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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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Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Chris Salsberry from Fred Vegas Smokers has been cooking all over the country this early season. He's chasing "Bourbon and Friends" and having a blast with competition BBQ. This is a great podcast with a lot of tips on cooking in different parts of the country, and for making sure BBQ is fun. You don't want to miss this one.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
On this episode of Pitmaster, we have a conversation about GOAT Status with two of them, Brad Leighninger with Gettin' Basted and Darren Warth with Iowa Smokey D's.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
The Pork Shanks - On this episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, Luke talks with Brian Corbett about their weekend together at the King of the Farm contest in Iron Station, NC, and how sometimes one meat can go completely haywire - and how to fix it.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
In this episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, Luke is joined by Bill Gillespie from Smokin Hoggz and Jared Huizenga from Insane Swine to remember Dmitry Feld. Dmitry was the organizer of the Lake Placid I Love BBQ festival, member of the 1980 Soviet Union Olympic Team, integral part of USA Luge, huge participant with the Shipman Youth Center, and generally one of the best human beings we've ever met. The world recently lost Dmitry to leukemia.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Happy New Year from Old Virginia Smoke! This week we feature one of the greats, Dan Hixon from 3Eyz BBQ. A lot of great stuff in here about controlling your environment and mindset.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
This week on Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we have Jon Wade with Optimus Swine from Toano, VA, one of the hottest cooks of 2023 and a really good friend of the show.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
This week on Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, our guest is Levi Stoakes, pitmaster of Colorado Bulldawg BBQ. 7th overall in KCBS in 2023, top 25 in all categories, and winner of the Jealous Devil BBQ Challenge. Great insight here into mindset, tactics, and BBQ.
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
After a holiday break, Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, returns with Bill Heyen from Triple H BBQ. He's been one of the most consistent competitors of the past few years and has some great fun facts and tips in this episode.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
This week on Pitmaster, we have Brian Corbett with Smokin' Skullies and Steve Dotson with D Qued BBQ talking about how to assess your competition BBQ season and ways to practice in the offseason.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
On this week's special edition of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we talk to Rod Gray, CEO of KCBS, about the new report released on what happened at the American Royal Open Contest.