65K
Downloads
146
Episodes
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.
Episodes
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
On this episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we visit with Mark and Christine Masztal with Fire at the End of the Day, FATED. Great friends and winners of the American Royal Invitational. A great look into winning a major and the reaction that generates!
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
On this special edition of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we have David Ellis of Machete Boys and Jordan Kirkpatrick of Janky Leg BBQ to talk all things revolving around the American Royal Open and the scoring errors. Two class acts, great pitmasters, and even better people.
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Mike Steele is the Pitmaster of Pigs and Cows Gone Wild, and the creator of BBQChamps.com, an online collection of BBQ classes. We talk Royal, Jack, and an exciting announcement and offer from BBQChamps.com”
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
The tallest man in BBQ stopped by to talk about the Bill Arnold Celebration of Life at the Blues Hog site later this week.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
It’s American Royal week! We’ve battled through some technical issues, but we’re back this week with a vengeance! To start us off this week we have Curt Wallace with Smoked and Furious, KCBS Invitational winner with the highest score ever! Great interview and perfect to get you in that Royal mood.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
This week on Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we catch up with our old friend and American Royal winner Thomas Gearhart about cooking in different parts of the country, his routines, and how things have changed since winning the Royal.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
On this week's episode of Pitmaster, we have KCBS World Invitational Champ Aaron Stoffer from Man Meat BBQ. He shares his thoughts and his mindset from this past weekend’s huge victory.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Listen to Luke and Kim discuss BBQ and many other topics in the first part of this hilarious and fun conversation. Guests include Brian Corbett with Smokin' Skullies, Jerry Stephenson with Redneck Scientific, Stephen Hypes with Still Workin' On It, Thomas Gearhart with Mudville, and a bunch of others as they cruise by!
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
On this week's special episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, we have a trio of misfits, who are also great people and a great time. Jason Singletary of Smoke Central, Frank Neagle of Yes Dear BBQ and Joseph Puccio of Smoke Show Mafia joined forces as the SS Trio, and cooked a contest in Florida where they will be featured tonight on BBQ USA season 2 with Michael Symon. Give this a listen before you get into Monday Night BBQ on the Food Network!
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
This week’s episode is topical and very, very important. Last week, a great friend of the show experienced every competition cook’s worst nightmare—a KCBS rep coming to his cooksite with his box with only 5 samples in it.
Hear the story directly from Brian Corbett with Smokin Skullies on what happened in Galax, VA, how to prevent it in the future, and how the rest of his cook went.