me reference the name “Dan from Wauchula” and this week…Jon believes he has run across the FIRST EVER CALL to the show by one, “Dan From Wauchulah”! This is what you would call “a piece of show history”. Dan was someone who called in to the show in the very beginning…when I took live phone calls…and was intent on figuring out different ways to get hung up on. He never seemed like he was really a BBQ or Grilling guy…he would talk about certain things that made it seem like he was legit, but in the end, he would say some weirdo stuff and I would bring the hammer down on him and move along. Over the years I got away from having the “call in option” just because it really never seemed to have a great place in the live show. One of those “good ideas “ in concept…but, in real life, not really a great option to utilize…and so I did away with call in lines a number of years back.That being said…Dan from Wauchula lives forever in the history of the show as one of the classic callers of all time…and this week you will get to hear him make his debut on the show…and I think it sets the tone for calls that followed after.Dan…if you are still listening…I hope you are well and you are doing whatever it is you do with your cat Weasel.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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/22/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 26, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - Yes, it's the 4th Tuesday of the month so the Embedded Correspondents are in for their usual visit, however, there will be a special guest sitting in for the 2nd hour as well. After his pleading during his usual segment at the beginning of the month, Sam The Cooking Guy will sit in with us and take part in the 100% Assurity Questions. We will also talk about what each of our "last meal" would be should we ever find out when our last day is in advance. Normally this segment yields great content, and with the addition of Sam, it can only get better!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(March 26, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm & 9:35pm - Closing out Q1 of 2024 with a former UFC Heavyweight fighter and a current wagyu beef ranch owner! Travis Browne of Browsey Acres joins me once again during the first hour of the show. Last time Travis was one, we didn't really talk about his storied background as an elite athlete, and tonight, we will change that! Will there be some BA updates?? Of course, however, we will take a look back at Travis's journey from athlete to rancher. The conversations will certainly break the normal format, but, I think Travis's story is immensely interesting and we will all be better for hearing about it.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 326This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 4/29/2008 - Being featured is a guy that was a staple in may BBQ forums back in the day. A Firefighter by profession and a long time BBQ guy, Bill Small talks about the event he was running back then. Unlike present day, where this event would undoubtedly be sanctioned right off the bat, KCBS told him to go pound salt his first year and...and while they wouldn't sanction the event, they told him to run it "as close to a KCBS evet" as possible. My, how things have changed!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 showOriginal Air Date: 4/29/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 19, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Technical Issues with John Tesar.10:35pm - Closing out the show tonight is quarterly guest and BBQ Editor for Texas Monthly, Daniel Vaughn! Tonight we get Daniel's thoughts on the passing of John Brotherton at the beginning of the year, his take on the Smokin' Joe's Pit BBQ story (and how often this actually happens) and some other hot BBQ topics as well.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(March 19, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Last month there was a small contingent of well known American BBQ/Grillmasters that went to Abu Dhabi for the first ever Live-fire BBQ and Grilling festival. This event was masterminded by Cleveland, Ohio's very own, Steve Harvey. While I would love tot ell you that Steve Harvey is making his debut on the show tonight, alas, he's not. However, the next best Steve IS joining me to talk about the event that he was at and you know him as Steven Raichlen. Steven will give us the details about how this whole thing came together, what the festival was like, how he feels it went over in Abu Dhabi and if he had any access to Steve Harvey himself. We will also talk about Steven's latest induction into the "Taste" Hall of Fame this past weekend.9:35pm - No Wes Wright Tonight...The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 325This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 12/5/2017 - Being featured this Friday is long-time friend of the show, Dr. BBQ, Ray Lampe. In this show, we talked about his radio show at the time…on a station called “The Bone”. We also talked about his potential attendance at the 2018 version of Grillstock…which changed hands of ownership…and we also talked about the restaurant he was involved with at the time…it was still unopened and, as Jon said on the show a few weeks ago…seemed like a never-ending saga of things to have to get through in order to open…which it finally did…and was a great success…until it closed last year or the year before…but it was fun getting the updates back then. If you aren’t familiar with Ray…this is a good intro to him and his personality.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 showOriginal Air Date: 12/5/2017Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 12, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - You typically find the guest leading off the 2nd hour during the Embedded Correspondents segment on the 4th Tuesday of the month, but Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers turns around quickly to do an in-depth segment about this rib business he got into. We will explore how this came to be, what he's done during the ramp up phase and what he's currently doing now that they are out in certain parts of the country (and now online for retail too). Thinking about getting into the rub biz??? Don't miss this segment.10:35pm - Closing out the show tonight is someone who has been THEE hot topic of the show open the past (2) weeks in a row. The 2023 BBQCS podumentary subject, owner of the shortly defuncted but now back open Smokin Joe's Pit BBQ, Joe Martinez. As the recap would indicate, Joe Opened a food truck in El Paso, TX, got RAVE reviews from everyone who ate there, made the Texas Monthly "Best New BBQ Places" in released in 2023, closed his food truck 2 weeks ago (for like 38 minutes) and then re-opened by the same weekend...what is going on here?? We will learn about every single dirty detail during the segment tonight!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(March 12, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - Stop me if you've heard this one before: "Meat closer to the bone has more flavor". Indeed, it's a statement made by many folks year after year but what kind of truth actually sits behind those words. Tonight we will get the real information to this statement and see if it holds water or not. Meathead from Amazingribs.com joins me to go in-depth on this topic. We will discuss where the saying came from, what bone is and does, how it does or does not impart flavor and if we need to drop this saying from the American lexicon of live-fire cooking.9:35pm - After Meathead, I will be joined by our pal, Robert Moss. Topic tonight: Evolutions of different cooking methods in Southern Style BBQ. Seems like a pretty tame subject, but be prepared to be blown out over the information that is going to be shared during this segment tonight. If it's half as good as last month's segment, you're in for a BBQ lesson you won't soon forget.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 324This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 3/25/2008 - Featuring someone many of you, nowadays, have never heard of…but back in the old “forum days” of BBQ and Grilling …this guy was prolific on all the best (and worst) forums available on the internet…his name is Chris Finney…or in many cases…he just went by “Finney”. I’ve known Chris for nearly 20 years…in fact, when I trace back to my beginnings of BBQ…not the show…just getting into the cooking portion…Chris Finney is one of the core group of guys I still know to this day. You know who else is in that group…believe it or not…Diva Q!!Anyway, one of the most popular ways to cook a steak or roast…especially thick ones…is the reverse sear…and in this segment…Chris Finney lays claim to inventing this way of cooking steaks back in early 2008!! He gives his background in cooking, talks about books he’s read on cooking…and then tell you how he came up with this method…Jon actually asks everyone at the end of the show “Do you think this guy is the one that invented it”...and I’ll ask it differently. When you hear the show Friday…is there any reason we shouldn’t believe that Chris Finney is the rightful inventor of “The reverse sear” aka…the Finney Method?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 showOriginal Air Date: 3/25/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 5, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - First Tuesday of the month regular guest, Sam The Cooking Guy, stops by to talk about his impending book, giving away 1,000 bottles of Kewpie mayo, the best subscriber sent recipe he has tried so far this month and much more!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(March 5, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - March is here, believe it or not, and so is our pal, Malcom Reed. Creator of How To BBQ Right and the pitmaster of Killer Hogs competition team, Malcom and I will talk about some of his recent videos, if a pellet cooker gives you the best chicken skin and much more!9:35pm - After Malcom, quarterly guest, Mike Lang from Another Pint Please, joins me to talk about some of the latest topics in live-fire. I will ask him about the Weber/CES deal and if it was a "bad look" or not, one skillet meals, his looming retirement from public safety and much more! Mike is always a great interview and brings a great perspective.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 323This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 3/11/2008 - Featuring a guy by the name of Merl Whitebook. Former KCBS Board member, judge, contest rep...Merl seemed to have his hands in a lot of BBQ stuff back in the day. Merl passed away in 2022. so you won't see him around anymore. But by many accounts, he was quite the character and personality...as you will see in this interview.