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(April 8, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Last week, Matt Osman had his chance to talk about the Owl's Nest BBQ Supply rib event...and how he blew it considering he had the show karma. Matt made some claims that some thought were pretty controversial...to include his use of a controversial/illegal fuel and him being a "ringer" to win the event. Tonight, Steve Ray himself comes on to talk about the things Matt said last week and give us his side of how the whole event went down. Steve is always great and tonight promises to be no different! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(April 8, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - The beginning of Q2 brings another visit from our pal over at The Barbecue Lab, David Gafford. Tonight we discuss his visit to the HPBExpo in New Orleans, Black Erath Gas grill, best grills $400 and under and the Ninja Flex Fire. 9:35pm - After David, our monthly visit with Robert Moss heats back up as we continue to talk about the Michelin Star Guide...and something newly announced! What could it be?? The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________ Episode 377Taking you back to 4/29/2014 - The first time Steve Ray made an appearance on the show…this was done as a phone caller. Steve used to utilize his “scroll” on his service sign that the show was going to be on…A Superfan to say the leastA superfan who became a regular contributor…then became an Embedded Correspondent…was a part of many important interviews in the show’s history…not the least of which was the “Craig Bar” interview…which, as I really think about…”most important interviews” in the life of the show…this one could be at the top. There was so much back and forth getting it put together…and Steve was instrumental in 95% of it…a classic that you have to go check out if you haven’t heard it.Maybe I should task John with a request of my own…John, do a Craig Bar Best Moments!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 4/29/2014Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(April 1, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - As with every first Tuesday in the 2nd hour, we are joined by YouTube cooking sensation, Sam The Cooking Guy. Tonight we talk about the popular food trend (at the moment) and something I would NEVER make, the "Onion Blanket". We will also talk about the unique cheese burger he made last month amongst other things. Sam is always a great interview The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(April 1, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - And just like that, we are in to April! And no, I am not going to make some ridiculous thing up to trick you because it's April Fool's Day. Instead, there is no fooling around as we welcome back our friend and YouTube BBQ sensation, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right! Malcom and I will talk about steaks, jerk chicken and much more. 9:35pm - Last week you saw him (heard him) on the show as the Embedded Correspondent from Tennessee. This week, you hear him as competitive BBQ'er and pitmaster of Blinky's Off-Set BBQ team. Matt Osman stops by to talk about the Owl's Nest BBQ rib event that he took part in this past weekend. We all agreed that he would win...but did he?? The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________ Episode 376Taking you back to 2/26/2016 - Well, Jon has done it again. He has found a portion of show history that, quite frankly, I just totally forgot about. What you will here on Friday is the first ever "BBQ Round-Up". Now, I do remember this show...but I did not recall releasing it on a Thursday. However, this particular clips really gives you all the details on what this show was looking to accomplish...it was a pre-recorded supplement piece to the Tuesday show. Now, you might be asking why I forgot about it...easy...I think this show made it (2) episodes in length before Meathead from Amazingribs.com called me and said, hey...I like what's going on here...I have the Pitmaster's Club...and I am looking to get some recurring new content up there for the members...can I buy the concept and have you do the show for me? So we talked about it, agreed on what that would look like...and then "The Pitcast" was born...and did that show for Meathead for a number of years. Jon, showing why he is the best at doing the Best Moments show...always mining the gold from the archives...and happy to have him back in the fold for the upcoming EC segment!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/25/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 25, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - The 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour can only mean one thing! The Embedded Correspondents, ALL OF THEM, return for what promises to be one of the most insane 100% Assurity Questions segment we have ever seen (to date). It will be so much fun, that the "sit in guest" for tonight just might stick around to take part in all the fun and frivolity that we are sure to have. You should also plan to be here so you can give your answers along with us! