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| 11/1/25 |  Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer and BBQ Festival 2025 LIVE | It's that time of year again - the always incredible Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer and BBQ Festival. In an impossible feat, this year was bigger and better than last year, with a round of the Steak Cookoff Association competition as well as a round of the Australian Barbecue Alliance competition. This is of course in addition to live music, BBQ vendors or all styles, craft beer breweries, distilleries, racing pigs and more. Oh, and how could I forget the always entertaining crew from Pro Wrestling Australia! So join me here as I take you with me on a journey through the two day meat and beer spectacular that is the Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer and BBQ Festival! #bbq #festival #craftbeer | — | ||||||
| 12/20/24 |  Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer & BBQ Festival AFTER DARK 2024 | It's that time of year again, where I head down south of Sydney, Australia, to a tiny town called Kangaroo Valley. KV is famous for having one of, if not THE best Craft Beer and BBQ Festivals in the country. And 2024 did not disappoint. Join me for another of our 'AFTER DARK' specials where I settle in for a beer and a chat with some of the best competitors out there. #bbq #bbqfestival #podcast #bbqpodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/20/24 |  Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer & BBQ Festival LIVE! | It's that time of year again, where I head down south of Sydney, Australia, to a tiny town called Kangaroo Valley. KV is famous for having one of, if not THE best Craft Beer and BBQ Festivals in the country. And 2024 did not disappoint. Join me as I spend the weekend at the festival, chatting with competitors, vendors, suppliers and more! #bbq #bbqfestival #podcast #bbqpodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/29/23 |  Emerald BBQ and Beer Festival LIVE | Hello, hello. It's been a minute, hasn't it! Some of you may have thought the show was over, but it is not. But don't read this, press play and get the down low there. This episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast was recorded LIVE at the Emerald BBQ and Beer Festival, in beautiful outback Queensland. Enjoy! Wanna continue the conversation? Come join us over on Facebook at the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokinghotconfessionsbbqcommunity | — | ||||||
| 10/14/22 |  Kangaroo Valley After Dark Part Two | This episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast is Part 2 of a 2 part 'After Dark' series recorded at the always amazing Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer and BBQ Festival. In Pt 2, I'm joined by Chad Griffin from Smoke Masters BBQ in a stint as co-host, as well as Matt Brien from Smokin' Forties, Drinkin' Shorties, and Cheyne Whitemore from Long Paddock Meats and That South Coast Rub Guy. So settle in and get comfortable for this really interesting chat with some up and comers on the competition BBQ scene. Wanna continue the conversation? Come join us over on Facebook at the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokinghotconfessionsbbqcommunity | — | ||||||
| 10/7/22 |  Kangaroo Valley After Dark Part One | This episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast is Part 1 of a 2 part 'After Dark' series recorded at the always amazing Kangaroo Valley Craft Beer and BBQ Festival. In Pt 1, we're chatting with Matt Harris from Shire Smokers BBQ and James Wilson from Smokeface Grillahs, two of the most seasoned BBQ competitors in Australia. Get your pens and papers ready, as these guys share some seriously tasty tips and tricks! Keep the conversation going in The Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokinghotconfessionsbbqcommunity | — | ||||||
| 8/25/22 |  Turning Competition wins into Cash | David Bouska | Butcher BBQ | If you're serious about BBQ, and let's be honest, you wouldn't be here if you weren't, then you'll know about Butcher BBQ. Their BBQ rubs and injections are staples of competition BBQ kitchens around the world and have been credited with more trophy wins than any other product out there. The founder is David Bouska - world championship winning Pitmaster, BBQ Pitmasters competitor and champion archer. A butcher by trade, David fell in love with competition BBQ and it wasn't long before his knowledge of meat gave him an edge over his fellow BBQ competitors. And the rest, as they say, is history. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, David and I get into: Smoking Wagyu Briskets (0:59) The difference between a meat market and a butcher (8:41) Appearing on BBQ Pitmasters (12:30) How Butcher BBQ became a business (27:58) Butcher BBQ Classes (39:55) David's best tips for people looking to get into competition BBQ (43:37) Looking to get more from your BBQ? Check out Barbe Con. The library is now open. Learn how to cook better BBQ and become the envy of family and friends. And if you have a BBQ business, learn how to sharpen your game to make those fat stacks of brisket cash!https://barbecon.smokinghotconfessions.com | — | ||||||
