Regisration is open for the Memphis in May Open Fire World Championships. Plus, prime rib doesn't have to be scary.

In this episode, Christie Vanover of Girls Can Grill shares her step-by-step method for grilling a melt-in-your-mouth prime rib with a bold herb crust. Learn how to prep the roast, control your grill temperature and nail the perfect doneness, no matter what grill you're using.

Memphis in May Open Fire World Championshiphttps://memphisinmay.org/open-fire/

Prime Rib Recipehttps://girlscangrill.com/hot/how-to-grill-prime-rib-roast/

Creamy Horseradish Saucehttps://girlscangrill.com/recipe/rubs-sauces/homemade-horseradish-sauce/

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

It's the holidays, which means it's baking season. But who says dessert has to stay in the kitchen? In this episode, Christie Vanover reveals why some of the best dessert makers in the country are actually pitmasters… and how YOU can bake incredible treats right on your grill or smoker.

Christie recaps the wild success of this year's BBQ Jackpot (including a dessert category that rivaled The Jack and the American Royal), shares behind-the-scenes stories from Food Network's Barbecue Brawl, and breaks down her top tips for baking cookies, cakes, pies and more over live fire.

Christie's famous chocolate chip cookies: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/whiskey-toffee-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Competition Tell-All Courses

https://competitionbbqtips.com

Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

This Thanksgiving-themed episode breaks down everything you need to cook the perfect holiday turkey no matter what grill you're using. Christie Vanover shares her step-by-step tips for choosing the right size bird, thawing it safely, brining it for max juiciness, seasoning it with herbs and a whiskey bacon glaze, and cooking it on charcoal, pellet, drum, or gas grills.

Plus, she reminds you to grab your copy of Holiday Grilling with 111 recipes to make your Thanksgiving feast unforgettable.

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover breaks down the explosive rise of live fire competitions after working behind the scenes at the Texas Open Fire Meat Up. She shares how the event drew global teams, 2,500 attendees and 80 million combined social media followers.

Learn why Memphis in May is adding a new Open Fire category for 2026. Vanover also previews how she's bringing the movement to Las Vegas with the BBQ Jackpot's BBQ Pit Stop. If you want to see where competition barbecue is heading, this episode lights the way.

KCBS BBQ Courses: CompetitionBBQTips.com

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Award-winning pitmaster and Girls Can Grill founder Christie Vanover pulls back the curtain on her newest venture: Competition BBQ Tips, an online education platform designed to help backyard cooks and aspiring pitmasters start earning calls.

In this launch episode, Christie shares her journey from finishing mid-pack to becoming a championship competitor, the lessons she learned on the KCBS circuit, and how these new courses can help you shortcut the struggle, master the four meats, and finally hear your name called.

If you're tired of guessing, wasting weekends, and wondering what judges really want, this episode is your roadmap to cooking barbecue that scores.

Learn more and enroll: CompetitionBBQTips.com

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Christie shares where she's at in the launch of her new pastrami kit, plus she invites everyone out to the Las Vegas BBQ Festival and car show, which is a fun free event where she'll be doing BBQ demos.

Pastrami Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/pastrami/

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator https://shop.girlscangrill.com/ https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Judging the Jack Daniel's Invitational Barbecue is not just a seat at the table. It is a front-row view of how the world's best teams win, how flavors evolve, and how tradition and Tennessee whiskey fuel an entire town for one unforgettable weekend.

2025 Results: https://mms.kcbs.us/members/evr/view_scores.php?org_id=KCBA&evid=47558697

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is changing up her competition trailer and entire travel setup. Find out what she's looking for with her new trailer design and why she's making the change.

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator https://shop.girlscangrill.com/ https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

It's fall, so champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is walking you through her full recipe for smoked chili with tri tip.

Full Recipe: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/beef/champion-chili/

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/XQoB945VVqM

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Kell Phelps, publisher of Barbecue News and managing partner of NBBQA, has launched a new barbecue podcast called Now That's Smokin.

This week's BBQ Tips Podcast is a collab with Kell. He invited champion pitmaster Christie Vanover of Girls Can Grill to talk about barbecue myths, failures and how she incorporates AI into her business.

Join NBBQA: https://www.nbbqa.org/

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator https://shop.girlscangrill.com/ https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.