Episodes

(November 23, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: 4th Tuesday of the month regular guest in the first hour, Derrick Riches from Derrickriches.com, joins me to talk about some late breaking news from Weber Grills and their new "1952 Ventures" spin-off and what that means for Weber going forward. We will also talk about Derrick's new book (available for pre-sale right now) that will be released soon and what you can expect from this effort! 9:35pm: New friend of the show and fast-food review expert, Bill Oak...

Episode 203 Taking you back to November 18, 2014 - You know what this time of year means to many of you. Thanksgiving? NO! Almost Christmas? NO! Vacation time from work? NO! Indeed, the McRib is back and it's time to cram as many of those vile sandos into your mouth before McDonalds rips them off the menu again! In this episode, I bring you back to an exceptionally great anti-McRib rant I did back then. Now, while my stance on this nonsense hasn't softened in the past 7 years (or 20 years), I wi...

(November 16, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm: Quarterly guest, Susie and Todd Bulloch from Hey Grill Hey, join me to talk all about the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday and what you should be cooking and how you should be cooking it. We will also talk about traditional and non-traditional Thanksgiving side dishes. As I mentioned in the Steven Raichlen write up, Susie was one of those featured on the upcoming season of Project Fire and we will talk about that experience as well! 10:35pm - Coming out o...

(November 16, 2021 - Hour One: 9:14pm: The 3rd Tuesday of the month brings a visit from BBQ HOF'er and TV show host (and Icon) Steven Raichlen from Barbecue Bible. You will find an overriding theme tonight which is getting everyone ready for Thanksgiving! On top of the Thanksgiving stuff, we will also talk about his most recent results of shooting the Project Fire TV show which was done in St. Louis. He also featured a number of higher profile social media folks and we will ask him why he picked...

Episode 202 In a special episode that Jon has put together, we take a run back to 2/11/2011 as we honor the late Bill Arnold of Blues Hog BBQ Sauce and Rubs. Bill lost his battle to brain cancer this past week, something he was fighting during this interview back in 2011, so we take this moment to honor him and listen to how he got Blues Hog started. Bill has been in the running for BBQ Hall of Fame the past 2 years but has not crossed over as of yet. Many folks remain disappointed that he has n...

(November 9, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm: Surely you have seen the success of many companies being born through the "crowd funding" websites like "Indiegogo" and "Kickstarter"? Have you ever thought about doing something through those platforms but wanted to shore up some business before the campaign even launched? What about videos, hype, promotions and more? Will Ford, founder of Launchboom , joins me to talk about his business and how they have helped many different companies go from "idea" to "...

(November 9, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: The 2nd Tuesday of the month brings a visit from Meathead at Amazingribs.com. Tonight we continue the "BBQ Science With Meathead" forum and tonight we cover salt! While salt appears to be simple in form, it is much more complex than you might think. Meathead and I will dive into salt, what it does and how you should leverage it in your next cook. We will also get some thoughts from Meathead about the passing of Bill Arnold. 9:35pm: Tim Scheer, pitmaster of S...

Episode 201 Taking you back to 11/01/2011 - Folks, there have been some classic moments on this show...there are plenty of classic moments I don’t even remember. However, this isn’t one of those...in fact, this particular segment which you will hear on Friday is one that has stayed with me since the moment it happened 10 years ago. Have you ever heard me reference the Certified Angus Beef rant courtesy of Dave Bouska from Butcher BBQ? If you have listened to this show for any length of time, thi...

(November 2, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm: The first Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from one of the biggest YouTube (and TV) personalities around, Sam the Cooking Guy. Sam and I will talk bout his recent video utilizing the Pit Barrel Cooker (Al Pastor). I will ask Sam about his thoughts on the cooker and what else he likes to cook on it. We will also cover some turkey tips and see what he has planned for the holiday. 10:35pm - Closing the show tonight is the 2021 Jack Daniels B...

(November 2, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: Opening November with a BANG...and there will be plenty of turkey talk over the next few weeks as we gear up to make sure you have the best holiday yet! First up, is the pitmaster of Swine Life BBQ, Mark Williams. While we usually chat with Malcom Reed, he has some other things that require his attention tonight and, luckily for me, Mark was free and happy to jump in to discuss turkey, competition BBQ and steak! 9:35pm: After Mark, BBQ journalist Dr. Robert ...

Episode 200 A special show that breaks the format of what you have come to know and love as The Best Moments Show...like ep 100, this is where Jon, EP of the show, interviews me about some topics...A break from the normal flow but I think you will like it...can we all give Jon a round of applause, please...he has 200 episodes under his belt now...which, in podcast terms, is an incredible run!! By the way, how many of you have gone back to listen to the original show in its entirety?? I do it alm...

(October 26, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - The Embedded Correspondents and I will start this monthly segment off by giving you a bunch of "100% Assurity Picks". Many of these came from listeners who wanted to get our take on certain items and we will DO IT LIVE tonight! Then, the EC's and I will begin to breakdown the National Steak Competition put on by the KCBS, we will go over the rules, talk about them and decide if this is something that will ultimately compete with the Steak Cookoff...