| 8/18/22 |  Ugly Drum Smokers Australia | Adam Yorke | UDS Builder | If there's one man who knows how to build an ugly drum smoker, it's Adam Yorke, founder of Ugly Drum Smokers Australia. A fellow Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and BBQ lover, it didn't take long for Adam to go all in on the BBQ game, starting his own BBQ business. And he has several different options available for potential barrel smoker fans. For those who want a DIY smoker and are confident to build a drum smoker of their own, he has a wide range of drum smoker parts including a complete UDS kit. And for those who aren't so brave with the do it yourself stuff, he also sells complete ugly drum smokers. All of his smokers are completely customisable so your UDS build will be your own. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Adam and I get into: Adam's love of BJJ (0:47) Where Adam's love of food and barbecue came from (6:28) What fish Adam likes to catch and cook in his drum smokers (13:36) How Ugly Drum Smokers Australia got started (16:15) One of his other hobbies that is also popular with BBQers (20:51) Why his drum smokers don't have form lines (31:22) Adam's best tips for cooking on ugly drum smokers (44:57) Want to continue the conversation, join over on Facebook at the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1676305375916142/ | — | ||||||
| 7/21/22 |  Making BBQ Rubs and Winning Trophies | Steven West | Moist BBQ | There's not much that Steven West of Moist BBQ enjoys more than going to a BBQ Competition. Except of course winning a trophy at that BBQ competition. Using his own BBQ rubs of course! Steven is the pitmaster and team captain of Moist BBQ, a competition BBQ team that enjoys a good reputation on the circuit. Be it a low and slow Australasian Barbecue Alliance competition, or a Steak Cookoff Association competition, Steven and his team are up for the challenge and are regularly at the pointy end of the board. In fact, they are currently waiting for the next World Championship round of the Steak Cookoff Association, having won a 'Golden Ticket' invitation to head to the United States and represent Australia, cooking up the perfect ribeye steak. Off the back of his competition BBQ successes, Steven has also founded Slow Burner BBQ, a BBQ rub company whose spice rubs are on high rotation here at Smoking Hot Confessions. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Steven and I get into: How Steven got into barbeque and how Moist BBQ got started (1:31) How Moist BBQ keep up on trends in competition BBQ and the wider food scene (12:34) Their recent successes at Meatstock Melbourne (15:25) What he thinks about a quadruple Steak Cookoff Association competition (22:49) How he started his rub business Slow Burner BBQ (26:26) Steven's best tips for starting a BBQ rub business (41:50) Barbe Con is here! The world's first live online BBQ summit is just around the corner and we have three goals - to save you time, save you money and to become the envy of friends and family. We have the best BBQ pitmasters and BBQ business owners from around the country as well as one or two international guests and we're bringing them into your living rooms, LIVE! A two day event, the first day is dedicated to cooking BBQ, and the second day is dedicated to the business of BBQ. We're bringing you cooking demonstrations on Saturday and business presentations on Sunday. Get your tickets now:https://barbecon.eventbrite.com.au | — | ||||||
| 7/14/22 |  Broke to $50M USD | Darian 'Kosmo' Khosravi | Kosmo's Q | You have a dream. You're onto something. You can feel it in your bones. You just have to get there. But there's a problem. Money makes the world go round, and you don't have much of it. In fact, you only $500 left on your last good credit card. Do you back yourself and go all in, or do you play it safe and bow out while you still can? One man who chose to roll the dice is Darian Khosravi. The result? Kosmo's Q. And the rest, as they say, is history. Kosmo developed his products on the competition BBQ circuit, starting with small batches for friendly competitors, taking on their feedback and that of judges and refining his recipes. His success at BBQ competition after BBQ competition was evidence of his hard work, and the slogan 'It just wins' became cemented in the minds of BBQ enthusiasts everywhere. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Kosmo and I get into: How Darian likes to cook his catfish (1:42) Overcoming being a burns victim as a child (8:54) What is was like winning the World BBQ Championships (16:08) The story that inspires him to keep going with his business ventures (26:55) The Kosmo's Q Food Truck (35:54) The journey from $500 to $50M (40:02) Kosmo's Q Top Tips and Tricks for BBQ Success (48:57) Barbe Con is here! The world's first live online BBQ summit is just around the corner and we have three goals - to save you time, save you money and to become the envy of friends and family. We have the best BBQ pitmasters and BBQ business owners from around the country as well as one or two international guests and we're bringing them into your living rooms, LIVE! A two day event, the first day is dedicated to cooking BBQ, and the second day is dedicated to the business of BBQ. We're bringing you cooking demonstrations on Saturday and business presentations on Sunday. Get your tickets now:https://barbecon.eventbrite.com.au #kosmosq #bbqindustry #bbqbsuiness #businesssuccess #competitionbbq #bbqcompetition #meat #smokedmeat | — | ||||||
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| 7/7/22 |  Game Meat, Sustainability and Barbecue | Rob Gallina | Game meat isn't for everybody. Atleast, it hasn't been historically. However one man, Rob Gallina, is set to change that. He's a builder, contract shooter and BBQ freak who loves nothing more than getting out in the bush for a few weeks at a time and living off the land. Yes, you read that right - he hunts, catches, cleans and cooks what he eats. He's also the founder of Game On Enterprises, which takes people out into the bush and teaches them how to be self-sufficient in the bush, and live sustainably. He also offers classes, and even has his own range of BBQ rubs, that aim to combine delicious traditional BBQ flavours with game meat to create an industry niche with sustainability at its core. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Rob and I get into: The good time he had at Meatstock Toowoomba (0:31) Bringing sustainability to the BBQ world (7:06) Life as a contract shooter (13:54) Taking Big Moe Cason out into the Aussie bush (18:47) The rising trend in self-sufficiency classes (22:25) How his BBQ business, Game On Enterprises came about (28:13) A new idea for competition BBQ categories (35:00) Steps toward sustainability you can take (49:08) Barbe Con is here! The world's first live online BBQ summit is just around the corner and we have three goals - to save you time, save you money and to become the envy of friends and family. We have the best BBQ pitmasters and BBQ business owners from around the country as well as one or two international guests and we're bringing them into your living rooms, LIVE! A two day event, the first day is dedicated to cooking BBQ, and the second day is dedicated to the business of BBQ. We're bringing you cooking demonstrations on Saturday and business presentations on Sunday. Early Bird tickets go on sale Friday the 9th of July. Head to our website to get your tickets now: https://www.smokinghotconfessions.com/barbecon | — | ||||||
| 6/30/22 |  Remembering the Missing History of Barbecue | Dr Howard Conyers | When asked for their best piece of advice, many BBQ pitmasters will pause, reflect, and say 'Relax, it's not rocket science.' Except, sometimes it is. Such is the case for Dr Howard Conyers, a pitmaster from South Carolina, currently living in Louisiana. Why Louisiana? Because by day, Dr Conyers is a rocket scientist for NASA. Yep, during the week he sends rockets worth countless millions of dollars hurtling through space, and on the weekends, cooks whole hog in the most traditional of ways and teaching the missing history of barbecue on his family farm as part of The 100 Acres Project. Dr Conyers is truly a Guardian of BBQ and The 100 Acres Project is an initiative of his BBQ operation, Conyers Family BBQ. Cooking under his own name is a right that was denied his ancestors and this is the driving motivation behind everything Dr Conyers does. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Dr Conyers and I get into: Life as a NASA Rocket Scientist (1:18) The story behind his BBQ nickname 'The Guardian of Tradition' (7:43) Creating the Kingsford Preserve the Pit Program (15:07) The Conyers Family BBQ LLC (25:34) The Hundred Acres Project (36:40) Dr Conyers' lesson on the missing history of barbecue (46:34) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 6/23/22 |  KCBS Competitions in the West | Julie-ann Tindall-Davies | Julie-ann Tindall-Davies returns in this very special episode of our BBQ Podcast. If you've been listening to the show for a while, you'll know that she's one half of the dynamic duo behind JAGRD Woodfired, one of the most successful smoker manufacturers in the country. Their competition team was also awarded the KCBS International Brisket Team of the Year in 2020. Recently, she's taken over the running of the Smokin' Charity BBQ Competitions, which holds the majority of the BBQ competitions in Western Australia. Combine all that with being a wife, mother, grandmother and business owner and you've got a woman who's earned her title of 'The First Lady of BBQ'. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Julie-ann and I get into: How Julie-ann likes to do an entire crackling pork roast dinner (2:31) Winning Runner Up Pit Builder of the Year (6:23) Winning Best Innovative Outdoor Design (14:45) Taking on Smokin' Charity BBQ Competitions (23:51) Handing over the reigns of her competition BBQ team to Glenn (40:23) Tips for staying cool at a BBQ competition (44:30) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 6/16/22 |  World Steak Champion | Sunny Moody | Mood Swing BBQ | There are few people that you will meet in your life that deserve the moniker, 'a force of nature'. However Sunny Moody is exactly that. Sunny was awarded, and is the current reigning World Steak Champion, taking out the annual Steak Cookoff Association Championships in 2021. Now winning that prestigious BBQ competition is no mean feat, but there's more to Sunny than 'just' being a legend on a grill. She's a mother to two teenagers, volunteers taking groups of even more teenagers out into the bush and teaching them how to cook, is a certified nutritionist and physical trainer, and if that wasn't enough is also a Multiple Sclerosis sufferer. Though in truth, it looks more like she's kicking MS's butt rather than suffering from it. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Sunny and I get into: The charity work that she does with teenagers (1:12) Winning the World Steak Championships (10:31) Her special role at the recent NBBQA event (23:16) An insight into how the Georgia BBQ Association (36:19) Her background in forensic science and how that helps her in BBQ (39:56) Sunny's best tips for delicious chicken wings on the BBQ (46:20) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 6/9/22 |  Creativity in Barbecue | Cassie Strohmeyer | Smoke on the Water | Barbecue can be as conformative or as creative as you want to make it. One BBQ pitmaster who refuses to relegate her food to the banality of conformity is Cassie Strohmeyer, head cook and team captain of Smoke on the Water competition BBQ team. Hailing from Gladstone, Queensland, Cassie spends her time traveling the east coast of Australia, competing in low and slow BBQ competitions with the Australasian Barbecue Alliance and hot and fast BBQ competitions with the Steak Cookoff Association. And it's in these SCA competitions that Cassie truly shines with her creative culinary skills firmly at the forefront. Indeed, her dishes are so creative that she's captured the attention of the World Food Championships, and at the time of writing, she's on the final list of potential candidates for their Le Cordon Bleu Academy. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Cassie and I get into: Why a potato bake is her favourite thing to cook in a BBQ (1:39) Her unique approach to the SCA competition at Meatstock Toowoomba (7:32) Her role as a peer judge in the Australasian Barbecue Alliance Annual Awards (18:35) The BBQ classes and lessons she delivers (23:19) The local products she likes to include in her cooking (35:32) Her BBQ catering operation (37:59) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 6/2/22 |  Native Spices in Low and Slow | Amanda Trapnell | Native Harvest | What do kangaroos, emu and crocodile have in common? They are all delicious on the grill. Jokes aside, despite a reputation of being a barren land, Australia actually has an incredibly large and diverse range of foods - enough to support countless generations of Indigenous Australians for approximately 50,000 years. Sadly, much of this knowledge has been lost. However, one woman is determined to restore and share this knowledge. Amanda Trapnell is cofounder of Native Harvest. She works with Indigenous Australians to harvest Indigenous ingredients and uses them in BBQ products such as rubs and sauces. Her work ensures that Indigenous Australians are equitably compensated for their products and knowledge, and non-Indigenous Australians learn about and gain respect for said products and knowledge. It's important work and another example of how BBQ can bring people together. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Amanda and I get into: Just how small the BBQ world is at times (1:10) How Amanda likes to make BBQ pork ribs (3:12) Incorporating Indigenous cooking techniques with smoking meat (8:34) Her ideas for Indigenous proteins in a BBQ competition (15:55) How Native Harvest got started (20:35) How all her products are ethically and sustainably sourced (29:19) A lesson in how to make a native basil and thyme crusted beef tenderloin (44:10) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 5/26/22 |  Women of Low 'n Slow BBQ | Ceri Ford | We continue our podcast series featuring the most influential women in BBQ with Ceri Ford, one of the most prolific BBQ judges on the circuit and founder of the Women of Low 'n Slow Australia Facebook group. She's a registered judge with the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, Kansas City Barbeque Society and the Steak Cookoff Association. I would challenge any pitmaster to know as much about BBQ as Ceri, or travel as many miles for competitions as she has. She's also the founder of Healthy Party Girl, a business where Ceri dedicates herself to helping her clients achieve balance and improve their health. In short, Ceri is the very definition of goal setting, hard work, and a dedication to the smokey art of BBQ!In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Ceri and I get into: The wine club Ceri's in, pairing wine with BBQ (0:57) Differences between Meatstock Melbourne and Meatstock Toowoomba (4:15) The difference Ceri has found between ABA and KCBS low and slow BBQ competitions (15:52) Founding the Women of Low and Slow Facebook Group (23:31) Ceri's upcoming BBQ cookbook (35:58) Ceri tips for finding balance and leading a healthy life in the BBQ world (40:57) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 5/19/22 |  Award Winning BBQ | Bronnie Durston | Bundaberg Lunchbox | Bronnie Durston has led a successful career in hospitality, having made a name for herself as a wedding planner. However, after discovering the delicious food of Texas BBQ, Bronnie has dedicated herself to low and slow BBQ. Together with husband Paul, they are active on the competition BBQ circuit, competing as the award winning BBQ team, Bulldogs BBQ, named after Bronnie's favourite football team. They also have an award nominated BBQ catering operation, 4670 BBQ, and the award nominated BBQ joint, Bundaberg Lunchbox. As if that wasn't enough, Bronnie and Paul Durston are also the event organisers for the much loved Bundaberg BBQ Battle. Bronnie even shares a surprise announcement during this episode, letting us know about a 5th arm of their BBQ business endeavors, tackling the entire BBQ industry from all angles. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Bronnie and I get into: Meatstock Toowoomba and meeting Tuffy Stone (0:53) The Australasian Barbecue Alliance Awards Night (10:51) How they went in the low and slow BBQ competition at Meatstock (14:40) The Bundaberg BBQ Battle and why it's not happening this year (18:29) Catering weddings with 4670 BBQ (27:18) Their award nominated BBQ joint Bundaberg Lunchbox (34:06) Bronnie's Mental Health Tips for Success in BBQ (43:58) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 5/12/22 |  Cocktails, 'Q and KCBS | Karina Rumens | Women of BBQ | Karina Rumens is a woman on a mission - to ensure that competition BBQ in Australia is held to the highest standards and maintains a reputation equal to anywhere else in the world. Karina is one of the highest Kansas City Barbeque Society Representatives in the country and when you meet her, it's easy to see why. A consummate professional, Karina is passionate about three things - BBQ, KCBS and Cocktails - though it's difficult to put them in order! She is a driving force behind the competition BBQ circuit in Western Australia and although most of what she does is behind the scenes, is one of the chief reasons that WA has such a thriving competition BBQ scene. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Karina and I get into: Why her favourite BBQ meat is brisket (2:00) How Karina got into the competition BBQ scene (4:18) Karina's favourite BBQ competition or BBQ festival (11:53) Why Karina prefers sides to mains (19:18) How Karina became a KCBS Representative (25:46) What happens when the rules are broken (29:49) How KCBS score auditing works (33:53) Her business grown from BBQ (40:29) Matching cocktails with BBQ (44:06) Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ #kcbs #kansascitybarbequesociety #bbqjudging #bbqjudge #bbq #barbecue #barbeque #meat #smokedmeat #westernaustralia #wa #perth #competitionbbq #bbqcompetition | — | ||||||
