The Pitmaster's Podcast

Tim Sheer owns Gateway Drum Smokers, Blues Hog BBQ, Marble Ridge, and the head cook of the famed Shake and Bake BBQ team.  We chat with Tim about all his ventures and get some tips on how to start an…

Lady Jaye is not your average "BBQ" place.  They use high-quality meat with downhome recipes with a fine dining flair.  It is hard to define, to say the least.  We talk about cuts of meat and how to …

Flip Flop is a long-forgotten technique, but Andy Moeckel is bringing it back in a big way.  Traveling all over the planet sharing his family tradition with everyone and anyone wanting to cook veniso…

Katelyn is the Steak cook of Trump My Rump BBQ & Steak Crew.  She has been a top SCA cook for a few years and is just off a win at a recent BAMA-Q event.  We chat with her about steak contests, cooki…

Jamie is an SCA rep and recently cooked her first SCA contest.  Whe pulls the curtain back and allows us to see what a rep does and what are some of the dos and don't of turn-ins. 

We chat with the host of Bama-Q Lisa Blackwell.  We chat about where the show came from, some updates on new shows, and what's to come.  If you haven't been watching Bama-Q you're missing out.  

We catch up with Phil the Grill and chat about his epic wins and his thoughts on Utah judges.  We talk about his restaurant and how to avoid turning in a KCBS box.  We get his secret to comp ribs (we…

Father-Daughter duo who, instead of getting ice cream and watching movies, they prefer to spend family time cooking steaks in parking lots.  Both are going to the world steak championships, and we ta…

This week we chat with multiple ancillary and steak golden ticket winner Jonny Cobia.  He has crushed it on the ancillary scene in the west and has done very well for himself on the steak side of thi…

Smitty is killing the game right now.  Winner of the World Foods World Championship BBQ title and RGC the Royal Open.  This is just a snipped of wins and hardware Sterling has taken down this season.…

In his first year in competition BBQ, he went and placed at the Jack and made it to the royal. His first SCA, he got his golden ticket.  Larry talks about his journey over the years, and he gives us …

Since we had Kyle on the pod last, he has taken 4th place in pork shoulder in Memphis in May, 4th place overall at the Royal invitational, been on TV, add new rubs to the lineup, bought a restaurant,…

Brennon Nielson updates us on his SCA career.  We talk about rules you may not have known in judging, the new things he is doing to get back on top, and some cool gear he uses for his cooker.  We gle…

Matt Hanson is fresh off the Jack, and we talk to him about what his 2nd time around was like.  We also talk about their growth not only in scores but what they are doing to help people get better co…

This week we chat with Roby Burch of Burch Barrel.  One of the cooler grills on the market.  It has a lot of versatility and is a game changer for hunting, camping, and tailgating.  We chat about the…

This week we catch up with Lynnae Oxley.  She has had her food trailer for over a year, and we drop in and see how that is going.  So if you have ever considered a food business, hopefully, this epis…

Steve is back to talk steak.  He just took down the BBQ PitStop Championship series and is the #1 contender for the West coast steak championship.  We get a few tips for Steve and talk steak competit…

With the upcoming Pizza Cookoff Association, we chat with the Former owner of the best pizza in Utah, Jack Carlisle.  He has more pizza experience than most people in this state combined.  We talk w…