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(March 25, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - And just like that, we are closing out Q1 of 2025! Joining me, albeit a little later than normal, is the new quarterly guest, Mike Lang from Another Pint Please. Mike and I will discuss getting ready for the BBQ/Grilling season ahead, how he goes about giving advice to people asking what cookers they should buy, how his recent photoshoot travels have gone and what else he might be up to as we are now officially into Spring. We are only 6 months out from the 2025 version of Grillfest as well...it will be here before we both know it! 9:35pm - After Mike, I will be joined by someone who is actually sitting in for tonight's show "in-studio". He is a local political leader, leading opinion maker on local business and one of the biggest Cleveland Browns fans I know (how tragic). We will talk about what he is doing to help his city thrive, what he likes to cook and what it might take for me to open a BBQ spot in Wickliffe, OH (my former city of residence). It is going to be really fun! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________ Episode 375Taking you back to 3/3/2015 - Being featured this week is a guy (and team) that blazed the trails for many a BBQ competitor over the past 20+ years. Winner of many of the most important BBQ events ever held, TV competition star and an innovator of selling BBQ rubs and sauces before a lot of folks actually got into it, Mike Davis of Lotta Bull joined me. In 2015, the Sam's Club BBQ Series was still a thing and we talked about that. We also talked about KCBS judging, his turn in and many other topics as well. Mike has since gotten out of the competition game (or at least not anywhere near where he was once doing them, but Lotta Bull is a truly important team in the history of the KCBS and the competition BBQ world in general. If you aren't familiar with Mike, this is a great introduction to him and how nice of guy he is! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 3/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 18, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm - Leading off the 2nd hour tonight is a legend in competition BBQ, a BBQ Hall of Fame'er, a TV star, an author of 2 books and an owner of a BBQ retail store...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Fan favorite, Melissa Cookston, joins the show once again. Tonight we will talk about the upcoming Smoke Slam event in May, the World Junior BBQ League, a new cookbook, dealing with the aforementioned retail space and much more. Melissa is always a great guest and tonight promises to be no different!  10:35pm - Coming out of the bullpen tonight is the BBQ editor for Texas Monthly, Daniel Vaughn. DV makes his first of 4 appearances in 2025 and we will talk about all the hot news for Texas BBQ as well as other live-fire news that is worth talking about. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(March 18, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm - After a week off chasing Mickey Mouse around his playground, The show is back and better than ever. What better way to kick off the last 2 weeks of shows in March than by talking with the creator of Amazingribs.com, Meathead!! Tonight we talk about the latest updates on his new book, what to do with all that leftover corned beef and pastrami, should we be cooking steak in butter and what live-fire company is the biggest joke in the industry today. 9:35pm - After Meathead, I will be joined by our monthly BBQ business expert, Wes Wright of Cook Out News (dot com). Wes and I will discuss the latest happenings over the past 30 days and we will pay specific attention to Solo Stove and their colossal decline in the stock market...could they get delisted...or even go bankrupt? Be sure to tune in for our takes! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________ Episode 374Taking you back to 3/3/2015 - Featuring Texas Embedded Correspondent Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 3/3/2015Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Thank you to sponsor of this episode: Green Mountain Grills________________________________________________ Episode 373Taking you back to 2/23/2016 - This could be billed as a “Back to back” of sorts…as the same show that produced the Jim Burg Killer B’s episode also produced this segment that you will hear this coming Friday…with what some consider to be the best competition cook of all time…Darren Warth of ISD BBQ. In this particular segment, Darren breaks down his entire brisket program…for you…the listener! Darren has said on many occasions that while he isn’t someone that does classes like many other cooks do…he is open to sharing his process if you ask him too…so I did…and so he shared. Is it almost 10yrs old…yes…if you have no idea how to cook brisket and you are looking for tips from a pretty good BBQ pitmaster…you might want to check out the show this coming Friday…and then punch into the whole show link to get the entire info set from Darren…who is also now a BBQ HOF’er. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/23/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(March 4, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Leading the 2nd hour is a fan favorite, a YouTube celebrity and a BBQ Central Show Guest HOF'er, our pal, Sam The Cooking Guy. Fresh off the heels of a sit-in performance with the Embedded Correspondents last week, Sam turns around to do a back 2 back appearance where we will certainly talk much more about food, cooking and other stuff a bit more on topic...or...none of that. Be sure to tune in!  The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(March 4, 2025 - Hour One) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - The most recognizable face, and one of the nicest guys in the biz, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right joins me to kick off the last month of Q1. Tonight, Malcom and I will talk about a number of topics to include YouTube subscribers, popular condiments, is competition BBQ back to it's pre-TV days and what some of his biggest live-fire fails have been over his years doing this. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/23/2016 - This week, featuring a pitmaster by the name of Jim Burg from a team called Killer B’s. Back in those days, Jim was a highly competitive and successful BBQ cook on the KCBS circuit. Won a number of GCs…had a few interviews on the show for his accomplishments…and then came down with a horrific illness and almost died. Within the minutes of this show that Jon has put together, we talk about how he got into competition BBQ and what really drew him into staying in it. He actually won the 2014 Sam's Club National Title (when that was a thing). I say it every week…but THIS TIME…hit the link for the full interview. This was a deeply moving segment and interview…and if you don’t remember it…or you never heard it…I think it is safe to say that this will be time well spent if you check the whole thing out.Jim did recover and is still around today…not completely divesting out of BBQ comps…but is in a different chapter for the most part as we sit here in 2025. In any event, be sure to check out the show this Friday and then click on over for the full segment later and let me know what you think! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/23/2016Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(February 25, 2025 - Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Leading the 2nd hour is a fan favorite (2) segments. Plus, tonight, we have a special guest sitting in for a regular. The Embedded Correspondents come in for February and Sam The Cooking Guy is sitting in for our live-fire friend, Jon Solberg. Jon will be back in March, however, tonight we will get Sam's takes on the new and long list of 100% Assurity questions. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

(February 25, 2025 - Hour one) 9:14pm & 9:35pm - After an unsuccessful attempt at getting him on a few weeks back, the CEO of Memphis in May, Mack Weaver, joins the show in the first hour. Of course we will talk about some of the history of MIM, what the 2025 version is going to look like and what new events they have added as well. If you are someone who is looking to attend the event in May, we will also discuss what you can expect to see and do as a spectator. Also, since it's Mack's first time on the show, we will get to know him a bit...he's a pretty interesting guy outside of the Memphis In May International festival in a number of ways. The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

Episode 371This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!___________________________________________Taking you back to 2/5/2013 - You know gang…there have been so many things that have happened on this show over the last, almost, 20 years…and the one we are bringing back this coming Friday is one of those where, if someone asked what my favorite part of the show has been…or guest…or segment…recency bias comes into play for sure…for, without Jon going back and listening to the old shows, I would have never recalled this one that you will hear Friday…Back in 2013…Chad Ward from Whiskey Bent BBQ and I made a wager… don’t recall what the specific wager was…but it seems I WON! I don’t know what my side of payment would have been had I lost…but I didn’t lose…so no matter. HOWEVER, Chad lost…and his side of payment was, that if he lost…which he did…he would have to come on the show and shave his head and his carefully manicured “chin beard”...which is very important to Chad…and Chad’s lady friend at the time, who loved the hair and the beard, is the one that actually did the shaving…I don’t have any idea where the video would be on this…but the audio is pretty great…so be sure to grab it this Friday!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening!*Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP*Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full showOriginal Air Date: 2/5/2013Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

(February 18, 2025) 10:14pm & 10:35pm - Leading the 2nd hour is a true BBQ legend and pioneer. When one considers the great rubs that are available, this one continues to be mentioned year in and year out...and many consider this to be one of the rubs that got the whole "rub business" off the ground. Byron Chism stops by to talk about where he is in his BBQ career, what business he's getting into in 2025 and where he sees this industry heading to over the next 10 months or so. Byron always has great takes, a great personality and a great outlook on life! Be sure to tune into this one! The BBQ Central Show Sponsors Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits - Use "bbqcentral" at checkout for a free spice pack. Big Poppa Smokers – Use promo code “REMPE15” for 15% off your entire purchase! Fireboard Pit Barrel Cooker Micallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars