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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 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.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Listen to Luke and Kim discuss BBQ, college football, driving to Wise, alcohol, 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!
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Aaron Lesley with Texas Oil Dust has been cooking non stop for pretty much three years. Lots of good tricks and tips in this episode, and also details about his upcoming class on BBQChamps.com!
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
This week Producer Danks joins in to discuss Luke's first-ever run at Memphis in May. As always, it dives into other topics. Enjoy these two chatting about BBQ, WVU, and the future.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Craig Verhage, aka The BBQ Ninja, has done it all! He's cooked everything, been everywhere and built himself an amazing BBQ brand. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with The BBQ Ninja!
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Chris Webb with Bushmaster BBQ has been rocking and rolling! Also the proprietor of Proud Souls BBQ, I think you'll enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with this well-traveled and very successful pitmaster.