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 showOriginal Air Date: 3/11/2008Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(February 27, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm & 10:35pm - Closing out the month in fine fashion, The Embedded Correspondents join me to go through an extensive "100% Assurity Questions" list! There are so many new questions to cover, it's going to be a fun time! After that...assuming we have time...there will be a Houston Livestock and Rodeo BBQ contest recap from our pal Doug in TexasThe BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(February 27, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - We all love burgers...this is FACT! You know who else loves burgers?? Our pals in England...in fact, they make some of the best burgers in all the world! Just look at their awards and results at past World Food Championships! New friend of the show and first time guest, Anthony "Murph" Murphy, co-owner of "The Beefy Boys" burger joint joins me to talk about their success, how it all started and where he looks to go over the next few years. the best part...this IS NOT PRE-RECORDED...Murph is "DOING IT LIVE" from England...what a guy!!9:35pm - After Murph, I will be joined by the dynamic father/son duo of John and John McLemore "The McLemore Boys". Last time the guys were on, we talked about the sale of Masterbuilt and what they were looking to get into next. This time, we see what they have been up to, how they score the Fox and Friends deal and what it's like living the "influencer" lifestyle with a brand they owned! This will be an interesting conversation to say the least!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 322This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/28/2012 - Featuring the “Master Planker” himself, Ted Reader! I call Teddy the master planker because, true to the name, he is a master at cooking with wood planks…in fact, I am not sure there is anything that Ted hasn’t tried cooking on a plank during his time in the industry. Remember, Ted is a classically trained chef, has held many corporate positions during his time…including Executive Chef at the “Sky Dome” in Toronto when that first opened back in the day…so very accomplished on that side of things…but also as accomplished…maybe more so now…on the live fire side. Things that come to mind that he has planked during past interviews include: mashed potatoes and gravy, chili, Twinkies injected with Jack Daniel's, cookies, breads, gum…just to name a few. So, if you are looking for some plank inspiration, this might be the segment for you…AND you can have a great introduction to Ted and the passion he brings to cooking everydayReady 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 showOriginal Air Date: 2/28/2012Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(February 20, 2024 - Hour Two)10:14pm - Owner of Owl's Nest BBQ Supply Store, Steve Ray, joins me to recap the HPBExpo that took place in Nashville last week. Steve made the trip up last Wednesday and walked the show, took some pictures, met some folks and will tell us his thoughts on this year's convention. I am happy to have Steve back in the folks and look forward to his take on the event, especially since I went to the one in Nashville last year so we can compare notes!10:35pm - Coming out of the bullpen tonight is someone who has been a guest on the sow before, but has worn a different uniform. Seth Sawyer, this time of Current Backyard, joins me to talk about the much talked about Current Full-Sized electric grill they brought to the 2024 CES show in Vegas. It has gotten plenty of media attention and buzz thrown its way, but tonight we will break down the guts of it, why it works, what the real temp expectations should be and where you can get one if you're interested. This is especially interesting for anyone who lives in a traditional live-fire restricted space/area.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

(February 20, 2024 - Hour One)9:14pm - A few weeks ago we tried to learn about the new Rib Cookoff Association, but technical issues had other plans. Tonight I have lined up Dirk Mullins once again and we will give it another go. If you have heard about this new event and are interested in learning more about it, this is the segment for you!9:35pm - After RCA, I will be joined by Cookout News creator, Wes Wright for his monthly visit. Plenty has happened since January in the business of live-fire, including a few trade shows and some new releases of additional products. Wes and I will get you caught up on the latest news and rumors!The BBQ Central Show SponsorsSchwank Gills ­ Use promo code BBQCENTRAL and get $150 OFFPrimo GrillsPitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "charcoalcentral" at checkout for $150 Off Charcoal GrillsBig Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE” for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!FireboardCookin PelletsPit Barrel CookerFranklin BBQ PitsThe Butcher Shoppe - Save 10% When You Mention "The BBQ Central Show"JRE Tobacco – Makers of the Aladino (and other) line of premium cigars!

Episode 321This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/21/2012 - This time around we feature a highly accomplished pitmaster, sauce maker and co-packer…from Wauchula, FL…Matt Barber of Hot Wachulas! This was Matt’s first time appearing on the show…he went on to appear a number of times after this…for a good portion of time, he was dominant in the FBA circuit and also did quite well in the KCBS events that he traveled to. As I mentioned a few moments ago, Matt also runs a very successful co-packing business…and he is especially helpful to the folks that are looking to get into this business…he doesn’t require those huge initial orders that many other companies do. So if you are looking for some price quotes or guidance, Matt is certainly a place to go for trusted insight and intel…if you aren’t familiar with Matt, this is a good segment to get acquainted with him…he was coming off an RGC at a Sam’s Club local event back in the days of when Sam’s Club was a thing…I think you’ll enjoy it!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 showOriginal Air Date: 2/21/2012Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE