Fire and Grain
Modern brewers, distillers, farmers, and barbecue pitmasters celebrate the mastery of fire and grain as building blocks of human survival, modern culture, and creative expression. We sit down for drinks with these masters to talk about their stories, philosophies, and the art of handcrafting fire and grain.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 109 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
EP25: It's Hip to be Square (Trendiness in BBQ)
The guys are addressing 2021 BBQ trends such as:
- Grilled Veggies and pandemic gardens
- Weird, fancy spices and chef shows
- Live fire grilling in the backyard
- Mixed-method grilling and sous vide
- Techno…
EP24: Spring Cleaning, Smothered, Covered and Grease-Fired (a mailbag episode)
The guys work thru recent mailbag questions such as:
- Spring cleaning tips for pits and grills
- Is it important to clean your pit?
- Reseasoning? Is it a thing? Why?
- Charcoal types: What’s the differenc…
EP23: Sausage is My Safe Word (with special guests Craig the Butcher, Adam Green, and Donny Teel)
On this star-studded episode, we talk about:
- Sausage Brothers Meat & Deli and the history of Craig the Butcher
- New adventures in business
- Mac's Mayfest - the huge summer kickoff party Adam Green of …
EP22: Tending the Backyard Fires (with guest Wes Fallis)
On this episode Nick and Wes talk about learning backyard BBQ and what it takes to start a new hobby. They talk pits, meat, processes and fire. Justin also joins remotely and walks us thru cooking on…
EP21: The Killer Wail (with guest Oliver Larrabee of Killer Wail BBQ
On their first video-podcast ever, the guys talk with BBQ biz owner Oliver Larrabee of Killer Wail BBQ about flavor, technique, and cooking in negative-degree temps. They also passionately discuss ja…
EP20: The Queen Carnivore and The Great SuperBowl Snack Debate of 2021 (with guest Jess Pryles of Hardcore Carnivore)
The guys and Jess talk about:
- History of Hardcare Carnivore
- Just Keep Flipping #JKF method
- Meat Science School
- Best SuperBowl snacks by location
- Valentine's lobster tails
EP19: 1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 10 Beers with the Real-World Ron Swanson (actually, Wes Alexander)
Nick and Wes talk about:
- Marshall Brewing
- The beer making process and history
- Parallels of beer and BBQ
- Fermenting and home brewing
- Crafting art like woodworking
- Scotch
- Family histories
EP18: The Epic Christmas (Hanukkah!) Epsiode
On this most epic of Christmas episodes, our many guests share some stories, read their worst yelp reviews, pour some creative cocktails, recount 2020 highlights, and generally just yell and sing at …
EP17: Recipe for Making Love (with guest Ben Kilgore)
This episode we're joined by musician, foodie, and home-cook extraordinaire Ben Kilgore. We discuss:
- 1907's crazy Thanksgiving and future Christmas plans
- Ben's backstory and music career
- His love of…
EP16: Days of Whiskey and Marigolds (with guest Eric Bringaze)
Sadly missing co-host Justin, Nick chats with spirits expert and field sales manager for a major spirits company, Eric Bringaze. They touch on tons of super interesting topics from the spirits world,…
EP15: The Thanksgiving Episode
Recorded on Election Night 2020, the boys react in real-time to the disaster that's unfolding, talk about the upcoming Thanksgiving meal and favorite T-day memories. It's good to be back!
EP14: Sweatpants and Cheese Grits (a Mailbag episode)
The guys, joined by guest Regular Sean and a slew of half-empty whiskey bottles, answer tons of listener-submitted questions and touch on various topics:
- Why Prime?
- MSG - Makes Stuff Good?
- Sous Vide …
EP13: That's All Day (with guest Ryan Arnold, Cabin Boys Brewery)
Topics Discussed:
- BEER!
- The start of Cabin Boys Brewery
- Philosophy of bringing different beer styles to market
- Collaborations
- Branching out and trying new beers
- Importance of approachability in bre…
EP12.5: The Ramblings of Pyromaniacs
In this special mini-episode, we continue our conversation with pitmaster Kevin Snell, and take a few rabbit trails, including:
- pellet grills
- southern comfort food
- Tulsa restaurants
- Italian homecook…
EP12: A Song of Fire and Smoke (w/ guest Kevin Snell)
Topics include:
- Cooking BBQ over live fire
- Different types of live fire pits
- Heat management and instinctual cooking
- Utilizing coals/caveman cooking
- Temps and times
- Hanging vs laying protein
- burnin…
EP11: The Inebriated Butcher of Romania
Topics Discussed
- Mescal and tequila.
- Prune liqueur.
- Making your own rubs and bringing them to market.
- Whole-hog bbq.
- The definition of Oklahoma style bbq.
- Throwing a whole hog cook.
- Butchering pigs …
EP10: The BBQ Taco Takeover
Topics discussed:
- Can you define BBQ?
- Fusion BBQ
- Tex-Mex BBQ
- Asian-inspired que
- Can you put anything in a taco and still call it a taco?
- Non-traditional protein cuts
- Live-fire, romanticism, and cav…
EP9: Hitchhiker's Guide to Throwing Backyard BBQ's, or How to Feed Alot of People (with guest John Karr)
With 4th of July coming, a lot of people cook for larger-than-normal crowds. The guys discuss tons of techniques on how to have a successful backyard cookout, with details, timelines, recipes and har…
EP8: Diary of an Underaged Brewmaster (with guest Ben Birney)
Topics discussed:
- Ben's story and journey
- Home-brewing
- Studying abroad
- Working at different breweries
- Scaling home brew to restaurant
- Brew equipment
- Inspiration of brewers
- Equipment failures and fia…
EP7: The Sanitizer Mafioso (with special guest Hunter Gambill)
Topics discussed:
- How sanitizer saved everyone
- Alcohol laws in Oklahoma
- Distilling and brewing
- Starting new businesses
- Uniting the world with tacos
- The importance of air conditioning
- Cartels aren't …