| 5/5/22 |  LIVE at Meatstock Toowoomba | Meatstock is not just a BBQ festival - it's an experience. It's a BBQ competition, an expo, a rock concert, a car show and much much more. And so it was that I was very excited when it was announced that Meatstock was coming to Queensland. And boy, was it a show. In partnership with Toowoomba Regional Council, Meatstock Toowoomba set the standard for a BBQ event this side of the border. Never one to rest on his heels, founder Jay Beaumont decided that he was going to reinvent his signature event. Meatstock Toowoomba had the signature round of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance BBQ competition, a BBQ expo, a championship rodeo round, live country music on stage from 2pm til late every day, a strongman and strongwoman competition, cooking demonstrations, children's activities and of course only the best food trucks and drinks wagons on the East Coast. There was also this year's Australasian Barbecue Alliance Awards - an industry event recognising the best of the best from within the BBQ industry. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, I grab my camera and mics and chat with: Brad Shorten from Fire and Brimstone Barbeque Grant Coleman from Smooth & SmOakey Salad Dodgers Rob Beswick-Davison from Meatee Goodness Lloyd Budd and Brendon Jones from Lanes BBQ Australia Jake Davey Bryan Murphy from Hazy Peak Barbecues Lukas Armstrong from The Jacks Creek BBQ Team Trevor Blanch from Deep South East BBQ Condiments Mike Johnson and Christina Fitzgerald from Sugarfire Smokehouse Aaron Palmer from Low n Slow Basics Chris Davey from Smokin' Hot Bros Michael Page from Heavenly Hell Barbe Con is coming! We're bringing the best BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Business Owners from around the country live into your living room. We're going to help you save time, save money and become the envy of friends and family. PreRegistrations are open now. So to be the first to know when tickets become available, Early Bird deals, specials, presenter announcements and more, head on over to the website below and register your interest. See you soon! https://smokinghotconfessions.com/barbeconprereg/ | — | ||||||
| 4/7/22 |  Building a Successful BBQ Joint | Brad Shorten | Fire and Brimstone Barbeque | There's BBQ joints, and then there's Fire and Brimstone Barbeque - one of the best BBQ joints in Sydney. BBQ Pitmaster Brad Shorten is the man behind the smoked meat phenomenon and he's our guest in this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast. Fire and Brimstone is well known by Sydney foodies as the place to go for delicious smoked brisket, bbq pork ribs, bbq chicken and more. But that hasn't been enough for Brad. He's also got his line of Fire and Brimstone BBQ rubs, thought of by many as the best BBQ rubs around. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Brad and I get into: What it's like to be nominated for the Australasian Barbecue Alliance Awards (1:05) The thing about chicken skins (7.29) The birth of Fire and Brimstone Barbeque (22:15) How they balance the wastage margins to maximise profits (29:21) Their bottomless Beer and BBQ deal (33:52) Brad's tips for cooking better BBQ (46:10) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we'd love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at ben@smokinghotconfessions.com and let's get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com #bbq #bbqjoints #bbqrestaurants #bbqfamily #bbqlove #fireandbrimstone #barbecue #barbeque #brisket #pulledpork #bbqchicken #sydney #sydneyfoodie #foodie | — | ||||||
| 3/31/22 |  BBQ Catering, Pit Building and Competition BBQ | Blair Tomkinson | Bears BBQ | Slinging brisket for cash is no easy feat, but Mackay pitmaster Blair Tomkinson sure makes it look that way. His BBQ catering business, Bears BBQ Low and Slow Catering, has been recently nominated for 'Catering Operation of the Year' in the annual Australasian Barbecue Alliance Awards. His brisket and beef ribs are the stuff of legend, and his prowess in Texas BBQ brought him to the attention of competition BBQ royalty 'Country Boys BBQ'. Blair was quickly recruited to the team and is now in charge of cooking all the beef at the Country Boys' BBQ competition events. So, not only is he an award winning BBQ pitmaster and an award nominated BBQ business operator, he is also a renowned barbecue pit builder. Yes, he builds all the pits that he cooks on! In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Blair and I get into:• His long history with Australian BBQ legend Barbecue Mafia (3:10) His collection of BBQ smokers that he built himself (7:11) The most common problem with Gateway Drum Smokers in competition BBQ (13:17) Bears BBQ Low and Slow Catering (20:19) What type of events he prefers to service and why (28:57) Blair's best tips for smoking brisket (42:18) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we'd love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at ben@smokinghotconfessions.com and let's get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com | — | ||||||
