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Welcome to Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast. Each episode, OVS Pitmaster Luke Darnell will deconstruct world-class pitmasters to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use at home in your backyard and in the competition BBQ world. This includes morning routines, habits, tricks, and much more. Find out what’s challenged the world’s best pitmasters, how they handle adversity, and where they turn to for advice and counsel. You won’t want to miss this very entertaining, educational and totally different BBQ podcast.
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
This week, as promised, is Jim Elser of Sweet Smoke Q. He competes, he vends, he makes smokers and he makes bbq sauces rubs and injections. There is much this fella hasn’t done in BBQ.
I know I say it every week...but this week’s episode is killer, with a lot of great info. We’ll definitely have Jim on again, as we only got through half the questions.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Due to an error on my part, we won’t have Jim Elser this week. He’ll be next week. This week, we have all time great Donny Teel from Buffalo’s BBQ. Donny has been in this game for many years, and has cooked just about everything under the sun.
Donny is a great human and this is a great conversation with one of the living legends of Competition BBQ.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Our guest this week really needs no introduction. Winner of countless grand championships and now 2 time KCBS Team of the Year winner Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted.
There aren’t really enough superlatives to describe this fella. He’s been everywhere...he’s cooked everything and he’s just a great dude.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
One of the best things about BBQ, as we’ve said time and time again, is meeting people from all over the world who share the same passion. KCBS is becoming quite the thing over in Europe, and we’ve been blessed enough to have become good friends with some of Europe’s best, including today’s guest, Tom Raes of Southern Dutch BBQ.
Southern Dutch BBQ has been at the top of KCBS Europe for a couple of years now, and they continue to set a high bar. The frequently come over to the US, and have great success here as well at high caliber events such as the American Royal and the World Food Championships.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
There are lots of people that have taken their success in competition BBQ and turned it into a commercial success. These people have a passion for barbecue and cooking that goes to a different level. And you’ll find no two better than Megan and Jason Day with Burnt Finger BBQ.
Megan and Jason have been extremely successful in the competition world, particularly at the American Royal and Memphis in May, and have translated that success into a fantastic brand and career around Burnt Finger BBQ.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
I’ve been blessed to go around the country and have gotten to meet some of the best BBQ pitmasters of all time, and this episode’s guest is definitely that.
Our guest today is Rod Gray from Pellet Envy. Rod has been a fixture in BBQ for a long time, and continues to have a heavy influence both through teaching, and his EAT Barbecue rubs and sauces. Very few people have done it so well and for so long as Rod. He’s also a fantastic human with a lot of great stories and words of wisdom for today’s BBQ cooks.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Our guest this week is Bobby Stanfiel from BS Barbecue Outlaws. Bobby cooks out of Hill City South Dakota has been a major player atop the KCBS standings for years.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Even though the world is going to hell, barbecue teams are still out cooking contests and chasing BBQ greatness.
One of these teams is Chris Schafer with Heavy Smoke.
Heavy Smoke won the KCBS World Championship earlier this year, and has been on a roll since. Chris has also started his own podcast, All that for 6 pieces, which is one of the best BBQ podcasts out there.
Please join me in welcoming Chris Schafer from Heavy Smoke.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Today’s podcast guest is Donny Bray from Warren County Pork Choppers, 2014 KCBS Team of the Year. Donny has won many contests, taught many classes, and is who I consider to be one of my primary mentors. This conversation is one that I dreamed of having since I thought up this podcast, and it truly is better than I could have possibly imagined.
As we break down the habits and mindsets of the great pitmasters in the world, I’ve always had in the back of my mind that I’d have an interview that not only brought light and attention to someone who changed the sport, but also provided an interview that is a guide for life in general.
I know its early days, but I believe this is one of those podcasts.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Chiles Cridlin of Wolf's Revenge has been one of the greatest pitmasters on the East Coast in the past three years. This is a fantastic conversation with a lot of great tips and routines that we think you'll enjoy.