(October 26, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: New 2021 BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame member, Tim Mikeska of Mikesaka Brands, joins me again to talk about the life changing experience of becoming a HOF member. After we talk about that, we will dive head long into the pork situation of the day and see where the pricing is and how we have arrived at this position in 2021. We will also talk about where we go from here. Tim and I will also talk a bit about the Top 50 BBQ list that Texas Monthly release...

Episode 199 October 10, 2017 – We have been heavy on the Smoked Cream Cheese trend which is all over social media recently. Well, back in 2017, there was another huge social media trend that was sweeping the nation! Remember a thing called pork belly burnt ends?? In this episode, we spoke with Matt Pittman from Meat Church as he was rebutting what Ray Lampe had to say on the topic the week before. It was a very entertaining segment and, if you listen real close, you can hear Matt accuse Ray of b...

(October 19, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Starting off the 2nd hour is the creator of the Hardcore Carnivore brand of products and quarterly guest, Jess Pryles! Aside from making some really great rubs and other BBQ products, she is a prolific recipe creator! All of her recipes can be found at the Jess Pryles website and tonight we will talk about what her life is like during the holiday run ups. When you stop to think about it, when do you see holiday recipes? NOW! So, in order to test these reci...

(October 19, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: Steven Raichlen, BBQ Hall of Fame'er and BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame'er and creator of Barbecue Bible, joins me for his regular monthly segment. Tonight we will discuss the beginnings of his 2022 Project Fire taping that will take place in St. Louis! While the majority of his past TV shows have typically remained in one area during their lifespan, Project Fire has moved along the country at least 3 times now. We will talk to Steven about the move and...

Episode 198 October 16, 2012 - Featuring Mike McCloud, the CEO and President of MMA Creative and, of course, the founder/creator of The World Food Championships...and on this night we were talking about the 2nd season of the then Sam’ Club National BBQ Series...anyone remember that? It was kind of a big deal...now longer going on...but for a stretch of almost 10...it was one of the most important events of it’s kind...in fact, there was nothing like it before and there has been nothing like it s...

Episode 197 August 13, 2013 – David Marks from Wilbur’s Revenge BBQ Team, owner of many Famous Dave’s BBQ stores and the Chief Media Officer of Operation BBQ Relief...this was his first time on the show back in 2013...so if you aren’t familiar with David or what his background is, this is a good segment for you to check out...he’s also been on the show a few times since then to talk about OBR stuff...Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast feed to make sure you get the “Best Moments show” ev...

(October 5, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - The 1st Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from Sam The Cooking Guy! Will we take your calls and questions, of course, but we will also talk a bit about growing social channels, smoked cream cheese and one of my favorite meats in the past 2 years, LAMB! 10:35pm - Depending on how the previous segment goes with Sam, we might dig into the prize closet to give some things away as we play a game of "Cheese or Font"...or something along those li...

(October 5, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: Believe it or not, we are starting quarter 4 of 2021...and YES, it is rapidly coming to a close! To start the last quarter of the year we are joined by the co-creator of How To BBQ Right, Malcom Reed. Tonight, Malcom and I will be talking about a number of things to include a competition they took part in putting together in Hernando, maybe we will get the name of the top donors of their Palmer Home fundraiser they did this year and we will also talk more abo...

Episode 196 October 4, 2016 - Dr. BBQ (Ray Lampe) was my guest during this show back in 2016...we were answering some questions from some social media platforms. Ray recapped his time participating at something called “Grillstock” which is now no longer happening...however, it existed for a good 5 or 6 years and was a HUGE event over there! We also mentioned something named “Haywood Jablowme...and his sous chef Ben Dover...you can see where we are going here… Ray also talked about how he was put...

(September 28, 2021 - Hour Two) 10:14pm &10:35pm - The 4th Tuesday of the month brings another edition of the ultra popular Embedded Correspondents segment. Tonight, we will cover a few current topics before we delve into the 2021 BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame debate and ultimate induction of this year's class. Who makes it in...we would love your input as well! Email me and I will work in your choices...5 go in in 2021!! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Green Mou...

(September 28, 2021 - Hour One) 9:14pm: After an incredible debut from a few months ago, Chef Ben Bebenroth (Spice Acre Farms) returns to talk about one of my favorite topics...PIZZA! Ben has been working on a concept here in the Cleveland area called "Boom's Pizza" We will talk about how that vision is coming along and how he plans to grow it. On top of that, we will also talk about pizza making in general and get some tips from him on how to make a great pie at home. 9:35pm: After Ben, Derrick...

Episode 195 8/13/2013 -- Sometimes on this show you will hear me refer to “The Golden Age of BBQ”...what does that mean?? Well, 10 years ago, BBQ of all kinds, especially competition, was all over the place...no more prevalent place than TV. BBQ Pitmasters was THEE show of its time and everyone who watched it realized that they didn’t have to be a world class athlete...or even need to be in ANY KIND of physical shape, to be the best pitmaster in the country...and this brought a ton of interest i...