| 3/17/22 |  How to Grow on TikTok | John Austin | AussieQ Backyard BBQ | John Austin is many things. A husband. A Father. A serviceman. A backyard BBQ lover. And now a TikTok superstar!It is impossible to argue that TikTok is a fad - it's clearly here to stay, and BBQ business owners would do well to get on board. The TikTok algorithm is still very generous, offering a lot of organic reach that has become very hard to come by on other platforms. As such, TikTok should be a part of any healthy social media marketing strategy. John recognised this early on and TikTok is where he has focussed his marketing energies for his BBQ rub business 'AussieQ Backyard BBQ'. He's refined his TikTok marketing strategy, paid attention to the TikTok algorithm, and has gained hundreds of thousands of TikTok followers. Even Gordon Ramsay has dueted his BBQ videos. Twice. Which officially makes John Austin TikTok famous!In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, John and I get into: What John had in his BBQ smoker while we were recording (0:46) John's time as a serviceman in the Australian Army (2:16) Cooking BBQ with Nepalese soldiers in Afghanistan (9:15) Cooking BBQ while at work with the Army in Australia (15:02) Taking BBQ out to Indigenous communities in Central Australia (17:10) How his BBQ rub business AussieQ came about (22:29) Gordon Ramsay duetting his videos (32:56) How John balances active duty with running a BBQ business (39:26) John best TikTok Tips (45:48) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we'd love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at ben@smokinghotconfessions.com and let's get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com | — | ||||||
| 3/10/22 |  Rubs, Butcher Shops & BBQ Accessories| Kyle Leffers | Rub and Grub | Kyle Leffers is a man who loves his BBQ. So much so that he has started not one, but two BBQ businesses, as well as a competition BBQ team. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Kyle and his team compete as Rub and Grub and are carving it up, particularly in Steak Cookoff Association competitions where, at the time of publishing, team mate Adriano Andrade is sitting at #2 on the Australian ladder. Rub and Grub has also evolved into a BBQ business, producing a very successful line of BBQ rubs. In addition to these, they also produce the Weber Go Anywhere Riser, one of the most popular Weber Go Anywhere modifications on the market which enables portable charcoal grill lovers to use a Weber rotisserie with their favourite camping barbecue. And as if this wasn't enough, Kyle has also co-founded popular low and slow butcher shop 'Meat Your Needs' which has been nominated for this year's Australasian Barbecue Alliance Annual Awards. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Kyle and I get into: Reminiscing about Meat Meet in Horsham (0:48) How Kyle got into barbeque (3:36) His first experience in competition BBQ (8:08) How the Rub and Grub BBQ business was formed (17:39) The Weber Go Anywhere Riser (25:59) The low and slow butcher shop Meat Your Needs (34:00) Kyle best advice for making better BBQ (44:57) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we'd love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at ben@smokinghotconfessions.com and let's get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com | — | ||||||
| 3/3/22 |  Competition BBQ and YouTube Success | Malcom Reed | How to BBQ Right | If there is one name that is synonymous with competition BBQ, it's Malcom Reed. Malcom Reed and his competition BBQ team Killer Hogs are legends of the competition BBQ scene, winning trophy after trophy over a period of nearly two decades. He's particularly well known for his long history of success at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, aka Memphis in May. However, Malcom is a high achiever and a room full of competition BBQ trophies was never going to fully satisfy him. Together with his wife Rachelle, they founded the How To BBQ Right YouTube channel and the How To BBQ Right website. How To BBQ Right was a rapid success with audiences religiously tuning in each week to catch Malcom's latest BBQ recipes. And watch they did, with the How To BBQ Right Channel racking up 1.3 million subscribers at the time of recording, with Malcom's delicious barbecue food recipes garnering millions upon millions of views. Some of the most popular include his pork ribs recipe, his mac and cheese recipe, his philly cheesesteak recipe, and of course his how to smoke brisket recipes. In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Malcom and I get into: What does Malcom Reed love to BBQ when he's NOT making videos? (3:12) What is Malcom's preferred style of BBQ smoker? (6:28) What Malcom can remember of his first BBQ competition (11:33) What the experience was like hosting a BBQ competition for the first time (21:08) How the How To BBQ Right YouTube channel was created (24:21) When and why they started the How to BBQ Right Podcast (30:54) A disastrous BBQ recipe video (39:54) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we'd love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at ben@smokinghotconfessions.com and let's get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com | — | ||||||
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